Risk and Assurance Officer

Notting Hill Genesis Group; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working opportunities

Generous pension scheme

Employee assistance

Health cash plan

Cycle to work scheme

Life Assurance x 4 annual salary

Job summary

Notting Hill Genesis Group is seeking a Risk and Assurance Officer to strengthen risk management and assurance arrangements within the Enterprise Risk Management Team. You will provide independent oversight, challenge and reporting to support informed decision-making across the organisation.

You will identify and assess risks, maintain risk registers, undertake assurance reviews, monitor audit actions and deliver insightful reports to senior leadership and governance committees.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting risk management, risk assessments and reporting.
• Knowledge of internal controls, assurance frameworks and governance practices.
• Experience undertaking assurance reviews or control testing.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Support risk identification and management across the organisation.
• Maintain risk registers and assurance reviews.
• Monitor audit actions and provide reporting for decision-making.
• Analyse risk trends and control effectiveness for governance.
• Prepare risk and assurance reports for leadership and committees.
• Support governance forums including Audit and Risk Committee reporting.

Skills

Risk management

Risk reporting

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Communication

Excel

PowerPoint

Education

IIA qualification or equivalent

IRM qualification

ISO 31000 knowledge

Tools

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Risk management systems

Job description

What you’ll do

As a Risk and Assurance Officer, you will play a key role in strengthening Notting Hill Genesis’ risk management and assurance arrangements. Working within our Enterprise Risk Management Team, you will provide independent oversight and constructive challenge to ensure risks, controls and governance processes are effectively managed across the organisation.

You’ll work closely with operational teams and senior stakeholders to support risk identification, maintain risk registers, undertake assurance reviews, monitor internal audit actions and provide insightful reporting that enables informed decision-making.

How you’ll do it

• Support business areas in identifying, assessing and managing risks in line with the Enterprise Risk Management Framework.
• Provide guidance and challenge to managers on risk assessments, controls and mitigation plans.
• Maintain and review risk registers to ensure risks are accurately articulated and effectively controlled.
• Undertake assurance reviews and control testing to assess the effectiveness of key controls.
• Maintain the organisation’s Assurance Map and support the three lines of defence model.
• Monitor and validate internal and external audit actions, ensuring timely completion and robust evidence.
• Prepare risk and assurance reports for senior leadership, Executive Board and governance committees.
• Analyse risk trends, emerging risks and control effectiveness to support strategic decision-making.
• Support governance forums, including Audit and Risk Committee reporting.

The ideal candidate

We believe great service starts with great people, and we are committed to recruiting and developing passionate, enthusiastic, and talented individuals who can add value to our thriving organisation.

Pending confirmation of legislative changes, this role may require a qualification to demonstrate competence. If not already qualified, there may be an expectation to study towards a professional qualification.

Essential

• Experience supporting risk management, risk assessments and risk reporting.
• Knowledge of internal controls, assurance frameworks and governance practices.
• Experience undertaking assurance reviews, control testing or audit-related activities.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication abilities.
• Ability to challenge constructively and influence positive outcomes.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and risk management systems.

Desirable

• Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) qualification or equivalent.
• Institute of Risk Management (IRM) qualification.
• Knowledge of ISO 31000, COSO ERM or similar frameworks.

What’s in it for you?

Once you join us, you’ll find plenty of opportunities to grow within our organisation. You’ll also have access to a wide range of learning opportunities to help you achieve and maximise your potential.

Benefits include:

• Excellent annual leave allowance and flexible working opportunities (qualifying period may apply)
• Generous pension scheme
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption pay in addition to statutory entitlements (qualifying period may apply)
• Employee assistance - free confidential advice and counselling services provided by independent specialist organisations.
• Health cash plan
• Staff discounts - we give our staff access to discounts at hundreds of major retailers, gyms, restaurants, entertainment, days out, insurance, and much more.
• Interest free loans - season ticket loan, tenancy deposit loan, and training loan
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Life Assurance x 4 annual salary

All about us

Notting Hill Genesis is a not‑for‑profit organisation providing affordable homes for Londoners and it is now one of the largest housing associations in London. We are both a landlord and a developer, with more than 65,000 existing homes and 10,000 more in our pipeline and we employ around 1,800 employees.

For more information on what we do and what makes us different please visit: https://group.nhg.org.uk/careers/

Equal opportunities

We welcome applications from everyone. We actively monitor the diversity of our workforce and strive to show equal representation throughout all levels of the organisation. We are a Stonewall Diversity Champion, a Disability Confident employer amongst other diversity commitments.

To find out more about our approach to equality, diversity and inclusion please visit: https://group.nhg.org.uk/careers/diversity-is-our-strength/