Enterprise Risk Manager

Overview

Company

Description:

We supervise the island's financial services industry for compliance with both conduct and prudential requirements, and under the anti-money laundering (AML), countering financing of terrorism (CFT), and countering proliferation financing (CPF) framework. The JFSC is one of the few regulators globally to benefit from the Regulator and the entity Registrar operating under a single financial services commission.

Position

Division:
Risk & Legal

The Risk & Legal division comprises Enterprise Risk Management, Regulatory Risk and Legal professionals. Collectively the team provides trusted advice and risk stewardship to the JFSC, helping to mitigate risk and maximise opportunities for the organisation to meet its strategic objectives.

Team:
Enterprise Risk Management

The Enterprise Risk (ERM) team identifies, assesses, and monitors risks that could impact the JFSC's strategic and operational objectives. The ERM team incorporates data protection, business continuity and assurance, and works across alongside all divisions of the JFSC to undertake analysis and provide guidance to senior leadership that informs risk-based decision-making and prioritisation. The team also helps to develop frameworks, policies and controls that ensure risks are effectively managed across the organisation.

Enterprise Risk Manager (Permanent / Full-time)

The successful candidate will join the JFSC at a key stage in its development, as it seeks to play an enhanced role in the continued success of Jersey as a highly regarded International Financial Centre. The candidate will be accountable for delivering the following outcomes:

• Advance and embed the JFSC's ERM framework, ensuring it continues to mature and drive meaningful organisational values
• Build strong stakeholder relationships and improve understanding of 1 / 2 line responsibilities in risk management across the organisation
• Translate ERM data into high-quality, insightful reporting to both the JFSC's Executive and Board of Commissioners
• Facilitate effective Risk and Control Self-Assessments (RCSA), Control Testing and Root Cause Analysis of Incidents & Issues, constructively challenging others where appropriate

The Enterprise Risk Manager helps to strengthen the JFSC's ability to deliver on its statutory objectives and strategic ambitions by embedding and developing effective, proportionate and forward-looking enterprise risk management across the organisation.

The role enhances decision-making and prioritisation by providing the Executive and Board with high-quality, insightful risk analysis and reporting. By translating complex risk data into clear, usable intelligence, the role ensures that leadership can confidently set priorities, allocate resources, and respond proactively to emerging risks that could affect the JFSC's objectives or Jersey's reputation as an international financial centre.

Success looks like providing clear, credible risk insight that enables confident decision-making and keeps the organisation within its risk appetite.

• Enterprise risks are well-defined and actively managed, supported by proactive risk practices, effective controls, and meaningful KRIs that inform day-to-day decisions.
• Governance processes run smoothly and efficiently, with risk committees receiving concise, decision-ready information, and actions, incidents, and issues progressing in a timely manner.
• Colleagues across the JFSC feel positively engaged with risk, viewing it as an enabler, and they proactively seek guidance from the ERM team as a trusted partner.
• Risk issues and incidents are surfaced and addressed quickly, with a strong emphasis on understanding root causes, enhancing controls, and driving better outcomes across the organisation.
• A healthy risk culture is embedded, where ownership of risk sits naturally within the business, and risk appetite helps guide both strategic and operational decisions.
• Commissioners and senior stakeholders can take assurance from the strength and maturity of the organisation's overall risk and control environment.

Are you suitable for this role?

The ideal candidate will bring solid experience in managing enterprise risk management (ERM) activities, including risks, controls, issues, and incident management. They will possess strong analytical skills, with the ability to interpret complex risk information and translate it into clear, actionable insights. With a naturally curious mindset, they will be confident in constructively challenging assumptions and practices to drive continuous improvement.

They will demonstrate a strong sense of ownership, self-motivation, and excellent communication and influencing skills, enabling effective collaboration across all levels. A strategic and proactive approach to work is essential, along with the ability to build positive working relationships.

Experience with the Data Protection (Jersey) Law 2018 or willingness…