Assurance Lead

Role Title: Assurance Lead Location: Manchester Hybrid 80% remote 20% onsite Duration: 31/10/2031 Rate - 500 - 560 CONTRACTOR MUST BE SC CLEARED (active) AND BE A SOLE UK NATIONAL The candidate hasn't been outside the UK for more than 28 consecutives days during the last 5 years

Role Description:

• Maintain oversight of cyber security risks across suppliers

• Ensure risks are: Identified, Assessed, Recorded, Tracked & Escalated appropriately

• Govern risk acceptance and exception management processes

• Support risk-based prioritisation across security disciplines

• Coordinate supplier compliance activities within the SIAM framework

• Validate supplier adherence to agreed security requirements

• Monitor security performance against contractual obligations

• Drive accountability for control weaknesses, non-compliance, and improvement actions

• Maintain visibility of compliance obligations and control requirements

• Support compliance against frameworks and standards such as:

• ISO 27001, NIST CSF, NCSC guidance & Secure by Design principles

• Coordinate remediation of identified compliance gaps

• Produce consolidated security governance reporting

• Provide visibility of: Security risks, Compliance status, Control effectiveness, Supplier performance & Assurance findings

• Present governance information to client stakeholders and governance forums

• Support strategic planning and risk-informed decision making

• Drive security governance maturity improvements across the supplier landscape

• Identify opportunities to improve: Risk management, Compliance processes & Assurance effectiveness

• Security governance practices

• Support continuous improvement programmes across the cyber security operating model

• Facilitate cross-supplier resolution of governance issues If you receive suspicious outreach claiming to be from us, please contact us via the ManpowerGroup website.