Risk Manager (Contract)
Location: Flexible / Hybrid (occasional European travel)
Day Rate: Up to £600 (DOE)
Contract Length: 6 Months (Immediate Start)
Overview
We are supporting a leading organisation undergoing a broader transformation programme, with a focus on strengthening enterprise risk management and governance frameworks.
An experienced Risk Manager is required to deliver a bottom-up risk assessment across key business areas, working closely with stakeholders across Finance, Legal, Compliance, and international operations.
Key Responsibilities
1. Enterprise Risk Assessment (Primary Focus)
- Conduct bottom-up risk assessments across multiple business functions
- Engage with stakeholders at all levels, from operational teams to senior leadership
- Facilitate risk discussions, asking insightful and challenging questions
- Identify, assess, and document key risks across the organisation
- Develop and maintain structured and high-quality risk registers
- Provide clear, well-articulated risk insights and reporting outputs
- Support consistency and best practice in risk identification and evaluation
2. Governance & Material Controls (Desirable)
- Support or contribute to the design and assessment of material controls frameworks
- Provide input into governance processes aligned to the UK Corporate Governance Code
- Experience with Provision 29 (risk and internal controls reporting) is advantageous
- Assist in strengthening governance and compliance reporting standards
3. Risk Systems & Data Management
- Work within SureCloud (or similar risk management systems)
- Input, manage, and maintain risk assessment data
- Ensure risk data is accurate, structured, and up to date
- Support reporting outputs and system utilisation across the business
Candidate Profile
Experience & Technical Skills
- Strong experience in enterprise risk management within industry (non-FS)
- Proven track record delivering risk assessments and maintaining risk registers
- Good understanding of governance, controls, and compliance frameworks
- Exposure to risk systems such as SureCloud (or similar)
- Experience working across multiple business functions
Stakeholder & Communication Skills
- Confident and credible communicator
- Able to engage effectively with both senior and operational stakeholders
- Comfortable constructively challenging and influencing decision-making
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build relationships quickly
Personal Attributes
- Practical and pragmatic approach (not overly technical)
- Curious, inquisitive, and willing to ask the right questions
- Self-starter who can work independently
- Highly organised and detail-focused
- Proactive and solutions-oriented
Additional Information
- Immediate start required
- Occasional European travel may be required
- Must be comfortable working under NDA
- Opportunity to play a key role in strengthening enterprise risk capability
