Risk Oversight Manager

Notting Hill Genesis; City Of London; On-site; GBP 61,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading housing association in London seeks a Risk Oversight Manager to enhance organizational resilience through effective risk management. This role involves overseeing risk frameworks, assuring compliance with regulations, and collaborating with various departments. The ideal candidate will have a professional qualification in risk management and proven experience in assurance and governance. The position offers a salary range of £61,350 - £68,167 per year, along with various employee benefits.

Benefits

Excellent annual leave allowance

Generous pension scheme

Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption pay

Employee assistance programs

Health cash plan

Staff discounts

Interest free loans

Cycle to work scheme

Life Assurance x 4 annual salary

Qualifications

• Professional qualification in risk management, internal audit, finance, or related discipline required.
• Proven experience in risk management or internal audit within a complex organisation.
• Strong understanding of risk frameworks and regulatory environments.

Responsibilities

• Manage and develop NHG's risk oversight processes.
• Collaborate with senior stakeholders to ensure risks are understood.
• Support scenario planning, stress testing, and thematic risk reviews.

Skills

Expert challenge and risk insight

Excellent analytical skills

Strong communication and influencing skills

Track record of leading improvements

Education

Professional qualification in risk management or related discipline

Job description

Summary

What's it all about

As the Risk Oversight Manager, you will play a central role in strengthening NHG's organisational resilience by leading the oversight, monitoring, and coordination of risk management activities across the business. Reporting to the Head/Director of Risk/Assurance/Compliance, you will ensure that risk frameworks, controls, and reporting processes are robust, transparent, and support informed, strategic decision‑making.

You’ll drive the development and continuous improvement of NHG's risk management approach, supporting directorates in identifying and managing risks, assuring the effectiveness of controls, and ensuring compliance with regulatory and governance requirements.

How you'll make a difference

Your role is pivotal in nurturing a customer‑centric culture across the organisation. The Risk Oversight Manager will be responsible for identifying, analysing, and managing risks that could impact the organisation’s objectives. This role involves assessing financial, operational, and strategic risks, developing risk mitigation strategies, and implementing controls to minimise exposure. The Risk Oversight Manager will collaborate with various departments to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and best practices in risk management. The Risk Oversight Manager will work closely with the wider business, to lead the implementation of the risk management lifecycle for both risks and risk events, ensuring a consistent understanding, interpretation and adoption of the Enterprise Risk Management Framework and related policies and tools.

How you'll do it

• Manage and develop NHG's risk oversight processes, ensuring consistency and alignment with organisational objectives.
• Provide constructive challenge and independent oversight of directorate risk assessments and mitigation plans.
• Collaborate with senior stakeholders to ensure risks are understood and appropriately managed.
• Ensure efficient systems and processes are in place for risk data collection, analysis, and reporting.
• Support scenario planning, stress testing, and thematic risk reviews.
• Contribute to the development of governance papers and committee reports, ensuring high‑quality and accuracy.
• Keep abreast of sector trends, regulatory changes, and best practice in risk management—translating learning into improved organisational processes.

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:

• Professional qualification in risk management, internal audit, finance, or related discipline (e.g., IRM, IIA, CCAB, or equivalent).
• Proven experience in risk management, assurance, governance, or internal audit within a complex organisation.
• Strong understanding of risk frameworks, regulatory environments, and organisational governance.
• Demonstrable experience in providing expert challenge and risk insight at senior levels.
• Excellent analytical skills, with the ability to distil complex information into clear, actionable advice.
• Strong communication and influencing skills, with experience managing relationships at all levels.
• Track record of leading improvements and promoting a culture of accountability and risk awareness.

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 60,000 existing homes and 10,000 more in our pipeline and we employ around 1,500 staff.

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

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/

Selection Process

Step 1: If you are interested, please send your application now! Closing date is 01 December 2025.

Step 2: Successful candidates will be asked to do an assessment

Step 3: Successful candidates will be invited to interview

Please apply for this role online. If you are not able to apply online or if you have any reasonable adjustment requirements arising from a disability or medical condition to fully participate in the recruitment process, please discuss this with our hiring team via .

Should a redeployee apply for this role, their application will be considered before any others.

This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a Basic check via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) NHG reserves the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role, so we advise you to submit your application at your earliest opportunity.

Salary range

• £61,350 - £68,167 per year