Group Risk and Resilience Manager

Home Group; Newcastle upon Tyne; Hybrid; GBP 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading organization focused on risk and resilience in Newcastle upon Tyne is seeking a Group Risk and Resilience Manager to lead enterprise risk strategies and guide senior leadership. This hybrid role offers competitive pay of £70,000 per year and extensive benefits including 34 days of leave, rising to 39, and comprehensive health coverage. Ideal candidates will have experience in complex settings and confidence at the board level.

Benefits

34 days leave, rising to 39

Health cash plan covering dental and prescriptions

Matching pension contribution (up to 7%)

Qualifications

• Experience leading risk and continuity in regulated or complex settings.
• Confidence presenting at board level and influencing senior leaders.
• Strong knowledge of consumer standards, health and safety, and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Lead our enterprise risk and continuity strategy across the organisation.
• Guide board and executive teams to make confident, informed decisions.
• Set frameworks that embed risk ownership and continuity leadership.

Skills

Experience leading risk and continuity in regulated or complex settings

Confidence presenting at board level

Strong knowledge of consumer standards

Education

Qualification in risk or continuity or equivalent experience

Job description

Job Description

Group Risk and Resilience Manager - ( 251760 )

Salary £70,000 per year, 34 days off, rising to 39, and family friendly policies

Permanent, full time (37.5 hpw )

Newcastle upon Tyne, Hybrid working

We can’t offer a CoS for this role

Home, a place where you belong

Help us stay calm and capable when it matters most. If you’re ready to lead risk and resilience at a strategic level, this is your chance to make a real impact. You’ll help protect our people, homes and services when things go wrong. It’s a switch from managing plans to shaping how the whole organisation prepares, responds and recovers.

What you’ll do

Lead our enterprise risk and continuity strategy across the organisation

Guide board and executive teams to make confident, informed decisions

Set frameworks that embed risk ownership and continuity leadership

Support major incident response with calm, expert oversight

Influence a proactive, open risk culture through strategic thinking

You’ll work closely with senior leaders and governance bodies, shaping decisions at the highest level. It’s a chance to build your profile, grow your influence and lead change across departments. Be part of one of the UK’s top 10 Great Places to Work!

You have

Experience leading risk and continuity in regulated or complex settings

Confidence presenting at board level and influencing senior leaders

A qualification in risk or continuity, or equivalent experience

Strong knowledge of consumer standards, health and safety and compliance

Skills to guide, challenge and support without direct line management

You’ll work Monday to Friday and manage your own diary

We typically work on a hybrid basis with 2 days per week in our Newcastle upon Tyne head office, with the rest from home.

Our anchor day is Wednesday, and you pick your second day.

What’s in it for you?

34 days leave, rising to 39 (this includes bank holidays and a “me day”). The option to buy 5 more each year and 2 paid volunteering days each year

Health cash plan saving you (and your children) £1140+ each year covering dental, opticians, prescriptions and more

Matching pension contribution (up to 7% and life insurance of 3x basic salary)

Work your way with flexibility to balance life and work

Family friendly policies including maternity, paternity, adoption, neonatal, fertility and menopause support