Risk and Assurance Manager

Overview

Job Advert Risk and Assurance Manager

Location:

Manchester City Centre Job Type: Full-time Basic Salary: up to £60,000 dependent on experience.

About us:

Evolution Money is a Certified B Corp with a social purpose.

At Evolution Money, our mission is to redefine financial inclusion by providing bespoke lending solutions to UK homeowners. We are committed to empowering individuals and fostering long-term financial well-being. Through innovative and purpose-driven approaches, we aim to challenge traditional norms and create a pathway for those who might be overlooked by conventional financial institutions.

About the team:
The Compliance, Oversight, Risk and Assurance team ensures the organisation meets regulatory expectations, manages key risks, and maintains strong governance. The team covers a range of specialist areas including Compliance Oversight, Outcomes Monitoring, Conduct Risk, Horizon Scanning, Regulatory Liaison, Data Protection, Financial Crime, Regulatory Policy, Governance, Whistleblowing, Complaints, Customer Communications, Consumer Duty reporting, and regulatory permissions. Within the team, the Risk & Assurance function provides independent challenge and oversight.

Assurance delivers objective testing of controls and oversight mechanisms, giving evidence that risks are well managed and controls operate effectively. Risk Management oversees the Enterprise Risk Management framework, including risk appetite, incident management, monitoring, and reporting. Together, these functions help ensure risks are understood, controls remain effective, and the organisation operates safely and compliantly.

The role:

Part of the Compliance, Oversight, Risk, and Assurance team, reporting to the Director of Risk & Compliance, you’ll be responsible for leading the organisation’s Risk & Assurance activities. This includes delivering independent assurance reviews that validate the effectiveness of key controls and oversight mechanisms and managing the Enterprise Risk Management framework to ensure risks are identified, assessed, and managed in line with the organisation’s risk appetite.

You will provide expert challenge, insight, and reporting to senior leaders, helping to strengthen governance, improve control effectiveness, and support a strong risk culture across the business. This is an excellent opportunity to become a valued member of Team Evo and grow with us.

• Support the Director of Risk & Compliance in all relevant risk & assurance activities across the Evolution Group of companies.
• Effectively manage the Risk and Assurance team to execute the Risk & Assurance Plan, ensuring alignment with regulatory expectations, emerging risks, and organisational priorities.
• Lead the delivery of independent assurance reviews to assess the effectiveness of first line controls, oversight mechanisms, and risk management practices.
• Produce clear, high‑quality assurance reports with actionable findings, recommendations, and insights for senior leadership and governance committees.
• Oversee the Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) framework, ensuring risks are identified, assessed, monitored, and reported consistently across the organisation.
• Manage the risk appetite framework, supporting the organisation in setting, reviewing, and operating within agreed thresholds.
• Lead the investigation, analysis, and reporting of risk incidents, ensuring root causes are understood and corrective actions are implemented.
• Provide expert challenge and guidance to business areas on risk exposures, control effectiveness, and remediation plans.
• Maintain risk registers, dashboards, and reporting packs, ensuring timely and accurate information for executive and board‑level committees.
• Support horizon scanning by identifying emerging risks, themes, and regulatory developments that may impact the organisation.
• Strengthen risk culture through engagement, training, and proactive support to first line teams.
• Liaise with internal and external auditors, regulators, and other assurance providers to ensure effective coordination and consistent messaging.
• Drive continuous improvement across both risk and assurance activities, embedding…