RISK AND GOVERNANCE MANAGER

ZipRecruiter; Taunton; On-site; GBP 1,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Risk and Governance Manager for a 12-month contract. The role involves overseeing risk management, ensuring compliance, and providing governance advice. Ideal candidates will have strong organisational skills and risk management qualifications. The position requires excellent communication and report writing skills, with a focus on effective collaboration across all levels of the organization.

Qualifications

• Managing overall risk processes and liaising with stakeholders.
• Providing specialist advice on governance management.
• Mentoring Risk Focal points as required.

Responsibilities

• Overseeing and optimising effective risk management.
• Driving development and implementation of governance.
• Reporting escalated risks to ELT and ARAC.

Skills

Report Writing

Communication

Organisational Skills

Numeracy

Literacy

Adaptability

Education

IRM Enterprise Risk Management Qualification

Tools

Word

Excel

MS Teams

PowerPoint

SharePoint

Job description

Job Description

The Role: Risk and Governance Manager

Contract Length: 12 Months

Rate: £500

IR35: Inside

The Risk & Governance Manager Role:

• You will be overseeing and optimising effective risk management to enable risks to be appropriately identified, managed, reported and escalated;
• Ensuring risks inform decision making, in relation to risk appetite and corporate and business planning and other relevant business and change processes;
• Driving the development, implementation and support of governance, and ensuring compliance and identifying where governance is not functioning appropriately;
• Providing advice on the management and coordination of the governance functions across the organisation, ensuring best practice processes, standards and templates for governance are developed and implemented;

The role holder is responsible for:

• Managing the overall process related to risk within the organisation, including acting as the Risk Management Lead and liaising with stakeholders and senior managers (including the Executive Leadership Team - ELT);
• Reporting escalated risks to ELT and Audit Risk & Assurance Committee (ARAC);
• Overseeing and maintaining our Risk Management Policies and Processes (POL111);
• Supporting the development of Risk Focal points through mentoring as required;
• Providing specialist advice on governance management, ensuring best practice processes, standards and templates are developed and implemented;
• Driving the development, implementation, and support of governance to ensure compliance and address areas where governance may not be functioning effectively.

Required Skills and Experience

• IRM Enterprise risk management professional qualification (desirable);
• Knowledge of risk policy/process (JSP892);
• Excellent report writing skills;
• Ability to work effectively with staff at all levels across the organisation.

Person Specification

• Strong organisational and prioritisation skills;
• Excellent numeracy and literacy skills;
• Proficiency with technology such as Word, Excel, MS Teams, PowerPoint & SharePoint;
• High attention to detail to produce accurate work;
• Excellent communication skills;
• Adaptability and openness to change.

Application deadline: Monday 19th May 2025 by 12pm