Risk Lead - Inside IR35 - SC Cleared

Contract Details

• Location: Primarily remote - once monthly travel to London
• Duration: Initially 6 months - long term project
• Rate: £500 - £575 p/d inside IR35
• Clearance: Active SC is necessary

We are seeking an experienced Risk Lead to support a critical programme of work. The role requires strong expertise in enterprise and project risk management, with demonstrable knowledge of industry standards and frameworks. The successful candidate will play a key role in establishing, embedding, and maintaining robust risk management practices across the programme, ensuring compliance, transparency, and informed decision-making.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead on the design, implementation, and management of risk frameworks across the programme.
• Apply recognised standards such as ISO 31000 and Management of Risk (MoR) principles to build a comprehensive risk strategy.
• Facilitate the identification, assessment, and monitoring of risks at both project and enterprise levels.
• Develop and maintain risk registers, ensuring risks are clearly articulated, categorised, and tracked with appropriate mitigations.
• Provide expert guidance and challenge to programme leadership on risk appetite, exposure, and treatment options.
• Produce risk reporting and dashboards to support governance, assurance, and stakeholder communication.
• Promote a culture of proactive risk awareness across delivery teams, ensuring risk considerations are embedded into planning and delivery.
• Liaise with senior stakeholders, auditors, and assurance bodies as the primary point of contact for programme risk.

Key Skills & Experience

• Proven experience in business risk management within complex programmes or enterprise environments.
• Strong knowledge and practical application of ISO 31000 risk management standards.
• Demonstrable experience creating and applying Management of Risk (MoR) frameworks.
• Track record in designing and embedding risk management processes in large-scale transformation or change programmes.
• Ability to produce clear and concise risk reporting for senior stakeholders.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and influencing skills.
• Risk management certification (e.g., MoR Practitioner, IRM, ISO31000 certification) desirable but not essential.