Health & Safety Standards & Assurance Manager

Job Description Summary

Job Description

The Health, Safety, Environmental, Personal security & Premises (COE) Safety provides Group-wide subject matter expertise, risk oversight and challenge in relation to Health & Safety risk. The role supports the development and maintenance of the Group Health & Safety policy, standards, legal register and associated management-system requirements, and assesses whether these requirements are appropriately implemented and evidenced across Business Units and Group Functions.

The role provides expert advice to risk owners, 1LOD stakeholders, governance forums, identifies emerging legal and regulatory requirements, delivers risk-based assurance and recommends proportionate action where control weaknesses, non-compliance or material risk exposure are identified.

The role operates independently from First Line control ownership and implementation, providing evidence-based oversight, challenge and assurance in accordance with the Group's Three Lines of Defence model.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide Group-wide subject matter expertise and competent Health & Safety advice to risk owners, Business Units, Group Functions and relevant governance forums.

• Develop, maintain and periodically review Group Health & Safety policy, standards and management-system requirements, ensuring alignment with applicable legal and regulatory obligations.

• Define clear minimum control and evidence expectations, while maintaining appropriate separation between Risk Specialist oversight and First Line control ownership.

• Undertake Health & Safety inspections and compliance reviews to assess the implementation and effectiveness of Group standards, policies and management system requirements.

• Provide independent review and challenge of risk assessments, control assessments, assurance outcomes and remediation plans, escalating material weaknesses through appropriate governance.

• Analyse risk, control, incident, assurance and compliance information to identify trends, emerging risks, systemic weaknesses and opportunities for improvement.

• Produce clear risk insight, assurance conclusions and recommendations for senior stakeholders, committees and risk owners.

• Monitor agreed remedial actions and assess the adequacy of evidence submitted to support closure.

• Support effective consultation and engagement with Business Units, Group Functions, colleague forums, recognised trade unions and relevant external specialists.

• Promote continuous improvement, organisational learning and consistent application of Health & Safety requirements across the Group.

• Maintain professional knowledge of legal, regulatory and industry developments and assess their implications for the Group's risk and control environment.

Key Skills and Experience

• Substantial experience in a Health & Safety, risk, compliance or assurance role within a large, complex or regulated organisation.

• Strong working knowledge of Global Health & Safety legislation and the ability to interpret legal and regulatory change and translate it into proportionate organisational requirements.

• Experience developing or maintaining Health & Safety policies, standards, legal registers or management-system requirements.

• Experience designing or delivering risk-based assurance, compliance reviews or control assessments.

• Ability to analyse complex risk and control information and form clear, evidence-based conclusions.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present concise risk insight and recommendations to senior stakeholders and governance forums.

• Demonstrable ability to challenge constructively, influence without direct authority and work across organisational boundaries.

• Strong judgement, with the ability to prioritise activity according to risk, materiality and regulatory significance.

About working for us

We're committed to building a more inclusive, sustainable future. We've set bold goals on diversity and inclusion and continue to create an environment where everyone can thrive. We're proud to be a Disability Confident Leader and are committed to an inclusive recruitment process, providing reasonable adjustments to support you at every stage.

We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes:

• A generous pension contribution of up to 15%
• An annual performance-related bonus
• Share schemes including free shares
• Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping
• 30 days' holiday, with bank holidays on top
• A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies

Ready to apply?

At Lloyds Banking Group, we're driven by a clear purpose; to help Britain prosper. Across the Group, our colleagues are focused on making a difference to customers, businesses and communities. With us you'll have a key role to play in shaping the financial services of the future, whilst the scale and reach of our Group means you'll have many opportunities to learn, grow and develop.

We keep your data safe. So, we'll only ever ask you to provide confidential or sensitive information once you have formally been invited along to an interview or accepted a verbal offer to join us which is when we run our background checks. We'll always explain what we need and why, with any request coming from a trusted Lloyds Banking Group person.

We're focused on creating a values-led culture and are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve. Together we're building a truly inclusive workplace where all of our colleagues have the opportunity to make a real difference.