Risk Officer

Risk Officer (Contract) – MoD Government Agency

Rate: £350–£450/day (Inside IR35)

Contract: 6 months rolling

Location: Bristol (Hybrid) – average 2–3 days/week on-site, dependent on business need (often around reporting periods; quieter weeks may require no site visits)

Overview

An MoD government agency is seeking a Risk Officer to support the Business Assurance team—helping provide confidence that the organisation’s governance and risk management processes are effective, embedded, and fit for purpose.

This is a varied role combining risk register management, reporting, stakeholder engagement, and administration across risk and assurance activities.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and update strategic/corporate risk registers (at least quarterly), aligning to corporate and business plans
• Facilitate risk workshops to review existing risks and capture new ones
• Produce and coordinate monthly/quarterly risk reporting for senior leadership and assurance committees (including deep-dive papers where required)
• Improve and maintain risk dashboards, portals and SharePoint sites to drive engagement and oversight
• Support the review and update of risk policies, processes and templates in line with government risk guidance (e.g., The Orange Book)
• Act as a risk focal support point for a directorate and help mentor risk focal points across the organisation
• Provide team admin support: meeting coordination, schedules/plans, assurance mapping, tracking mitigations/actions

Required experience / skills

• Enterprise Risk Management qualification (e.g., IRMCert) and/or strong, demonstrable 3–5+ years ERM experience
• Strong stakeholder management—comfortable engaging with senior leadership
• Strong written skills: clear, structured reporting and committee-ready outputs
• Confident working with data, dashboards, and collaboration tools (MS Office, Teams, SharePoint)
• Organised, proactive, able to manage changing priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to work in a sensitive environment and meet government security requirements (vetting/eligibility)

📩 Apply via message / send CV to discuss.