The Role: Risk and Governance Manager
Contract Length: 12 Months
Rate: £500
The Risk & Governance Manager position is a role to:
* oversee and optimise effective risk management to enable risks to be appropriately identified, managed, reported and escalated;
* ensure risks inform decision making, in relation to risk appetite and corporate and business planning and other relevant business and change processes;
* drive the development, implementation and support of governance, and ensure compliance and identify where governance is not functioning appropriately
* provide advice on the management and coordination of the governance functions across the organisation, ensuring best practice processes, standards and templates for governance are developed and implemented;
The role holder is responsible for:
* The overall process in relation to how we manage risk within the organisation, including being the Risk Management Lead and liaising with stakeholders and senior managers (including the Executive Leadership Team - ELT) across the business;
* Reporting escalated risks to ELT and Audit Risk & Assurance Committee (ARAC);
* Overseeing and maintaining our Risk Management Policies and Processes (POL111)
* Supporting the development of the Risk Focal points through frequent mentoring as required;
* providing specialist advice on the management and coordination of the governance function, ensuring that all best practice processes, standards and templates for governance are developed and implemented;
* Drive the development, implementation and support of governance; to ensure compliance; identifying where governance is not functioning appropriately all to ensure effective and efficient operation
Specific Technical/Functional Skills and Experience
* IRM Enterprise risk management professional qualification is essential
* Knowledge of risk policy/process (JSP892) an advantage
* Excellent report writing skills
* Ability to work with staff at all levels (including non-executive and executive level directors)
* Excellent organisational skills
* Person Specification - We are seeking a motivated individual to join the with the following characteristics:
* The ability to organise and prioritise work;
* Excellent numeracy and literacy skills in order to undertake a range of tasks;
* Knowledge and skills of using technology e.g. Word, Excel, MS Teams, PowerPoint & SharePoint;
* Ability to produce accurate work with a high level of detail;
* Good communication and influencing skills
* The ability to adapt to and embrace change.
* Team working
* Enthusiasm and an interest in business assurance