Ministry of Defence

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• About the job
• Benefits
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Centurion Building - Gosport

Abbey Wood North - Bristol

About the job

Job summary

Are you a dedicated person who is passionate about making a difference?

Would you like to work for the Ministry of Defence? 

Defence Business Services (DBS) is one of the largest shared service organisations in Europe that provides a wide range of corporate services, to over 1.2 million end users, including serving and past military and families, as well as MoD civil servants and industry. DBS delivers large scale administration and smaller specialist services to enable the wider MOD to focus on its core aims, maintaining the UK’s Defence and Security. Services include Human Resources, Pay, Veterans, Finance and Procurement. 

• Our Vision - To support UK defence customers with outstanding service every time.
• Our Mission – Together we will proudly support Defence, continuously improving and delivering flexible, timely, sustainable and value for money services that underpin the whole force and enhance operational capability. 

DBS is committed to creating a great place to work for all our colleagues. We are building an inclusive culture and respectful environment that reflects the diversity of the society. 

We want to maximise the potential of everyone who chooses to work for us through opportunities to develop your skills and experience. We also offer a range of flexible working patterns and support to make a fulfilling career accessible to you and offer a Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 28.97%. Where your role permits, we support a blended working approach alternatively known as hybrid working.

Where business needs allow, some roles may be suitable for a combination of office and home-based working. This is a non-contractual arrangement where all office-based employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in office, subject to capacity and any required workplace adjustments. 

Requirements to attend other locations for official business, or work in another MOD office, will also count towards this level of attendance. Applicants can request further information regarding how this may work in their team from the Vacancy Holder (see advert for contact details). Defence Business Services cannot respond to any questions about working arrangements. 

Come and join the DBS community today! 

Job description

The DBS Enterprise Risk Manager is the lead risk expert within Defence Business Services, responsible for the maintenance, implementation, and assurance of the Enterprise Risk Management Framework for DBS, in accordance with JSP 892 and the Orange Book. 

This post is the lead in driving risk transformation within DBS, utilising digital capabilities and reporting to enable inter-DBS risk mapping from child to adult risks, and child to child as “siblings”, as well as maintaining the digitised approaches already in place. This includes:

• Ongoing management and oversight of the Corporate Risk register, including monthly risk calls with corporate risk owners;
• Reviewing business area risk registers, digitising where needed, and providing an enterprise analytical review over risk data, as well as advice and guidance to business area risk leads;
• Maintenance of the Assumptions, Dependencies, Opportunities and Threats register for DBS;
• Oversight of all risk and business related actions that map to risks;
• Oversight of controls which map to risks, outside of the Internal Control Assurance Framework;
• Risk mapping within the Service Catalogue assurance map, ensuring risk data is captured and mapped to support resilience over service delivery; and
• Assurance reporting against the Orange Book Risk Management Framework. 

Leading on the annual update of Risk Appetite for DBS, reviewing the Orange Book and Defence guidance to ensure appetite is aligned and supports delivery. Producing the Risk Appetite and Risk Identification slide deck for presentation at the DBS Board. Reviewing risks and ensuring appetite is actively captured for all Corporate risks, whilst supporting business area risks with Risk Appetite mapping. 

Regular risk reporting, including responding to the Quarterly Performance and Risk Report issued by Defence Risk and Assurance, quarterly reporting to the DBS Board, regular reporting to the Audit and Risk Assurance Committee, as well as any other risk reporting requirements. 

Create and implement the annual deep dive programme over Corporate Risks within the DBS Board, engaging with the Secretariat to ensure reviews are included as part of the DBS Board forward plan. Producing risk deep dive information review packs for presentation during the deep dive, capturing outcomes from the deep dive and actions, following up with a summary report.

• Maintain implement, and assure the Enterprise Risk Management Framework for DBS annually, in accordance with JSP 892 and the Orange Book; 
• Management of the DBS Corporate Risk Register, engaging with risk owners monthly;
• Responding to Defence Risk and Assurance on the Quarterly Performance and Risk Report;
• Leading on the risk transformation work stream;
• Maintaining the Assumptions, Dependencies, Opportunities, and Threats register for DBS;
• Assurance over Orange Book Risk Control Framework implementation;
• Creation of the annual risk deep dive programme;
• Creation of the risk deep dive information packs and subsequent review reports;
• Creation of risk reports for governance forums;
• Annual creation of the Risk Appetite information pack and risk identification presentation for the DBS Board;
• Annual update of the DBS Risk Appetite. 

Person specification

Desirable qualifications:

• Project Management qualification (Prince, APM, Agile)
• Risk qualification with Institute of Risk Management, or equivalent

Desirable Skillsets:

• Experience in a high profile analytical role, enabling complex problem solving
• Experience in the production of Case Studies, Business Cases and Reports, providing options and recommendations to inform senior decision making.
• Interpersonal & Relationship Management skills for engaging with personnel of all grades
• Flexible & able to deliver to tight, changing timescales
• Effective written, verbal and presentational communication skills. Able to communicate in a succinct & clear manner and stand ground when needed.
• Comprehensive knowledge of Risk Management, policies and regulations

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Leadership
• Making Effective Decisions
• Communicating and Influencing
• Seeing the Big Picture
• Delivering at Pace

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £44,590, Ministry of Defence contributes £12,917 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

• An environment with flexible working options Monday-Friday 
• 25 days paid annual leave rising (1 day per year) to 30 days upon completion of 5 years’ service (pro rata). In addition to 8 public holidays per year, you will also receive leave for HM The King’s birthday
• Hybrid working where role permits
• An opportunity to be considered for Reward & Recognition- £250-£5000 per year. 
• Family-friendly policies including- parental leave and adoption leave
• Learning and development tailored to your role
• Professional and personal development of skills
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
• Minimum of 15 days special leave in a rolling 12 month period for volunteer reserve commitments
• Special paid leave to volunteer up to 6 days per year

The post does not offer relocation expenses.

Please be advised that the Department is conducting a review of all pay related allowances which could impact on those allowances that the post currently being advertised attracts.

External recruits who join the MOD who are new to the Civil Service will be subject to a six-month probation period.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.

Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

• Name : Jodie Tappenden
• Email : jodie.tappenden536@mod.gov.uk

Recruitment team

• Email : DBS-EnhancedRecruitmentTeam@mod.gov.uk

Further information

Appointment to the Civil Service is governed by the Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles. If you feel a department has breached the requirement of the Recruitment Principles and would like to raise this, please contact DBS-EnhancedRecruitmentTeam@MOD.gov.uk in the first instance. If the role has been advertised externally (outside of the Civil Service) and you are not satisfied with the response, you may bring your complaint to the Commission. For further information on bringing a complaint to the Civil Service Commission please visit their web pages: http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/civil-service-recruitment/complaints/

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