Senior Risk & Assurance Leader – Hybrid/Remote

Government Recruitment Service; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 67,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Disability Confident employer scheme

Job summary

Government Recruitment Service in Glasgow is seeking a Risk Manager to lead IBCA’s risk strategy and embed a practical risk culture. The role requires senior engagement with leaders, risk owners and governance forums to ensure high-quality information supports decisions.

You will drive risk maturity across the organisation, line-manage the Risk Officer and work in a hybrid setup with two days remote. This permanent post demands resilience in a fast-moving public-sector environment.

Qualifications

• Strong risk management experience.
• Ability to turn complex risk information into clear insight.
• Ability to build effective relationships with senior stakeholders.
• Experience leading a team in a fast-moving environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and implementation of IBCA’s risk management framework, policy and processes.
• Support senior leaders to identify, assess, manage and elevate risks.
• Provide challenge on risk scoring, controls, mitigations and actions.
• Produce risk insights and reporting for ExCo and committees.
• Lead risk deep dives and reviews to improve risk maturity.
• Coach and train risk capability across IBCA.
• Collaborate with governance and delivery teams to close gaps.

Skills

Risk management

Stakeholder engagement

Team leadership

Risk reporting

Job description

Government Recruitment Service in Glasgow is seeking a Risk Manager to lead IBCA’s risk strategy and embed a practical risk culture. The role requires senior engagement with leaders, risk owners and governance forums to ensure high-quality information supports decisions.

You will drive risk maturity across the organisation, line-manage the Risk Officer and work in a hybrid setup with two days remote. This permanent post demands resilience in a fast-moving public-sector environment.