Risk & Governance Manager

Summary: The Risk & Governance Manager role involves overseeing and optimizing risk management processes to ensure effective identification, management, and reporting of risks. The position requires collaboration with stakeholders and senior management to inform decision-making and ensure compliance with governance standards. The role is based in Taunton and demands a proactive approach to developing and implementing governance frameworks. The manager will also mentor Risk Focal points and report escalated risks to the Executive Leadership Team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Oversee and optimise effective risk management to enable risks to be appropriately identified, managed, reported and escalated;
• Ensure risks inform decision making, in relation to risk appetite and the organisation's corporate and business planning and other relevant business and change processes;
• Drive the development, implementation and support of governance, and ensure compliance and identify where governance is not functioning appropriately;
• Provide advice on the management and coordination of the governance functions, ensuring best practice processes, standards and templates for governance are developed and implemented;
• Manage the overall process in relation to how risks are managed, including being the Risk Management Lead and liaising with stakeholders and senior managers (including the Executive Leadership Team - ELT) across the business;
• Report escalated risks to ELT and Audit Risk & Assurance Committee;
• Oversee and maintain Risk Management Policies and Processes and wider relevant policies, application and alignment to the audit schedules being risk based;
• Support the development of the Risk Focal points through frequent mentoring as required;
• Provide specialist advice on the management and coordination of the governance function, ensuring that all best practice processes, standards and templates for governance are developed and implemented;
• Drive the development, implementation and support of governance; to ensure compliance; identifying where governance is not functioning appropriately all to ensure effective and efficient operation.

Key Skills:

• Strong understanding of risk management frameworks and governance processes;
• Experience in managing and reporting risks to senior management;
• Ability to develop and implement governance standards and best practices;
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills;
• Experience in mentoring and developing team members;
• Proficiency in risk management software and tools.

Salary (Rate): £520

City: Taunton

Country: UK

Working Arrangements: on-site

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: Mid-Level

Industry: Other