Risk & Governance Manager

What You'll Be Doing

• Leading risk management activity across the organisation, providing expert advice, guidance and challenge at all levels
• Reporting escalated risks to Executive Leadership and Non-Executive Directors (via ARAC)
• Maintaining and improving risk policies and processes, ensuring alignment to MOD standards
• Embedding a risk-aware culture through engagement, communication, training and mentoring of divisional risk focal points
• Driving governance development and compliance, attending and supporting key governance boards and committees
• Conducting assurance reviews and maintaining a compliance register
• Line managing a Risk Officer and holding budget responsibility

What We're Looking For

• IRM Enterprise Risk Management qualification — strong advantage
• Knowledge of MOD risk policy and process (JSP892) — strong advantage
• Proven experience managing risk in a complex organisation
• Confidence engaging with and influencing senior stakeholders, including at board and executive level
• Strong report writing and communication skills
• Civil Service behaviours at SEO/Grade 7 equivalent (Level 3): Seeing the Big Picture, Making Effective Decisions, Communicating & Influencing
• Good working knowledge of MS Office suite including Teams, SharePoint, PowerPoint and Excel