Third Party Risk Consultant
About the Role
This position sits at the core of a growing risk advisory function, supporting a diverse portfolio of organisations as they navigate the challenges of third-party oversight. You'll be the person clients rely on to bring clarity, structure, and expertise to their supplier risk landscape.
What You'll Do
* Carry out detailed third-party risk reviews from initiation to completion, ensuring each assessment is both timely and thorough.
* Build and maintain strong, professional relationships with clients and their suppliers.
* Manage assessment pipelines efficiently, upholding high standards of accuracy and consistency.
* Engage directly with suppliers to keep information flowing and processes on track.
* Analyse control environments, highlight gaps or emerging issues, and develop clear, actionable recommendations.
* Produce polished assessment outputs aligned to recognised methodologies and internal quality expectations.
* Contribute to management information, reporting, and briefing packs for internal and client stakeholders.
* Support supplier assurance programmes and participate in wider risk or consultancy projects.
* Represent the wider team with professionalism and a solid understanding of its objectives.
How You'll Support the Team
* Share knowledge, mentor junior colleagues, and help raise capability across the function.
* Get involved in continuous improvement activities aimed at strengthening internal processes.
* Assist in organisational operations such as recruitment when required.
What You'll Bring
* A minimum of three years' experience within supplier assurance, third-party risk, or a closely related discipline.
* Strong working knowledge of cybersecurity frameworks (e.g., NIST, PCI DSS, ISO).
* Hands-on experience performing risk assessments across different business areas or lines of defence.
* Good understanding of risk methodologies, assessment lifecycles, and standardised approaches.
* Ability to work confidently both independently and as part of a collaborative team.
* Excellent stakeholder engagement skills and strong communication abilities, both written and verbal.
* A proactive, adaptable mindset and the confidence to represent the team effectively in a client-facing setting.
Nice to Have
* Familiarity with commonly used cybersecurity tools and platforms.
* Previous consultancy experience helpful, but not essential. A willingness to thrive in a fast-paced advisory environment is what matters most.
To speak in absolute confidence about this opportunity please send an up-to-date CV via the link provided or contact Senior Recruitment Consultant Stuart Kennedy at MCS Group on 02896935520 or s.kennedy@mcsgroup.jobs.
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