Risk and Assurance Manager

Job summary

The Infected Blood Compensation Authority (IBCA) is a new arm’s-length body set up, at unprecedented pace, to administer compensation to people whose lives have been impacted by the infected blood scandal.

IBCA will ensure payment is made in recognition of the wrongs experienced by those who have been infected by HIV, Hepatitis B or C, as well as those who love and care for them. They have been frustrated and distressed by the delays in achieving proper recognition, and we must help put this right.

We are committed to putting the infected and affected blood community at the centre of every decision we make and every step we take to build our organisation to deliver compensation payments.

Job description

The Risk Manager will lead the development and embedding of effective risk management across IBCA, helping the organisation identify, understand and manage the risks that could affect delivery of its strategic objectives. The role will provide leadership, advice and constructive challenge to senior leaders, risk owners and teams across IBCA, ensuring that risk is actively managed and that high-quality risk information supports effective governance and decision-making.

The Risk Manager will be responsible for leading and developing IBCA’s approach to risk management and ensuring it is practical, proportionate and embedded across the organisation. You will lead the continued development of IBCA’s risk management framework, strengthen organisational risk maturity and support the effective management of principal, cross-cutting and emerging risks.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and implementation of IBCA’s risk management framework, policy and supporting processes.
• Support senior leaders and risk owners to identify, assess, manage and escalate principal and emerging risks.
• Provide constructive challenge on risk scoring, controls, mitigations and actions.
• Produce clear risk insight and reporting for senior governance forums, including ExCo and relevant committees.
• Lead risk deep dives, thematic reviews and activity to improve organisational risk maturity.
• Support the development and use of risk appetite and tolerance in planning and decision-making.
• Build risk capability across IBCA through guidance, coaching and training.
• Work closely with assurance, governance and delivery colleagues to identify gaps, dependencies and areas requiring further attention.
• Line manage and develop the Risk Officer.

Essential criteria

• You will have strong risk management experience, sound judgement and the confidence to work with and challenge senior stakeholders.
• You will be able to turn complex risk information into clear insight, build effective relationships and help embed practical risk management across the organisation.
• Experience working with Strategic level risks.
• Knowledge of the orange book.
• Experience leading a team in a fast-moving environment.

Additional information

A minimum 60% of your working time should be spent at your principal workplace. Although requirements to attend other locations for official business will also count towards this level of attendance.

Benefits

• Premium allowance paid monthly after probation
• Learning and development tailored to your role
• An environment with flexible working options
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service Pension which provides an attractive pension, benefits for dependants and employer contributions of 28.97%
• 32.5 days of paid annual leave plus 8 bank holidays
• Family friendly policies to support you and your everyday responsibilities
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave, up to 12 months shared parental leave