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Risk Management

What does this activity involve?

Risk professionals are responsible for ensuring an organisations risk management framework and risks are managed effectively. They work closely with other corporate functions, stakeholders and customers to monitor and facilitate the implementation of Orange Book compliant risk management practices. These roles are focused on managing uncertainty, enabling better decisions, and securing better outcomes.

Civil Service Grades
Higher Executive Officer Senior Executive Officer Grade 7 Grade 6 Senior Civil Service 1
Typical Role Responsibilities
  • Communicate the importance and benefits of risk management
  • Support the implementation of risk management processes and procedures
  • Build capacity and capability within groups of internal stakeholders
  • Support the development of insightful risk reporting
  • Manage and advise on the implementation of risk management processes and procedures and champions its importance
  • Day-to-day business partnering with risk managers and co-ordinators across the organisation
  • Support the business to identify, assess and monitor risk and to implement improvements in risk maturity
  • Develop risk management strategies, policies and procedures, and oversee their implementation
  • Design and deliver continuous improvement activity to optimise risk management practices
  • Liaise with internal and external stakeholders to build organisational capacity and capability
  • Develop risk management strategies and policies, and oversee their implementation
  • Drive and direct continuous improvement activity to optimise risk management practices and associated changes
  • Liaise with internal and external stakeholders to build organisational capacity and capability
  • Lead an organisation's risk framework, strategy and provide oversight of risk matters
  • Influence and inform the governing body and decision makers on risk management strategies
  • Lead and influence the direction and profile of risk management and capability within an organisation
Entry Route

HEO roles as a Risk Advisor, Risk Officer, Risk Analyst or similar

SEO roles as Risk Lead, Risk Analyst, RM Business Partner or similar

G7 roles as Head of Risk Management, Senior Risk Lead or similar

G6 roles as Head of Risk Management, Deputy Chief Risk Officer or similar

Typical qualifications & professional memberships

Recommended, achieved or working towards:

Recommended, achieved or working towards:

Recommended, achieved or working towards:

Essential, achieved or working towards:

  • IRM Certificate/ Diploma in Enterprise Risk Management (or equivalent)
  • Relevant professional qualification (such as qualified with CCAB, CIMA or equivalent)

Essential, achieved or working towards:

  • IRM Certificate/ Diploma in Enterprise Risk Management (or equivalent)
  • Relevant professional qualification (such as qualified with CCAB, CIMA or equivalent)