IT Risk & Controls Consultant
• Join the NFU Mutual IT Risk and Controls team.
• Based at our Stratford-upon-Avon office with excellent facilities and surroundings.
• Hybrid working with the option to work 80% of your hours from home.
About the role
We’re looking for a talented IT Risk and Controls Consultant to join our team on a permanent basis. In this key role, you’ll assist in the development and ongoing enhancement of a robust framework for managing IT controls across the IT Division, leveraging our enterprise GRC (Governance, Risk, and Compliance) platform.
In this position, you’ll play a leading role in developing and maintaining a framework for the effective management of IT controls across the IT Division using the organisation’s GRC risk management system. You will be responsible for supporting the design, implementation and automation of the IT controls by working with key stakeholders from the IT division, 2nd line and 3rd line of defence.
You will be assessing the design and operating effectiveness of the IT controls and monitoring remediation efforts of any corrective actions. To promote a strong ownership and controls culture, you will also provide training and awareness of IT risk and controls to stakeholders. The role will require you to contribute to the review and assessment of IT risks, ensuring they are appropriately rated and clearly articulated to enable risk owners to make well-informed decisions. You’ll also play a key role in helping the IT Division meet its internal and external audit obligations by supporting ongoing audits and tracking the resolution of audit findings through to completion.
You will also support the reporting of the IT risk landscape to key stakeholder through various reports and meetings.
About you
As an IT Risk and Controls Consultant, you’ll be proactive and have excellent influencing and negotiation skills, ensuring stakeholders understand the importance and value of controls. You’ll be an excellent written and verbal communicator and be confident presenting to virtual and in-person audiences.
To be successful in this role, you’ll also have:
• Knowledge of relevant frameworks as such as NIST, ISO 27001, or COBIT
• Experience of performing IT risk and control-based reviews.
• Proven experience of analytical work in a governance, risk management or similar assurance function.
• Proficiency in using risk management tools and software
• Professional certifications such as CRISC (Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control) or CISA (Certified Information Systems Auditor). These are preferred but not essential
At NFU Mutual, we support an inclusive workplace and value all the differences that make us unique. We celebrate the creativity and innovation that comes from diverse perspectives and experiences and share a common vision of doing the right thing for our customers and employees.
We recognise that some candidates may experience barriers during the recruitment process. So, we encourage candidates to discuss any adjustments or accommodations they need to be the best they can be throughout our recruitment process.
We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, a Race at Work and Women in Finance Charter signatory and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, regardless of age, ethnicity, disability, neurodiversity, gender, religion, marital status, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic background.
Benefits and Rewards
When you join our team, you can expect a supportive culture and an attractive range of rewards and benefits including:
• Salary - £43,550 - £59,900 Dependent upon experience
• Annual bonus (up to 17.5% of salary)
• Contributory pension scheme, up to 20%, including your 8% contribution
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays + buy/sell/save holiday trading scheme
• A Family Friendly policy that helps you balance your work and family responsibilities
• Access to savings at High Street brands, travel and supermarkets
• £20 contribution to a monthly gym membership – subject to T&Cs
• Health and wellbeing plan - cashback for dentist, opticians, physio and more
• Access to voluntary benefits, including health assessments, private medical insurance and dental insurance
• Employee Volunteering - volunteer in the community for one day each year
• Unlimited access to Refer a Friend £500 bonus scheme
• Life Assurance cover of 4 x salary
• Employee discounts of 15% on a range of NFU Mutual insurance policies.
• Salary sacrifice employee car scheme - subject to eligibility
Working at NFU Mutual
We’re one of the UK’s leading general insurance and financial services companies. For over 110 years we’ve put our customers at the heart of everything we do. Our people are just as important to us. We pride ourselves on being “a great place to work” and our Gallup Exceptional Workplace 2025 award was not only awarded with Distinction but also named us as the first UK-based company to receive a Gallup Exceptional Workplace for ten years in a row.
We are also the only Insurer to feature in the LinkedIn Top 15 Companies 2025 list of ‘Best midsize employers to grow your career in the UK’, the Glassdoor Best Places to Work UK List 2023 and 2024, and were recognised as a certified UK Top Employer by the Top Employers Institute in 2023, 2024 and 2025.
We offer a supportive culture where we empower and inspire our people to perform, offer them opportunities to grow, and recognise and reward their contribution. Our people are proud to work for a company that respects them and their communities, and they trust us to be financially sustainable, so we are successful now and in the future.