Corporate Risk Manager

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We’re looking for an exceptional Corporate Risk Manager
on a 12-month fixed-term contract to help us make a difference to our planet.

As our Corporate Risk Manager, the job may be suitable for hybrid working, which is where an employee works part of the week in the office and part of the week from home.

This is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement and the location advertised will be your contractual place of work.

Our opportunity is full time, 37 hours per week.

Our people are at the heart of what we do and we’ll do our best to agree a working pattern that works for everyone.

Whilst this is a temporary position for 12 months, there is potential for it to develop into a permanent position.

From science to technology, from meteorology to management, and from planning to communication, our expertise helps us stand out as the authority on weather accuracy and climate prediction. We help individuals, industries and government to make better decisions to stay safe and thrive. This is the Met Office. This is who we are.

• We’rea force for good - focusing on our environmental and social impact
• We’reexperts by nature - always learning and developing to do thingsbetter
• We live and breathe it - putting our purpose at the heart of decision - making
• We’rebetter together - understanding partnerships and inclusivity make usgreater
• We keep evolving - pushing boundaries to make tomorrow better for our customers

We are seeking an experienced Corporate Risk Manager to join The Met Office at an exciting point in our risk management improvement roadmap. We are looking for a forward-thinking professional who sees risk management not simply as a control function, but as a powerful enabler of innovation, transformation, and informed decision- making .

The Met Office vision is to deliver the most trusted weather and climate intelligence in a radically changing world . This is a unique opportunity to be part of a future focused and purpose driven Governance capability at the heart of the Met Office. You will build on significant progress already made in embedding a modern, enterprise-wide approach to risk management and provide continuity as we embed new ways of working and further mature our approach to risk management across the organisation..

Working closely with senior leaders, Executive teams, and Board-level committees, you will lead the development and coordination of our Enterprise risk management approach, ensuring that key risks across all categories are effectively identified, including risks that impact our critical national services and customer focused services . You will provide high-quality risk intelligence, oversight, challenge and assurance that supports the delivery of our ambitious 5 year Strategy to 2030 .

• To own and lead the continuous improvement of the Met Office ’s Enterprise Risk and Opportunity Management approach, ensuring compliance with the Met Office Governance Framework and alignment with Orange Book principles.
• Support our ExCo to identify and respond to principal risks that could impact strategy deliver, ensuring alignment with risk appetite and enabling balanced risk taking .
• Liaise directly with Domain Central Office risk coordinators to maintain monthly enterprise risk register submissions and support effective application of our Enterprise Risk Management Policy and Framework .
• Provide Enterprise Risk MI and insights to the Met Office Board, Audit & Risk Assurance Committee, ExCo and Domain Boards; challenging areas of weakness in risk control and response , including not taking enough risk, recommending actions and identifying emerging risk themes .
• Build positive relationships with key external stakeholders including our Sponsor Department (BIST) and the wider Civil Service risk community.
• Collaborate with Internal Audit on 4 lines assurance assessments and lead on year-end Orange Book compliance reporting . Ensure the risk management assurance map and maturity self-assessment is maintained, evidenced based and informs improvement plans.

The successful candidate will bring strong enterprise…