Senior Risk Assurance Officer na OPERATIONS DIRECTORATE
OPERATIONS DIRECTORATE · Bedford, Reino Unido · Hybrid
- Senior
- Escritório em Bedford
About the job.
Do you have experience of delivering risk management in a regulated and complex environment?
Do you have excellent communication and stakeholder management skills?
Then National Highways has the role for you!
We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Risk Assurance Officer join our team! The role can be flexibly based in one of our UK offices which include Bedford, Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds, Manchester, Guildford and Exeter. We operate a hybrid working model and you may also be required to travel to other sites as part of your role.
You will assist the Head of Corporate Risk by providing a responsive and helpful service to clients by means of a sound and professional evaluation of risk management. This will be delivered through risk management improvement activity, assurance assignments including National Highways Management Assurance process, assurance mapping, and provision of ongoing support and guidance in line with our Corporate Risk Management Policy.
- Providing ad hoc, objective and practical support and advice to management / stakeholders on risk management arrangements in line with the Corporate Risk Policy and framework.
- Contribute to the recording and monitoring of assurance activities aligned to the four lines of assurance model, against our key and emerging principal risks.
- Contributing to the management of client relations and expectations with staff and managers at all levels.
- Leading small teams to deliver specific assignments or as part of the delivery of the risk strategy, ensuring that professional standards are adhered to and that outputs are of high quality.
- Providing challenge, support and insight to the business on all matters relating to risk and risk management.
- Delivering the National Highways Management Assurance process to meet the needs of the Board and Department for Transport.
About you.
- Qualified, or part qualified risk management professional (Institute of Risk Management or equivalent) or equivalent working experience.
- Experience of understanding complex environments, including company processes and policies, and how they inter-relate.
- Experience of analysing and conveying complex and challenging information to a variety of audiences, including senior management.
- Knowledge of audit and risk management principles and methodologies.
- Experience of working with Risk Management systems/database applications is desirable.
About us.
Here at National Highways, we manage and improve England’s motorways and major A roads, helping our customers have safer, smoother and more reliable journeys. Our priorities are safety, customers and delivery, and at the core of this, are our values of passion, integrity, safety, teamwork and ownership.
Business Services plays a crucial role in supporting the efficient operation and growth of the strategic road network. We provide a wide range of essential services across the organisation, ensuring that all functions run smoothly and effectively. We work behind the scenes to support the delivery of high-quality infrastructure and services, ensuring that National Highways meets its commitments to safety, sustainability, and customer satisfaction.
Our key areas of focus include procurement, finance, human resources, IT, and strategic planning. We ensure the company operates efficiently, delivers projects on time and within budget, and meets the needs of stakeholders. By offering expert advice, managing resources, and driving operational excellence, we support National Highways in achieving its mission of maintaining and improving the road network across the country.
External candidates will be offered a starting salary at the lower end of the pay scale, while current employees will be appointed in accordance with our established pay policy.
We are committed to creating a diverse environment and welcome applicants from all backgrounds.
Company
Why you should join us
At National Highways we believe in a connected country. We are passionate about creating a culture where colleagues feel connected, included and enjoy greater wellbeing to achieve this. We’re proud that as an organisation we are continually striving to do better and actively encourage and support our colleagues to do the same with their careers.
So, if you put safety first, take ownership of your work, show passion for what you do, work effectively in a team, and demonstrate integrity in how you do it – then you’ll be a great fit for our organisation.
A connected and sustainable working approach has been adopted across National Highways. For some roles, this means being able to work in a hybrid way spending up to 60% of time working from a remote location such as home.
We offer many different ways to work flexibly and we’re open to discuss part-time working, job shares, and flexible start and finish times.
Please wait until the interview stage before asking us about flexibility, and we will explore what is possible.
Our benefits package
- Our total reward package includes basic salary, the potential for a performance related bonus
- Contributory pension scheme with employer contribution of up to 10%
- Annual Leave starting at 26 days (plus Bank Holidays) rising by 1 day each year up to 31 days (plus Bank Holidays)
- Flexible hours and an approach driven by connected and sustainable working which includes hybrid working
- Life assurance of 4 times annual salary
- Health and wellbeing support, including an Employee Assistance Programme, available 24/7 365 days and network of mental health first aiders. Plus access to a wellbeing app to enhance your self-care 24/7, Occupational health service and flu vaccines
- A cycle to work scheme for the purchase of a bicycle and equipment for healthy, low carbon travel
- Significant investment in your career development, through learning and development, talent management, coaching, mentoring and on job experience
And we are
- Family friendly with enhanced maternity leave and pay, paternity leave (15 days), shared parental leave, adoption leave. Plus access to financial support for holiday play schemes and paid special leave (up to 5 days pa), eg for caring responsibilities
- Money friendly with access to a discounts platform including over 3000 discounts for supermarkets, eating out, leisure, holidays. Alongside a financial wellbeing programme
- Community friendly – offering paid leave to volunteer, 3 days basic/year
If you are successful, it is key to know all offers of employment are subject to satisfactory completion of our pre-employment checks which include:
- Right to work check
- 3 year employment history references
- DBS criminal record check
- Social media and adverse journalism check
- Driving licence check (if applicable)
- Fit to work questionnaire (for all), followed by a medical check (if applicable)
- Qualifications and/or professional membership check (if applicable)
And finally
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