Senior Lead Auditor and ISO Compliance Lead 86 views

We are looking for a Senior Lead Auditor to join us in the Internal Audit & Assurance team. Our team is responsible for ensuring the Maritime and Coastguard Agency maintains its ISO certification and continues to operate to good standards of corporate governance meeting all legal obligations.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Coordinating and undertaking a program of ISO9001:2015 audits in all areas of the business, identifying non-compliance and best practice to produce evidence based timely reports and manage any corrective actions to ensure timely resolution.
• Provide mentoring for colleagues on the best approach to meet the requirements of the ISO standard and the health and safety management system.
• Monitoring progress on ISO9001:2015 issues to ensure that the management reports provide an accurate reflection of the current status of compliance.
• Provide competent ISO9001 advice to all areas of the business and maintain the quality management system to ensure compliance.
• Manage the production of accurate quality management system information and provide recommendations to the management boards for improving ISO9001 compliance.
• Lead on quality management system policy reviews ensuring that all instructions and guidance for the business are kept up to date and continually improve.
• Develop lead auditors in the effective application of the internal audit processes.
• Provide ISO9001:2015 training as required.

You will be required to regularly travel within the UK (occasionally to remote locations) which may involve overnight stays. On occasion there will be a requirement to work outside normal conditioned hours.

To be successful in this post, you will have:

• You hold an ISO9001 Lead Auditor qualification or have an equivalent auditing qualification and experience.
• You have strong verbal and written communication skills and an aptitude for diplomacy, along with excellent report writing skills and experience in preparing, writing and clearing of senior level briefings.
• You have an analytical mindset with a high attention to detail and accuracy. You engage with colleagues at all levels to build trusted relationships. Using your excellent attention detail, you will undertake a range of Internal ISO audits. Your communication skills, both written and verbal will play a key part in your new role, you will have exceptional report writing skills and be experienced in preparing, writing and clearing senior level briefings. You will be advising the business on how to meet and improve its compliance with the ISO standards using your engagement skills whilst building trusted relationships.
• You will be approachable enabling stakeholders to feel comfortable for the duration of the audit process. Your fantastic leadership skills and management style will allow you to develop and mentor your team of auditors (and others within the department when required) to ensure that they fully understand the standard requirements and the goals we want to achieve.