Interim Risk & Policy Manager

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  • Hampstead, North West London Belsize Park, North West London
  • £64,156-71,148 per year
  • Contract
  • Full-time
  • 1 day ago
An exciting opportunity to work as an integral member of the Corporate Governance Team. The post holder will be accountable to the Director of Corporate Governance with dotted reporting lines to the Deputy Company Secretary. The post holder will have responsibility for providing leading the implementation of the risk management framework and supporting the development of a risk aware culture at all levels in the organisation, to ensure the delivery of high quality and safe services.The post holder will support directorates and divisions to deliver effective risk management and reporting processes via the Trusts risk management system. They will co-ordinate the Trusts risk processes ensuring these are escalated to the appropriate Groups and Committees and levels of internal / external oversight. Driving risk-based improvements across the organisations five strategic ambitions.By fostering strong relationships with internal and external audit teams, the post holder will identify best practice approaches to risk management and leverage from external benchmarking activities to mature the Trust's approach to risk management and strengthen the internal control environment.The post holder provides overall management for policy development and assurance across the Trust ensuring expert Trust wide support, facilitation and monitoring of progress of the two main role functions above. This includes development of the processes to support improvements in quality and efficiency.Main duties of the jobRisk Management and Assurance:Support the development of a robust Board Assurance Framework and Corporate Risk Register alongside the Deputy company Secretary.Working alongside the Deputy Company Secretary and regularly consulting with Risk Owners/ Leads across the Trust, the post holder will take a lead role concerning the development and monitoring of key performance indicators for Risk Management, across the Trust, and implement and embed robust evaluation and assurance processes.Policy Assurance:Responsible for development and implementation of the Trust-wide 'Policy on Policies'. Ensure that those responsible for developing and updating policies follow guidelines and process around policy creation and review including any statutory compliance, formatting, and equality impact assessments. Must be able to challenge senior officers on policies.Supporting the Director of Corporate Governance, work as a key active and participative member of the Trust's Policy Assurance Group, assigning policies to key members of the group for review, ensuring identified issues are documented and communicated to the policy author and overseeing that changes are completed as required to enable policy ratification and upload to the intranet.Ensure policies are developed or reviewed with an appropriate level of stakeholder engagement.About usYou will join a dedicated and dynamic team based in Belsize Park (Hampstead) in north-west London. Our hybrid working model allows for flexibility, with up a minimum of 2 days per week in the office particularly for Board of Directors, Board Committee and Council of Governors meetings. We are committed to supporting individuals from diverse backgrounds.This role is ideal for someone with experience in Risk Management and looking for the next step in their career around Governance. Strong organisational and communication skills are essential, along with attention to detail, the ability to manage multiple priorities, lead and work effectively within a team, with staff at all levels across the Organisation . If you are a motivated and experienced professional looking for the next step in your career journey, we encourage you to apply for this exciting new opportunity.DetailsDate posted02 September 2025Pay schemeAgenda for changeBandBand 8aSalary£64,156 to £71,148 a year PA inclusive of Inner London HCASContractFixed termDuration6 monthsWorking patternFull-timeReference number260-TP-982Job locationsTavistock Centre120 Belsize LaneLondonNW3 5BAJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesPlease see the person specification/ job description for a detailed description of main responsibilities. Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesPlease see the person specification/ job description for a detailed description of main responsibilities.Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential
  • Educated to degree level and / or equivalent professional qualification
  • Risk management related qualification
Desirable
  • Masters level or equivalent
Knowledge and ExperienceEssential
  • Experience of supporting with the development of Risk strategies and system development in a large and complex organisation
  • Ability to support in the delivery of high quality and tailored Risk Management training programmes for all levels of the organisation including risk assessment and management of risk registers
  • Specialist knowledge of governance arrangements, policy/document management systems
Skills and CapabilitiesEssential
  • Excellent communications skills, written and oral including highly effective report writing, policy development and Executive briefings. Ability to present highly complex data.
  • Plans and organises a broad range of complex activities, formulating and adjusting plans to reflect changing approaches or requirements
  • Able to manage and prioritise conflicting demands and meeting various deadlines required for producing highly complex tasks requiring a high level of accuracy and attention to detail
Desirable
  • Project management skills
Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential
  • Educated to degree level and / or equivalent professional qualification
  • Risk management related qualification
Desirable
  • Masters level or equivalent
Knowledge and ExperienceEssential
  • Experience of supporting with the development of Risk strategies and system development in a large and complex organisation
  • Ability to support in the delivery of high quality and tailored Risk Management training programmes for all levels of the organisation including risk assessment and management of risk registers
  • Specialist knowledge of governance arrangements, policy/document management systems
Skills and CapabilitiesEssential
  • Excellent communications skills, written and oral including highly effective report writing, policy development and Executive briefings. Ability to present highly complex data.
  • Plans and organises a broad range of complex activities, formulating and adjusting plans to reflect changing approaches or requirements
  • Able to manage and prioritise conflicting demands and meeting various deadlines required for producing highly complex tasks requiring a high level of accuracy and attention to detail
Desirable
  • Project management skills

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