Essential experience and knowledge

• Experience supporting, coordinating, or responding to internal or external audits, including evidence gathering, stakeholder engagement, management responses, and action tracking.
• Experience of assuring quality delivery and able to articulate where, why, and how quality control can be incorporated effectively in IT delivery and operations.
• Ability to work independently, escalate appropriately, and make pragmatic risk-based recommendations.
• Strong experience of managing technology operational risk in a structured environment, including risk controls, issues, mitigation planning, and governance reporting.
• Practical experience of internal and external audit processes, including evidence coordination, management responses, action tracking, and closure.
• Good understanding of technology service operations, delivery lifecycles, infrastructure, dependencies, and operational control environments.
• Ability to interpret and apply risk frameworks, policies, standards, and regulatory requirements to technology operations.
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to assimilate complex information and identify the wider risk, control, and quality implications.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to adapt messaging for technical teams, operational forums, and senior stakeholders.
• Proven ability to provide constructive challenge, influence outcomes, and maintain strong working relationships across multiple stakeholder groups.
• Experience of producing clear, structured, and high-quality documentation, reports, and management information.
• Ability to manage competing priorities, work with autonomy, and operate effectively in a changing and time-pressured environment.

Desirable

• Industry-recognised qualifications or knowledge in risk, audit, governance, or quality disciplines, such as COBIT, TOGAF, CRISC, or CISA.
• UK Corporate Governance Code knowledge with respect to risk and audit.
• Working knowledge of GRC tooling and structured risk reporting.
• Experience of quality management frameworks, quality assurance approaches, or continuous improvement activity within Technology functions.
• Experience of coaching or mentoring colleagues and supporting federated or distributed risk and quality communities.

This is a people management role. You will be responsible for day-to-day management of the team and for defining roles and responsibilities. You will develop your team through sharing information effectively, coaching, and communicating a clear vision to ensure that your staff are productive, engaged, and motivated to deliver the area's aims. This will include setting clear goals and smart stretching objectives that are aligned to those of the team, division, and directorate. You will also be responsible for managing all staff-related matters that may arise, including performance, absence, and sickness.

Number of people in the team: 8

Our Approach to Inclusion

The Bank values diversity, equity, and inclusion. We play a key role in maintaining monetary and financial stability, and to do that effectively, we believe we need a workforce that reflects the society we serve.

At the Bank of England, we want all colleagues to feel valued and respected, so we're working hard to build an inclusive culture which supports people from all backgrounds and communities to be at their best at work. We celebrate all forms of diversity, including (but not limited to) age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, race, religion, sexual orientation, and socioeconomic status. We believe that it's by drawing on different perspectives and experiences that we'll continue to make the best decisions for the public.

We welcome applications from individuals who work flexibly, including job shares and part-time working patterns. We've also partnered with external organisations to support us in making adjustments for candidates and employees in the recruitment process where they're needed.

For most roles where work can be carried out at home, we aim for colleagues to spend half of their time in the office, with a minimum of 50% per month. Subject to that minimum requirement, individuals and managers should work together to find what works best for them, their team, and stakeholders.

Finally, we're proud to be a member of the Disability Confident Scheme. If you wish to apply under this scheme, you should check the box in the 'Candidate Personal Information' under the 'Disability Confident Scheme' section of the application.

Salary and Benefits Information

We encourage flexible working, part-time working, and job share arrangements. Part-time salary and benefits will be on a pro-rated basis as appropriate.

This role offers a salary of:

• London: £90,640 - £101,970
• Leeds: £81,600 - £91,800

In addition, we also offer a comprehensive benefits package as detailed below:

• Currently, a non-contributory, career average pension giving you a guaranteed retirement benefit of 1/80th of your annual salary for every year worked. There is the option to increase your pension (to 1/65th) or decrease (to 1/105th) in exchange for salary through our flexible benefits programme each year. The Bank has the discretion to vary standard accrual rates and dial up and dial down rates at any time and to withdraw dial up and dial down options at any time.
• A discretionary performance award based on a current award pool.
• An 8% benefits allowance with the option to take as salary or purchase a wide range of flexible benefits.
• 26 days' annual leave with option to buy up to 12 additional days through flexible benefits.
• Private medical insurance and income protection.

National Security Vetting Process

Employment in this role will be subject to the National Security Vetting clearance process (and typically can take between 6 to 12 weeks post offer) and the passing of additional Bank security checks in accordance with the Bank policy. Further information regarding the vetting and security clearance requirements for the role will be provided to the successful applicant, and information about how the Bank processes personal data for these purposes is set out in the Bank's Privacy Notice.

The Bank of England welcomes applications from all candidates

But as a UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) approved sponsor, we have a responsibility to comply with the Immigration Rules and guidance. As such, our ability to employ individuals who require sponsorship for immigration purposes is limited. The Bank cannot guarantee that you and / or the role you are applying for will be eligible for sponsorship and that any application made to UKVI will be successful. Eligibility will therefore be considered on a case-by-case basis.

The Application Process

Important: Please ensure that you complete the 'work history' section and answer ALL the application questions fully. All candidate applications are anonymised to ensure that our hiring managers will not be able to see your personal information,