Enterprise Risk & Resilience Business Partner

Southern Water; Worthing; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Southern Water is seeking an Enterprise Risk & Resilience Business Partner to integrate risk management into core business practices. This role supports the company's commitment to regulatory compliance and climate resilience, offering a salary of £50,000 to £55,000. Enjoy benefits like a generous pension and 25 days annual leave while contributing to a greener future.

Benefits

Generous pension up to 11% company contribution

25 days annual leave

Life assurance equal to 4x salary

Salary sacrifice electric car scheme

Health Cash Plan

Full funded eye tests

Two paid volunteering days a year

Occupational health service

Discounts with over 800 popular retailers

Digital GP service

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of risk management methodologies.
• Ability to guide senior colleagues independently.
• Knowledge of Business Continuity Management processes.

Responsibilities

• Ensure risk & control processes are embedded in the culture.
• Support delivery of improvements in the risk and resilience framework.
• Prepare risk & resilience reporting for committees.

Skills

Communication

Risk Management

Crisis Management

Independent Challenge

Education

Relevant degree/professional qualification

Job description

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Closing Date

2025-07-11

Job Title: Enterprise Risk & Resilience Business Partner

Location: Durrington or Falmer, West Sussex (2-3 days a week)

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: 37 hours per week

Salary: £50,000 - £55,000 depending on skills and experience

There has never been a better time to join our organisation as we build towards a greener future, tackling climate change, minimising our environmental impact and reducing our carbon footprint!

Job Overview

Supports the embedment and continual improvement of the Risk and Resilience Management framework into the business’ ways of working, to ensure risk informed decisions are made, supporting Southern Water’s commitment to meet its regulatory requirements and deliver a high-quality service for stakeholders.

• Partner with the business to ensure risk & control processes are embedded in the culture, operations, and systems used by all. Providing expert knowledge and guidance on risk management and control best practice to drive and exemplify adherence to agreed policies and procedures.
• Support the delivery of improvements in the risk and resilience framework, methods and application.
• Support the coordination and preparation of risk & resilience reporting and presentations to Internal and External committees.
• Provide oversight on our Business Continuity Management arrangements and support the business to deliver adherence to agreed policies and procedures.
  
  

About You

• Capable of providing effective, independent challenge to senior colleagues to adopt best practice systems and processes to deliver best value performance and to be comfortable under challenge.
• Work independently and apply expertise to guide senior colleagues through the risk management and control frameworks.
• Strong knowledge and understanding of risk management and control methodologies and frameworks.
• Knowledge and understanding of Business Continuity and Crisis Management processes
• Keep abreast of product developments and trends in risk management by maintaining awareness of relevant changes.
• An excellent communicator, able to articulate succinctly complex issues to senior internal and external decision makers through written reports and presentations.
• Relevant degree/professional qualification or directly relevant experience in a similar role.
  
  

Package

Benefits

This role will be full time Monday to Friday with a hybrid approach to working between our Durrington or Falmer office and home. We are offering a salary of £50,000 - £55,000 per annum depending on skills and experience as well as other benefits including:

• Generous pension up to 11% company contribution
• 25 days annual leave
• Life assurance equal to 4x salary
• Salary sacrifice electric car scheme (after 6 months service)
• Health Cash Plan
• Full funded eye tests
• Two paid volunteering days a year
• Occupational health service
• Discounts with over 800 popular retailers
• Digital GP service
• Study support may be available for job-related qualifications
• Competitive maternity leave and flexible return to work options
• Cycle to work scheme
  
  

Join our Risk & Resilience team and see how far your career could progress with a company committed to career progression, training and development opportunities, our customers and the environment.

Does this opportunity excite you but you’re not 100% sure if you meet all the requirements for the role? Or are you concerned that ‘normal’ office hours aren’t possible given your personal circumstances? Whilst we can’t accommodate every flexible working request, we’ll try to find a practical solution. So why not engage with us and find out more about this role?

If this role isn’t quite what you’re looking for but are keen to be contacted about opportunities at Southern Water, you can register your details here: Introduce Yourself (myworkdaysite.com)

Our customers are at the heart of everything we do, because delivering water for life is our core purpose. To achieve this, we need 24/7 support in place to resolve incidents quickly and efficiently. All our employees understand the importance of out-of-hours incident support – because when problems appear, fixing them is our top priority. That’s why our people join together and support when and however needed to make sure our customers get the service they deserve. Joining the Southern Water family means you’ll become part of our incident support team. During your interview, your manager will speak to you about any incident support rotas that apply to your position.

Privacy Statement

Please note: If you are an existing Southern Water employee, you will need to confirm within your application that your Manager is aware of your application.

All applicants must be eligible to live and work in the UK. You will need to provide evidence of eligibility (e.g. a passport or long birth certificate and proof of NI) and current proof of address (dated within the last 3 months), will be required as part of the recruitment process. If you do not meet these criteria, your application will not be considered.

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