Enterprise Risk Manager (2 year FTC)

Owen Daniels; Lew; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 94,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

25 days + Bank Holidays

Matched 10% pension

Life Assurance

Death in service 4x

Income Protection

Local gym discount

Credit Union Plane Saver

Job summary

Owen Daniels seeks an experienced Enterprise Risk Manager to shape the Integrated Risk Management framework within a regulated aviation services environment. You will lead risk assessments, own the risk register and deliver executive reporting, influencing senior stakeholders across the organisation.

The role supports development and continuous improvement of IRM processes while implementing a new system. It requires collaboration across functions and a strategic, data-driven approach to risk

Qualifications

• Significant experience in Enterprise Risk Management, ideally in aviation/defence.
• Strong knowledge of governance, risk frameworks and ISO 31000.
• Experience assessing enterprise risks, appetite, controls and KRIs.
• Ability to turn risk data into clear, commercial insights.
• Confidence to influence senior stakeholders and provide recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and enhance the Integrated Risk Management framework aligned to objectives and ISO 31000.
• Lead enterprise risk assessments with Risk Owners and Champions.
• Own the enterprise risk register and monitor exposure and progress.
• Produce executive-level risk reporting and dashboards for leadership and board.
• Develop a proactive risk culture with guidance and training.
• Lead deployment and adoption of the new IRM system.

Skills

ERM experience

Aviation sector

ISO 31000

Key Risk Indicators

Stakeholder influence

Cross-functional work

IRM system

Quality/compliance

Security clearance

Tools

ERM software

Analytics tools

Dashboards

Job description

Enterprise Risk Manager

2-year Fixed Term Contract
Monday to Thursday, 8:30 – 17:00 (16:30 finish on Friday) – flexible hours available
£80,000 - £94,000 per annum + 10% bonus
Oxfordshire

Are you an experienced Enterprise Risk professional with the confidence to influence senior stakeholders and shape risk management across a complex, highly regulated organisation?

I am looking for an Enterprise Risk Manager to join a world-leading aviation services organisation on a 2-year fixed-term contract, supporting the development and continuous improvement of its Integrated Risk Management framework.

The organisation provides critical aviation services across military and civil programmes. Operating within a highly regulated aviation and defence environment, the business combines engineering, operational and technical expertise to deliver complex programmes for major customers.

This is a high-impact opportunity for an experienced risk professional to work across the organisation, providing independent insight, challenge and guidance to senior stakeholders while helping strengthen the way enterprise risk is identified, assessed and managed.

As Enterprise Risk Manager, you will support the development, implementation and continuous improvement of the organisation's Integrated Risk Management (IRM) framework.

You will work across multiple functions and levels of the business, helping Risk Owners and Risk Champions identify and assess risks, develop effective mitigation plans and ensure risk exposure is accurately reflected at an enterprise level.

You will also provide analysis and insight to senior leadership, the Risk Management Committee, Audit Committee and Board, translating complex risk information into clear recommendations that support strategic and operational decision-making.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain and enhance the Integrated Risk Management framework, ensuring it remains aligned with organisational objectives, regulatory expectations and industry best practice, including ISO 31000 principles.
• Lead and facilitate enterprise risk assessments, working with Risk Owners and Risk Champions to identify, assess and challenge risks, controls and mitigation plans.
• Own and oversee the enterprise risk register, monitoring risk exposure, mitigation progress, control effectiveness, emerging trends and Key Risk Indicators.
• Produce executive-level risk reporting, dashboards, heat maps and analysis for senior leadership, the Risk Management Committee, Audit Committee and Board.
• Develop a proactive risk culture across the organisation by acting as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders, providing challenge, guidance, training and support.
• Lead the implementation and ongoing development of a new Integrated Risk Management system, including configuration, data migration, reporting capability, user training and adoption.

Essential Experience / Skills / Qualifications

• Significant experience within Enterprise Risk Management, ideally gained in aviation, aerospace, defence or another highly regulated and operationally complex environment.
• Strong knowledge of corporate governance, enterprise risk frameworks and ISO 31000.
• Experience assessing and managing enterprise-level risks, risk appetite, controls, mitigation and Key Risk Indicators.
• Strong analytical capability, with the ability to turn complex risk information into clear, commercially relevant insight.
• The confidence to challenge and influence senior stakeholders and provide independent recommendations.
• Experience working cross-functionally, balancing strategic risk thinking with practical delivery.
• Experience working alongside a Safety Management System, quality or compliance function would be advantageous, as would a professional risk qualification such as IRM, CII or ISO Lead Auditor.
• Experience implementing or administering an enterprise risk management system, dashboard or reporting platform would also be highly beneficial

Company Benefits

• 10% management bonus
• 25 days plus Bank Holidays
• Pension – Matched 10% pension
• Life Assurance Cover
• Death in service x4
• Income Protection
• Local Gym Discount
• Plane Saver - Credit Union
• Hybrid working – typically up to 2–3 days working from home, subject to business requirements

Security Requirements

Due to the nature of the organisation and the work undertaken, successful applicants will be required to obtain SC security clearance. Support will be provided through the clearance process.

As a general guideline, candidates would normally need to have been UK residents for the previous five consecutive years. Where this requirement has not been met, overseas criminal records checks may be required as part of the referencing and security process.

The role is also subject to ITAR requirements, meaning candidates will need to provide relevant nationality/birth information as part of the required compliance checks.