Risk & Value Manager (6 month FTC / Secondment)
York, GB
AD HR HR NE (844012) G5
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To provide specialist support to Route teams in developing plans that identify risk, assess their impact on the business, and identify mitigation measures and internal controls necessary to manage their risk appropriately. To perform analysis, assurance and executive level reporting on risk management. To drive and embed a Risk and Value Management culture across the business and increase risk management maturity. A significant part of the role will be supporting readiness for the December 2025 timetable change.
Key Accountabilities
1. Provide leadership and guidance in the concept of risk management, value management and lessons learnt.
2. Drive the application, maturity and continuous improvement of the Enterprise Risk Framework and Risk Management Process across the North & East and East Coast Routes.
3. Facilitate business units through the risk management process.
4. Monitor and manage compliance to the Risk Management Process, procedures and appropriate standards.
5. Provide Risk Management training, guidance and support to ensure continued competency across all teams.
6. Deliver Assurance activities as specified by the Head of Quality, Risk and Assurance.
7. Perform analysis of our Risk Management activities to identify trends and insights, to ultimately inform decision making.
8. Executive level reporting.
9. Manage and/ or deliver specialist Risk and Value Management support services as directed by the Head of Quality, Risk and Assurance.
10. Management and improvement of risk management tools.
11. Actively promote Risk Management culture and improve Risk Management competency across all teams.
12. Maintain a robust view of required levels of Risk Management services and assure that suitably qualified & experienced resource is available to meet these requirements.
13. 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 plan and an independent, coherent and consistent evaluation of risk across the business.
14. Align and maintain business unit risk data with the strategic risks.
15. Facilitate risk workshops making sure attendees are educated in their role, the process, the assessment criteria and their post workshop responsibilities.
16. Identify and implement quality and efficiency improvement initiatives.
Essential
Desirable
Salary: £55,596 - £63,797
Closing date: 19 July 2025. - Late applications will not be accepted.
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This is a 6 fixed term opportunity. This role has the potential to be extended or become permanent.
This role requires a minimum working in the office 2 days a week.
What does our recruitment process look like?
1. Once you have applied, the hiring manager will look at your CV.
2. If your experience matches what we're looking for, you'll be invited to an interview.
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