Tier 3 Outsourced Governance Leadership

What Tier 3 service delivers

Provide ongoing governance leadership and system stewardship to ensure continuous improvement and alignment with business strategy.

Primary Driver & Focus

Embed the management system into business operations through ongoing governance oversight, performance monitoring, and structured improvement.
Consultant as a governance partner to the client’s business, providing continual oversight and strategic support for system performance and improvement.

Key Service Offerings

All Tier 2 services, plus:
- Monthly governance meetings
- Quarterly review of context, risk profiles
  and system objectives
- Quarterly focus on performance and
  improvement priorities
- Annual system audit and maturity
  assessment
- Annual management review facilitation

Additional Value Over Tier 2

Moves from regular assurance to continuous governance oversight and active system coordination.

Best Suited For

Organisations with integrated management systems, and those seeking strong governance support and coordination.

Level of Consultant Engagement

High, with continuous governance involvement and leadership-level interaction.

Typical Cadence

Monthly governance meetings, system-wide internal audits, annual compliance evaluation, system maturity review, and management review facilitation.

Outcome Objective

A management system that is embedded, actively managed, and continuously improving.

Responsibilities Retained by the Client

- Executive ownership of the management
  system
- Availability and provision of data for
  evaluating performance metrics
- Maintenance of executive-level system records

Exclusions from Scope

Executive accountability for management system planning and resourcing; responsibility for business continuity.

Governance Oversight & Guidance

Periodic oversight to maintain alignment and audit readiness

Governance & Assurance Support

Adds internal audits and compliance evaluation to confirm effectiveness

Governance Leadership

Ongoing governance involvement with performance monitoring and improvement.