Job Description
Do you want to work for an organisation that values difference and includes everyone? Then the Environment Agency is the organisation for you! This is an exciting opportunity to shape and influence our approach to risk management. We’re offering an experienced risk professional to lead the implementation of our Risk Management Framework and drive a programme of work that strengthens our risk culture across the organisation. In this influential role, you’ll work collaboratively with colleagues at all levels, providing expert advice and enabling teams to identify, assess, and manage risks with confidence and consistency. Your leadership will help ensure our decisions are informed, our operations resilient, and our people empowered.
Whilst the role is mostly internal facing, there are opportunities to build networks with other Government Departments.
Responsibilities
* Champion and maintain the Risk Management Framework, ensuring alignment with HM Treasury’s Orange Book.
* Lead the rollout of consistent risk‑management processes across the organisation.
* Deliver an annual programme of activities to embed good risk practices and foster a proactive risk culture.
* Provide senior leaders with clear, insightful reporting to support strategic decision‑making.
* Build trusted relationships across teams, offering expert advice and constructive challenge.
* Collaborate with other functions (e.g. health & safety, programme management) to integrate risk management into everything we do.
* Coach and support team members, helping them grow and deliver with confidence.
* Respond to incidents as required, making yourself available to respond to incidents or provide business continuity support during an incident.
Experience & Skills Required
* Extensive experience as a technical risk leader in a similar role.
* Comprehensive understanding of the Orange Book and risk‑management principles, including governance and assurance.
* Proven track record of implementing and embedding risk‑management initiatives across multiple teams.
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills; able to provide expert risk advice and engage senior leaders.
* Ability to build strong, trusted relationships at all levels while challenging firmly and constructively.
* Experience working in a complex, fast‑paced environment, adapting quickly to changing circumstances and managing competing priorities.
* Ideally, a risk‑management qualification or relevant professional membership (e.g. IRMA Cert).
* Understanding of other risk‑based functions such as project/programme management and health and safety.
Contact & Additional Information
This vacancy closes on 7 November 2025. Interviews are expected to be held w/c 1 December using MS Teams. A call for interested applicants will be held on 23 October 2020 – please contact riskandassurancepa@environment-agency.gov.uk for call details. For questions, contact Claire Sunshine (Claire.sunshine@environment-agency.gov.uk).
We welcome flexible working patterns for all vacancies, including job share, and are fully committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce to reflect the communities we serve. The Environment Agency is not a part of the HM Civil Service. Applicants who are currently working in local government or other bodies listed in the Redundancy Payments Order 1999 may be eligible for continuous service for redundancy calculation.
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