Integrated Risk Manager
Job Introduction
You’ll be joining the Strategic Planning, Analysis, Risk & Assurance (SPARA) team in the Route Services function. We are expanding our team and looking for experienced professionals to help us develop and deliver our assurance programme including risk, audits, compliance reviews and reactive and ad hoc assurance deep dives across the Route Services function.
Our Risk team ensure our leadership team are aware of anything that might impact what we deliver. You’ll be a critical part of the team providing senior level reporting. You’ll collaborate closely with colleagues to establish programme and project risk management across a function within Route Services.
You will provide practical risk management, internal mitigations, controls and process improvement solutions whilst gaining valuable experience and exposure working with a variety of senior stakeholders, with opportunities to grow knowledge of the Route Services function and Network Rail.
Main Responsibility
An exciting opportunity has come up to work in our Enterprise Risk and Compliance team on a permanent basis as an Integrated Risk Manager.
As our dedicated Integrated Risk Manager, you will be responsible for managing project, programme and portfolio risk and compliance within one of the business functions in Route Services.
You will work closely with internal audit, group risk and other senior stakeholders in relation to enterprise risk and provide valuable reporting information for quarterly business assurance committees.
Ideally, you will have experience in working in a complex organisation, a background in risk and have a detailed understanding of how we specifically manage our risk process as an organisation.
What will you be doing?
- Provide leadership and guidance in the concept of risk management, value management and lessons learnt.
- Facilitate business units through the integrated risk management process.
- Provide specialist advice to managers to enable the prioritisation of business risk using the integrated risk process, thereby supporting the development of a suitable risk based business plans and an independent, coherent and consistent evaluation of risk across the business.
- Monitor overall compliance with risk management processes, criteria and procedures. Support the functions in achieving compliance with the process.
- Align and maintain business unit risk data with the strategic risks.
- Own and manage a high level risk register for the business.
- Facilitate risk workshops making sure attendees are educated in their role, the process, the assessment criteria and their post workshop responsibilities.
- Identify and implement quality and efficiency improvement initiatives.
The Ideal Candidate
You will need to have the following:
- Trained and experienced facilitator with proven experience of facilitating multifunctional groups of senior managers.
- Proven influencing and interpersonal and communications skills, both verbal and written
- Detailed understanding of risk process and their application in operational risk assessment methods.
- Detailed understanding of Network Rail’s integrated risk management process.
Desirable
You do not need to have the following, but it would be good to have:
- Membership of the Institute of Risk Management or Association for Project Management Risk Practitioner.
- Proven process management and process improvement experience.
- Detailed understanding of the railway industry, its key business processes and interfaces.
- Proven experience of working in a safety critical industry.
- Educated to degree level.
We are committed to a diverse workplace enriched with representation from diverse cultures, backgrounds and skills. We pride ourselves on creating an environment where difference is embraced, and individuals can thrive. We recognise that the success of the team is dependent on a multi-cultural, multi-disciplined group of individuals, aligned to deliver successful solutions.
At Network Rail, we have a number of employee networks to reflect our diverse population and help to raise issues to the wider workforce and support their membership and support our Everybody Matters strategy, led by our central Diversity & Inclusion team. We have Diversity & Inclusion Champions who take part and lead on many activities, to drive through more initiatives to support an inclusive environment for all its people and promote a professional and positive working environment. For more information on Diversity & Inclusion at Network Rail, please follow this link
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Package Description
Vacancy type: Permanent, 35 hours per week, Hybrid working of 2/3 days in the office. We welcome applications from those seeking flexible or part time hours.
Location: The Quadrant, Milton Keynes
Closing date: 1st May 2024
Interviews will take place W/C 13/05/24, these will be held Virtually
Band & Salary: 3A
About the Company
We’re an organisation where people matter. We matter to millions.
We offer excellent benefits, including:
🌞 Generous annual leave (28 days plus statutory days), with the option to buy/sell days.
✨ Defined benefit pension scheme.
🚂 75% subsidy on rail and underground season tickets.
🚂 Up to 75% off leisure travel for you and your family (subject to terms and conditions)
🎟️ Interest-free travel loan for train and car park season tickets.
🎁 Discounts at stations with your Network Rail pass.
🌍 Flexible/hybrid working arrangements.
🕊️ Volunteer leave to make a positive impact.
❤ Healthcare Scheme, GymPass discounts, Cycle to work plus more.
🧸 We offer generous maternity, paternity, and adoption leave to support our employees during significant life moments
Our role is to run a safe, reliable and efficient railway, serving customers and communities. We exist to get people and goods where they need to be and to support our country’s economic prosperity. Safety is our number one priority.
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