Group Risk Assurance Manager

Job Description

Home Based with travelLondon - £61,000 - £70,000Non London - £52,000 - £60,000Car AllowanceFlexible Benefits PackageMAXIMUS UK, a wholly-owned subsidiary of MAXIMUS, Inc., operates several business lines in the UK, including the Centre for Health and Disability Assessments, Remploy, Health Management, MAXIMUS People Services and Revitalised. MAXIMUS employs 4,000 local staff, including over 1,400 doctors, nurses, occupational therapists and other Healthcare Professionals. Operating from more than 270 locations in the UK, MAXIMUS is one of the largest providers of employment, health and disability support programmes in the country.Job Summary• Subject-Matter-Expert in Risk Management and Business Continuity Planning• Supports the UK Head of Quality, Safety and Risk Management in planning, designing and implementing an overall risk and Business Continuity Management process that identifies, assesses and monitors MAXIMUS UK Services Ltd business risks• Partners with key stakeholders to develop and implement standards, processes, programs, and best practices related to risk management.• Leads the identification, communication, measurement, and management of company-wide risk.• Development and implementation policies and process that help reduce the company’s overall risk• Project manages the development and implementation of the MAXIMUS UK Services Ltd, Business Continuity Management plan, overseeing the management and implementation of the plan upon implementation.Key Responsibilities• Develop, implement and maintain a robust internal risk management framework that identifies, assesses and monitors business risks to capture but not limited to the following:-o Corporate risks - operating within powers, fulfilling statutory responsibilities and ensuring accountability.o Strategic risks - a significant risk that will impact organisation wide.o Operational Risks - that impacts on operational achievemento Financial risks - associated with achievement of planned budgets, reduction in costs and revenue growtho Reputational risks - associated with quality of services, communication with customers, staff and stakeholders;o Environmental risks including health and safety - ensuring the well-being of staff, visitors and the environmental whilst using company premises and any significant aspects from the products, services or activities the company operate do not have any high risk associated.• Facilitate the maintenance and update of a Strategic and Operational Risk Registers to:o Capture the Risko Assess Probability and Impact o Contingency planning and o Mitigation • Inspire and Influence teams and leadership to:o Take ownership of their respective risk registers as a tool to manage their businesso Improve awareness of risk and risk management relevant to roleo Be open and comfortable about identifying/declaring risk as a vehicle to gain support for mitigation • Review and report on the effectiveness of the risk management controls and identification if further action is required• Escalate if required further action needed if a significant risk poses a threat to the business• Summaries and report on key emerging risks and ensure that leadership teams review the risk register on a regular basis and action any significant risks where the controls could be improved• Reconcile any joint commercial risk registers with the business risk management framework risk registers in terms of how the risks register feed into one another and confidentiality.• Develops business continuity and disaster recovery plans• Oversees testing, emergency response, and recovery.• Guides the selection of operating strategies for the continuation of the business within a recovery time objective.• Providing support and expertise during live events• Conducting, communicating, and maintaining business continuity lifecycle planning and business impact analysis.• Monitoring and reporting on the compliance of business continuity processes, readiness, events and exercise results.• Oversee and manage the preparation, facilitation and logistics of BCM and risk related external audits/accreditation assessments, working with commissioning body audit teams and assessors to support external review and audit, as requiredExperience Required• Professional Risk Manager (PRM) certification may be beneficial• Thorough understanding of the business or organisations goals and values• Previous experience of working in risk management and business continuity planning (BCM) with working knowledge of ISO22301• Project management experience helpfulIndividual competencies • Strong influencing skills appropriate to complex stakeholder environments • Excellent communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively with:o Leadership teams, senior management and key stakeholders to adapt workloads in a changing environment• Strong interpersonal skills, specifically around listening, questioning and building relationships. • Influencing and negotiation skills that promote understanding, commitment and action• Strong written communication skills with the ability to produce clear accurate reports, statistics and documentation• Ability to prioritise tasks effectively and distil complex requirements into simple protocols• Planning and organising skills.• Ability to analyse information and trends, draw conclusions and develop action plans• Computer, data entry and MS Office skills.• Flexibility to work across all MAXIMUS UK Services Ltd contracts and geography as required.• Ability to travel independently throughout the UK as required