Risk Officer

Risk Officer£48,000 per annum Bedford Permanent Hybrid Working Ready to make a real difference? Join us at the Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) as our Risk Officer. This is your chance to play a meaningful role in helping people across the UK build stronger financial futures and to do it as part of a supportive, energetic team.Why this role matters? The function of the role will be to support the Risk Managers and the Risk Leads in the effective management and analysis of functional / operational and change (projects and programme) risks across the organisation, contributing to the delivery of risk management activities and to provide support to the Corporate Director of Risk. This role will work closely with other members of the team and those across the organisation.Key Responsibilities:Active Risk Management / Risk Facilitation \n

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• Collaborate with risk owners to manage risk mitigation activities in response to organisational risks
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• Maintain and assist implementation of internal audit report recommendations and findings
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• Facilitate the regular review of local and centralised risk registers throughout the organisation
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• Manage internal audit and incident data inputs facilitating the resolution of themes and issues
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• Support the maintenance and coordination of Business Continuity Plans, including the monitoring of associated actions and escalation of issues where appropriate.
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• Support the coordination and oversight of business continuity testing activities, including monitoring testing frequency and escalating gaps or issues where required.
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Risk Advocation \n

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• Act as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) within the organisation for the promotion of best practice risk management in accordance with the Risk Management Approach
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• Maintain key lines of communication and support with risk champions throughout the organisation
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• Promote the function of the 3 Lines of Defence risk model and act in the 2nd line function
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• Foster a positive culture for dissemination of internal audit and incident analysis findings
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Training, Mentoring and Development \n

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• Support Risk Leads and Risk Managers in delivering risk workshops to organisational and functional stakeholders
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