Director of Safeguarding, Assurance, Risk and Standards
Employer: Shaw Trust
Location: You will be home based - Willingness to undertake travel throughout the UK, including occasional overnight stays.
Working hours: 37.5 per week
Salary: £89,159 - £100,304
Closing date: 16/01/2026
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We are seeking an experienced and visionary leader to join Shaw Trust as Director of Safeguarding, Assurance, Risks and Standards. This is a pivotal role within our organisation, responsible for shaping and embedding strategies that ensure operational excellence, robust risk management, and the highest standards of safeguarding and compliance across the Shaw Trust Group.
As a key member of the senior leadership team, you will lead a multi-functional directorate delivering 2nd Line of Defence activities. You will work closely with chief officers, managing directors and directors to implement improvement strategies, embed best practice, and drive strategic thinking throughout the organisation.
What You’ll Do
Provide strategic leadership for Safeguarding, Assurance, Risks and Standards, ensuring alignment with Shaw Trust’s mission and values.
Develop and embed systems for risk management and business resilience at operational and strategic levels.
Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency, effectiveness, and compliance.
Oversee safeguarding policies and practices, ensuring they meet legal requirements and best practice standards.
Ensure quality and compliance frameworks are robust, preventing contractual clawback and maintaining governance integrity.
Lead on Health & Safety, Information Security and Data Protection strategies, ensuring risks are minimised and standards upheld.
Build and maintain clear governance structures and processes in collaboration with operational teams.
Inspire and develop your team, fostering a positive culture and maximising performance.
Deliver a highly effective service that meets budgetary and efficiency targets while providing an exceptional experience for internal and external stakeholders.
About You
We are looking for a dynamic leader with:Proven experience in risk management, safeguarding, compliance, and assurance at a senior level.
Strong strategic thinking and the ability to translate vision into actionable plans.
Excellent stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate across all levels.
A track record of driving operational excellence and continuous improvement.
Knowledge of relevant legal frameworks and best practice in safeguarding, health and safety, information security and data protection.
Exceptional leadership skills, with the ability to inspire and develop high-performing teams
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Location:
You will be home based
Employee Benefits
As an employee of Shaw Trust as well as positively impacting people’s lives, you will have access to the following benefits:
25 days annual leave per year (plus bank holidays), with incremental increases post 3 years’ service up to 28 days, and the option to purchase additional holiday
2 days paid volunteering leave each year
An enhanced pension scheme after 6 months
Life Assurance at 3 times your annual salary rate
Access to a suite of learning and development opportunities including paid for apprenticeship and masters’ levels qualifications, and management development programmes
Opportunities to connect with our employee diversity networks (LGBTQ+ Support Network, Racial Equality Network, Disability Equality Network, Neurodiversity Peer Support Network, Women’s Network, MANaging Network, Menopause Network Group)
Health and Wellbeing initiatives including internal support, employee assistance programme and health cash plan
Opportunity to request flexible working from day one
Our Strategy
To find out more about Shaw Trusts aims in our 2030 Strategic Directive available here: Vision-2030-Strategic-Directive-5-9.pdf
Join a diverse and inclusive organisation
Shaw Trust is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive working environment, where every employee, regardless of their background or lived experience, feels that they belong and can progress in their career.
In addition;
We are proud to be certified as an employer who meets the National Equality Standard, the accepted standard for inclusiveness in business across the UK.
We are Disability Confident Leaders, support the guaranteed interview scheme and use of the government’s Access to Work scheme.
Living our values, we are keen to reflect the diversity of UK society at every level within our organisation.
We welcome applications from all sections of the community including from people with lived experience and/or knowledge of disability or social exclusion.
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