Quality & Governance Manager

The Cedar Foundation is seeking to recruit the following position:

Ref                        25-195-QM-CS-WEB

Job Role              Quality & Governance Manager

Location              Head Office, 1 Ravenhill Reach, Belfast, BT6 8RB

Agile Working Option / Working from Home*

Salary                  Starting at £38,220

Hours                   37 Hours per Week   

Monday – Thursday 9-5pm

Friday 9-4.30pm

The successful candidate will benefit from flexitime

*Regular travel to our services required

The Service:

The Cedar Foundation provide services across Northern Ireland, supporting individuals and families living with disability, autism and brain injury to live, learn, work and connect in their local communities.  Our dedicated and committed team of 650 employees deliver support to almost 3000 children and adults every year, helping them live the lives they choose.  We are proud to be an Investors in People Platinum organisation, putting us in the top 7% of organisations with the ‘We invest in people’ standard.  

The Organisational Development team support quality and governance structures across the organisation, in particular ensuring our ISO 9001:2015 quality management system is applied effectively across all services to meet legal, statutory and regulatory compliance relevant to the service.

Purpose of the Job:

The Quality & Governance Manager leads on supporting our services to deliver safe and effective care and support through compliance with our quality and governance standards.  They support Registered and Service/Department managers to implement strong internal processes ensuring they meet the standards of our ISO 9001 quality management and risk management systems and supporting strong compliance with relevant external regulations and standards.

Benefits

• 23 days annual leave and 12 statutory days pro rata. Annual leave entitlement increases to 28 days (pro rata) after 5 years’ service, and 30 days (pro rata) after 10 years’ service.
• Agile working/ability to work from home as agreed with line manager to meet needs of post.
• Flexi-time policy
• Enhanced auto-enrolment pension scheme consisting of 5% employee contribution and 4% employer contribution.
• Life Assurance Benefit and associated wellbeing support Occupational Sick Pay Scheme: enhanced sick pay scheme that increases with service.
• Healthcare cash back scheme, including free and confidential 24-hour counselling service and GP services, with associated rewards package which includes access to over 600 retailer discounts.
• Cycle to Work Scheme: Benefiting from a reduced cost of a new bike & accessories whilst also spreading the cost.
• Investors in People Platinum accredited organisation with commitment to development through training and learning opportunities.
• Eligible mileage and expenses reimbursable.

Essential Criteria

1. RQF level 6 (e.g. Bachelor’s Degree) qualification or equivalent level professional qualification AND Minimum of 3 years’ paid experience in quality assurance or compliance, ideally within a health & social environment

OR

RQF Level 5 qualification or equivalent level professional qualification AND Minimum of 5 years’ paid experience in quality assurance or compliance, ideally within a health & social environment

2. Minimum of 1 years’ experience contributing to an organisation's quality strategy, including audit and development of quality improvement processes
3. Experience of managing individuals or teams in a professional setting.

Desirable Criteria

1. Experience using ISO 9001 to manage quality in a health and social care environment
2. Experience of quality management in RQIA regulated services or working knowledge of regulatory frameworks

Apply: https://cedar-foundation.getgotjobs.co.uk/home

Closing Date: 28th July 2025 at 10am

THE CEDAR FOUNDATION IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYER