Head of Risk & Assurance

Role title: Head of Risk and Assurance

TPR grade & pay group: Grade 4 – Head of - CORE

Directorate: Chief Operating Officer (COO) Group

Salary: £89,930 Per Annum

Contract type: Permanent

Location: Brighton/hybrid 6 days per month in the office

The Role And Responsibilities

This role is ideal for someone who:

• Finds purpose in strengthening public trust and supporting good outcomes for savers
• Enjoys working collaboratively across teams and levels of seniority
• Takes a thoughtful, balanced approach to risk and assurance
• Values developing people and building shared capability
• Is motivated by continuous improvement and learning

The role criteria

• Knowledge of the regulatory environment, statutory duties and accountability frameworks
• A relevant professional qualification in risk, audit or a related field, a degree‑level qualification, or equivalent experience in a risk and assurance function
• Significant experience designing, embedding and reviewing enterprise risk management and assurance frameworks in a complex organisation
• Experience leading and developing technical teams
• Ability to communicate complex risk and assurance issues clearly to non‑technical audiences
• Experience supporting organisational culture change and strengthening first‑line risk and assurance capability
• Understanding of recognised risk management standards and frameworks (such as the HM Treasury Orange Book or COSO ERM)

You Will

As Head of Risk and Assurance, you will play a vital role in helping The Pensions Regulator (TPR) protect savers and deliver its statutory objectives. You will lead how TPR identifies, manages and gains assurance over risk, providing trusted insight and constructive challenge that supports confident decision‑making at every level of the organisation.

Working closely with colleagues across the first, second and third lines of defence, you will shape and embed proportionate, organisation‑wide risk and assurance frameworks. Your work will help ensure TPR operates in a lawful, efficient and effective way, even as the external pensions environment continues to change.

You will collaborate with senior leaders, Executive Directors and the Board, translating complex risk information into clear, meaningful reporting that supports both strategic and operational priorities. You will also lead and develop a team of risk and assurance specialists, building capability, consistency and shared ownership of good risk management across TPR.

TPR offers

• Genuine opportunities for learning and development.
• A values‑led, inclusive environment.
• Hybrid working and flexible shift patterns.
• A vibrant workplace with employee networks (Disability, Family, LGBT+, Minority Ethnic, Mental Health, Women’s).

Reward And Benefits

We offer 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, a hybrid working model, 35 hour working week (full‑time), flexible working patterns, and up to 14 days “flexitime”. We also provide competitive parental leave, as well as a Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 28.97%. Our dedicated benefits portal (Edenred) offers retail, gym, tech and restaurant discounts, and a cycle to work scheme.

Our culture

TPR strives to be a high‑performing organisation, and we prioritise our people's growth and well‑being. We offer various learning, secondment and development opportunities, support flexible working, and foster a diverse and inclusive environment. Equality, diversity and inclusion is very important to us and we strive to make sure everyone has an equal opportunity to succeed.

About The Pensions Regulator

With a career at TPR, you’ll be joining an organisation with real purpose and who are proud of their diverse range of skills and experience that positively impact on millions of people. Everyone at TPR plays an important role in helping to keep more than £2trn of savings safe.

Our Corporate Strategy outlines a bold and challenging vision of how pensions regulation should continue to evolve to keep pace with a change in the scale and nature of the pensions landscape. We believe diversity and inclusion are vital to good decision‑making for positive saver outcomes. We’re committed to creating a supportive, inclusive, and dynamic work environment where everyone can thrive; understanding the link between the work we do and its positive impact on society.

Diversity and inclusion

As a Disability Confident Employer, we’re committed to the recruitment, employment, retention, and development of people with disabilities, and to improving their employment opportunities. Candidates who declare that they have a disability and meet the essential criteria will be offered an interview.

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