Risk Officer

New Yesterday

Risk Officer - Contract (Inside IR35) Rate:

£350-£450/day Length:

12 months + Location:

Somerset (Hybrid) - typically 2-3 days/week on-site on business need (often around reporting cycles)

The client

A

MoD government agency

with a strong focus on governance, risk and assurance.

The role

You'll support a Business Assurance function to strengthen risk management and governance oversight-supporting senior leadership reporting, risk workshops, and continuous improvement of risk tools and processes.

Key responsibilities

Maintain and update strategic/corporate risk registers (quarterly+)

Plan and facilitate risk workshops; capture and assess emerging risks

Draft monthly/quarterly updates for senior leadership and assurance committees (incl. deep dives)

Improve risk reporting dashboards and maintain risk portals/SharePoint content

Track mitigations/actions, drive updates with risk owners, and maintain schedules/plans

Support updates to risk policy/process/templates aligned to government risk guidance

Provide stakeholder support across directorates and mentor risk focal points

General admin: meeting organisation, documentation upkeep, assurance mapping, audit/risk schedules

Skills & experience required

IRMCert (or equivalent)

and/or

3-5+ years' enterprise risk management experience

Experience producing governance/risk reporting for senior stakeholders / boards / committees

Strong communication and influencing skills

Strong organisation skills; able to manage competing priorities

Excellent MS Office skills (Excel/PowerPoint/Word), MS Teams, SharePoint

Must be able to meet

UK government security vetting requirements

Interested?

Send CV and availability and we'll arrange a quick call.

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Location:
United Kingdom
Job Type:
FullTime
Category:
Finance