Job Description
Do you want to work for an organisation that values difference and includes everyone? 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.
Responsibilities
* Champion and maintain our Risk Management Framework, ensuring it aligns with HM Treasury’s Orange Book and meets organisational needs.
* 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.
Incident Response
Responding to incidents is a central part of what we do. You will be asked to have an incident role and make yourself available to respond to incidents or provide business continuity support during an incident. This may attract an additional payment and full training will be available to support you with your incident role.
The Team
Our Risk and Assurance Team sits in Strategy, Transformation and Assurance. We set the standards, shape the processes, and provide the tools that help teams make confident, informed decisions. From expert advice to engaging training and practical resources, we support colleagues at every level to manage risk in a way that’s consistent, effective and empowering. This is a technical leadership role and there may be an opportunity for line management in the future.
Experience / Skills Required
* Experienced technical leader with extensive understanding of risk management.
* Comprehensive understanding of the Orange Book and risk management principles including risk governance and assurance.
* Proven track record of successfully implementing and embedding risk management initiatives through collaborative working and delivering through others across multiple teams.
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills with experience of providing expert risk advice and engaging with senior leaders on risk management matters.
* Ability to build strong, trusted relationships across all levels whilst challenging firmly and constructively.
* Experience of working in a complex and fast paced environment, adapting quickly to changing circumstances and managing competing priorities.
* Ideally: a risk management qualification or relevant professional membership (e.g. IRM Cert).
* Understanding of other risk‑based functions e.g. project/programme management, health and safety.
Additional Information
There is one permanent role available. This hybrid role can be based at any Environment Agency office. Some travel will be required to attend national meetings, with some overnight stays. We welcome flexible working patterns for all our vacancies, including job share.
For questions relating to this role, contact Claire Sunshine (Claire.sunshine@environment-agency.gov.uk). The 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 at 10:00; please contact riskandassurancepa@environment-agency.gov.uk for call details. If you consent to be recruited onto a reserve list, we’ll hold your details for 6 months and may offer you an alternative post.
Seniority Level
Mid‑Senior level
Employment Type
Full‑time
Job Function
Finance and Sales
Locations
Doncaster, England, United Kingdom
Rotherham, England, United Kingdom
Lincoln, England, United Kingdom
Gainsborough, England, United Kingdom
Owston Ferry, England, United Kingdom
East Markham, England, United Kingdom
Greater Lincoln Area, United Kingdom
Rotherham, England, United Kingdom
Competence 1 – Influences and Persuades Others
Description: Presenting a case in a convincing and attractive way that will win people over, encouraging them to follow plans willingly; often succeeding where logic and reason alone would fail.
In this role, you will need to influence and persuade a variety of stakeholders, including senior leaders. Provide an example where you have won people over, encouraging them to willingly follow your plan. What were the challenges you faced, and how did you do this?
Competence 2 – Focuses on Efficiency, Innovation and Quality
Description: Identifies and seizes the opportunity to create, introduce and implement new or improved methods, processes and without, compromising quality or accuracy.
A core part of this post is shaping and implementing improved approaches to risk management. Describe a time where you identified, created and implemented a new, innovative way of working that improved efficiency.
Competence 3 – Delivers Results Through Others
Description: Harnesses the team to deliver results on time, to required standards and in line with organisational processes and procedures.
This role will require you to deliver a large programme of work through teams that you do not line manage. Describe a time when you have harnessed resources within and outside of your immediate team to deliver complex projects or pieces of work in the face of significant obstacles and challenges.
Competence 4 – Communicates Effectively
Description: Listens and questions to understand and engage. Conveys information and ideas clearly, accurately and persuasively through speech and writing.
Describe an occasion where you have had to distil complex, technical information into clear messages for senior audiences so that they can make decisions.
Other Information
We are fully committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce to reflect the communities we serve. We welcome flexible working patterns for all our vacancies, including job share. We also have a Guaranteed Interview Policy to support those with a disability who are seeking employment.
We are a Non‑Departmental Public Body. For applicants who currently work in local government or other bodies, you may be eligible for continuous service for the purpose of calculating any future redundancy payment. If you are unsure of your status, contact your HR team.
Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action.
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