Kathy James Email and Phone Number

Senior Associate with Campbell Tickell, specialist in governance, risk and business assurance and has more than 20 years’ experience in risk management, internal audit and control, and counter fraud arrangements in the social housing sector. Until late 2016, I was Head of Business Assurance at Sovereign Housing, In that role, I developed assurance arrangements; embedded the risk management framework; strengthened the focus on risk appetite, mitigation and controls; sourced and implemented a risk management IT system; transformed the Internal Audit Function; and developed a counter-fraud framework and culture. Previously I spent over 15 years as a Regulation Manager at the Housing Corporation, undertaking relationship management of a portfolio of large associations in London, the South West and Wales and specialising in stock transfer. A supervision specialist, she worked with executives and Boards to resolve regulatory issues, principally relating to governance. I hold a Degree in Geography and a Master’s in Business Administration, specialising in Strategy, Human Resource Management, Knowledge Management, Innovation and Change.My recent assignments have included: • A range of risk and assurance projects including reviewing risk management frameworks; running bespoke Board and staff workshops on risk management, developing bespoke risk registers; developing audit committee effectiveness; delivering workshops on risk appetite, assessing and improving frameworks for assurance, including compliance and internal controls; drafting probity policies, including anti-fraud and corruption, bribery, and anti-money laundering; supporting the procurement and implementation of distributed risk management systems; and reviewing assurance of regulatory compliance. This has been principally for Housing Associations, but has also included some Charities and non government organisations.• Supporting a range of associations to prepare for an In-Depth Assessment, including extensive document reviews which identified likely areas of regulatory focus, strengths and areas for improvement. • On two occasions, I have been Interim Director of Governance at a large SW AssociationI am a Board member of a small but innovative customer orientated housing association – SHAL, based in Bridgwater, Somerset, which owns and manages nearly 800 units, where I chair the Audit, Finance and Risk Committee. .