Are you driven by integrity, accountability, and a passion for high standards? Join us as our Governance and Compliance Manager and play a pivotal role in ensuring excellence, transparency, and trust across our organisation
Job Title:
Governance and Compliance Manager
Location:
Poringland, Norfolk (with travel as required)
Salary:
£50,000 - £55,000, depending on experience
Contract Type:
Permanent
Working Pattern:
Full Time (37.5 hours) Monday to Friday between 08:00 – 18:00
The successful candidate will be required to be flexible to accommodate the needs of the role, including evenings and weekends as required.
Application Closing Date: Sunday 5 October*
Interview Date: TBC
About You:
As our Governance and Compliance Manager you will lead the development, implementation and oversight of our governance, risk, and compliance frameworks. Working closely with operational and senior leaders, you will ensure we are prepared for inspections (for example, Ofsted, CQC, HSE and others) and ensuring that accountability is held across all functions and levels. You will also lead as our Data Protection Officer.
As a strategic enabler, you will champion integrity, safeguarding and continuous improvement, all whilst embedding a culture of strong governance and practice risk management.
Requirements
:
To apply for our Governance and Compliance Manager, you will need:
· To be degree educated, ideally in a relevant field
· Have a minimum of five years in social care, safeguarding, or compliance roles
· An in-depth knowledge of safeguarding responsibilities and whistleblowing procedures
· Experience in managing governance, compliance or assurance frameworks, and to have experience with risk registers, audit programmes and regulatory inspections.
About JMR Healthcare:
Founded in 2020, JMR Healthcare has grown into one of the East of England's most respected care providers, delivering high-quality support to individuals with learning disabilities, autism, and mental health needs. Our services include residential care, family support, crisis intervention, and in-house accredited training.
Behind our frontline care is a dedicated central services team that ensures our services run smoothly, efficiently, and with integrity.
About the Central Services Teams
JMR Healthcare's central services teams support the delivery of high-quality care across the East of England. The teams oversee the management of our Residential and Crisis Management Services, as well as key functions including Finance, HR, Governance, and Property Maintenance.
Working behind the scenes, the teams ensure our operations are safe, efficient, and values-led. Whether coordinating care packages, maintaining our facilities, or supporting our workforce, every role contributes to our mission of delivering world-class outcomes with
Compassion
,
Excellence
,
Integrity
, and
Courage
.
Ready to Join Us?
If you're passionate about supporting meaningful work and thrive in a values-led environment built on
Compassion
,
Excellence
,
Integrity
, and
Courage
, we'd love to hear from you.
Submit your application through Indeed. If you would like a confidential conversation about this role, please contact a member of the Recruitment Team on
Essential Information:
JMR Healthcare LTD and JMR Recruitment LTD are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people by keeping them safe, and we expect all our staff to share in this responsibility.
The JMR Safer Recruitment Policy follows the guidance set out by Schedule 2 of the Children's Homes (England) Regulations 2015, where all offers of employment, and engagement, are subject to an Enhanced DBS Check with Adult & Child barred list checks and other pre-employment checks to confirm suitability to work with children and young people.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974.
Please note, we do not offer sponsorship.
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Closing date for applications: We will review candidates as and when applications are received and reserve the right to close this job advert early. It is therefore advised that you submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.