Head of Governance and Subsidy

On behalf of UKRI, we are looking for an Interim Head of Governance and Subsidy Inside IR35 for a 6 months contract based Hybrid with 2 days a week in Swindon and other occasional travel to London

UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) is the national funding agency investing in science and research in the UK.

UKRI invests £8 billion of taxpayers' money each year into research and innovation and the people who make it happen. They work across a huge range of fields - from biodiversity conservation to quantum computing, and from space telescopes to innovative health care. They give everyone the opportunity to contribute and to benefit, bringing together people and organisations nationally and globally to create, develop and deploy new ideas and technologies.

Job Purpose:

The Interim Head of Governance and Subsidy will ensure sound governance, assurance and risk management practices across Innovate UK, and provide timely subsidy compliance input to support Innovate UK and UKRI compliance with subsidy regulations. This role involves working with the team and across Innovate UK to ensure appropriate frameworks are in place to enable effective delivery whilst remaining compliant with regulations and agreed policies. This role works closely with the Deputy Director Governance and Assurance to promote the role of governance and assurance and subsidy compliance in supporting effective delivery of Innovate UK's and UKRI's strategic goals.

As an Interim Head of Governance and Subsidy , your main responsibilities will be to:

• Lead a team that provides timely advice and guidance to ensure Innovate UK operates within legal, policy and good practice frameworks, and oversee Innovate UK's control environment, including the embedding of all new legislation and government standards as appropriate.
  
• Maintain a team of subsidy experts to provide subsidy compliance advice across Innovate UK and UKRI, with tracking and reporting of subsidy as required to comply with legal requirements and meet stakeholder needs.
  
• Ensure Innovate UK has a robust set of policies and procedures to support effective delivery, and complies with UKRI policies, including risk management and ensuring a risk-based culture is embedded across the organisation.
  
• Oversee assurance activity across Innovate UK, ensuring an appropriate funding assurance regime is in place, and oversight of the internal audit programme for Innovate UK including monitoring of audit activities from planning through to completion of actions
  
• Ensure Innovate UK acts in compliance with government procurement rules and UKRI commercial policies
  
  Essential:
  
• Experience in leading, managing and developing a team through change whilst maintaining delivery in public sector
  
• Hands-on experience of working within a fast-paced environment and meeting the needs of multiple stakeholders in public sector
  
• Experience in leading/delivering work for senior stakeholders including Senior Managers, Directors or Board members
  
• Experience in identifying and implementing improvements and/or changes in corporate policies, or control and assurance frameworks
  
  Desirable:
  
• Educated to degree level or with equivalent experience
  
• Working knowledge of subsidy control regulations
  
  Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.
  
  Disability Confident
  
  As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, UKRI guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.
  
  Armed Forces Covenant
  
  UKRI guarantees to interview veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.
  
  In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following "this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different