Risk & Governance Manager (Contract | Inside IR35)
🧩 Overview
We’re supporting a major UK public sector organisation seeking a Risk & Governance Manager to lead enterprise-wide risk management and governance frameworks.
This is a high-impact role working directly with senior leadership, ensuring risk informs decision-making, governance is effective, and assurance processes drive real business outcomes.
🎯 The Role
You’ll take ownership of the end-to-end risk management function, acting as the central lead across the organisation.
Key focus areas:
* Lead and evolve enterprise risk management frameworks
* Ensure risks are identified, assessed, escalated and reported effectively
* Support Executive Leadership Team (ELT) and governance boards with risk insight
* Drive governance standards, compliance, and best practice
* Deliver risk reporting into senior forums (ELT / Audit committees)
* Improve organisational risk maturity and awareness
* Coach and support risk focal points across the business
📊 Responsibilities
Risk (Core Focus – ~60%)
* Own and drive enterprise risk processes and reporting
* Deliver risk insight to support strategic decision-making
* Run risk workshops, training, and stakeholder engagement
* Align risk with corporate planning + business strategy
* Ensure high-quality, actionable risk data
Governance & Assurance
* Develop and implement governance frameworks and controls
* Maintain compliance registers and assurance processes
* Support governance boards and committees
* Identify and resolve governance gaps
Leadership
* Line manage a Risk Officer
* Drive capability uplift across risk community