Risk Manager

Job Description

LocationLisburn, Northern Ireland, BT28 3NP; Lossiemouth, Scotland, IV31 6SD; Beith, Scotland, KA15 1JT; Rosyth, Scotland, KY11 2BLAbout the jobSummaryJoin the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) and have a future that matters: Be proud; Be challenged; Be unique.DIO is passionate about ensuring that we are a top performing organisation and a great place to work. We host a diverse range of talent where everyone feels valued and supported enabling our people to flourish, bring greater creativity and innovation to achieve higher organisational performance. We are committed to being an equal opportunities employer and creating a culture where everyone can bring their whole self to work and individuality is truly appreciated. We promote and support a range of flexible working patterns enabling staff to balance home and work responsibilities. This culture of inclusion is underpinned by our 6 staff networks covering Disability, Faith and Belief, Gender Equality, LGBTQI+, Race, Social Mobility and 3 networks dealing with employee wellbeing and support: Speak Safe Volunteers, Mental Health First Aiders and Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Advisers. Our staff, future and current will be guided by the 4 Cs and we encourage you to be curious and continuously strive for improvement, collaborative in an inclusive culture, bold and resilient and committed to Defence, empowered and able to challenge so you can play a key part in shaping the direction of our organisation. DIO commits to offer its employees the following experience: • Meaningful, purposeful work • The ability to learn and grow • The right opportunities and resources • To care about your wellbeing • To feel valued and included About DIOThe Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) is the estate expert for Defence, supporting the armed forces to enable military capability by planning, building, maintaining, and servicing infrastructure. Our responsibilities include: • Plan and deliver major capital projects and lifecycle refurbishment • Provide utilities services • Manage soft facilities management (i.e. cleaning and catering) • Provide a safe place to train • Allocate Service Families Accommodation • Procure and manage routine maintenance and reactive repair • Provide a central register of asset information to advise infrastructure planning • Act as steward of the Defence estate • Provide the unarmed guarding service We employ approximately 4,900 staff from a very diverse range of professions, and we work across the world; in Germany, Cyprus and the Falkland Islands, Norway, Poland, Kenya, Belize, Nepal and Oman. You can view our YouTube video to see more about our workJob descriptionThe ChallengeThis is an exciting opportunity for a talented Risk Manager to join a successful and dynamic team. The Risk Manager is a newly created post that sits within the Regional Support Team. This high profile and challenging role will provide a significant sense of achievement in supporting the delivery of complex multi-million-pound Facilities Management Contracts across the region. As a member of the Regional Support Team, you are required to contribute to the leadership and strategic management of the estate providing guidance to the DIO personnel. The Risk Manager has a critical role in developing the Risk and Performance processes under the Hard Facilities Management (HFM) contract which is due to be replaced in 2021. The Risk Manager will lead in developing the risk and performance framework for Regional Delivery, Scotland & Northern Ireland and thereafter maintaining. The Risk Manager will support the development of the Regional Delivery Risk and Performance Management strategy supporting colleagues across the region to ensure the organisation has a robust risk and performance regime. Post LocationThe post will be based at either Lisburn, Northern Ireland, Lossiemouth, Scotland, Beith, Scotland or Rosyth, Scotland. Work location to be agreed with the successful candidate.ResponsibilitiesMain Responsibilities• Lead the Risk Management activities in relation to the region’s Hard FM and Soft FM contracts. This will include ensuring readiness for the new Hard FM contract. • Support the Performance and Engagement Manager in the implementation of the Performance Management strategy for the new Hard FM contract. This will include the continued development of processes to support performance assessment and evaluation. • Responsible for leading risk management activities for the region including reporting, identification, mitigation and implementation of risk activities. • Lead the continued development, co-ordination and implementation of Regional Delivery, Scotland & Northern Ireland Risk and Issue Management strategy. • Drive continuous improvement across the region in relation to risk management, working in collaboration with colleagues to make sure the Risk and Issue Management strategy is visible across the region and actively engaging staff to deliver required outputs under a culture of continuous improvement. • Provide risk and performance training and guidance to the DIO personnel across the region • Build and maintain strong relationships with colleagues specifically the Corporate Risk and Compliance Team.BehavioursWell assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

Leadership

Managing a Quality Service

Changing and Improving

Communicating and Influencing

We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:

Leadership

Managing a Quality Service

Benefits We enable our people to work at the right place, with the right people, at the right time. We believe that if we look after our people they will be passionate about delivering great things for our customers. We understand the importance of life outside of work and our industry leading flexible working practices, digital technology and modern workspaces will give you the opportunity to enjoy a healthy work-life balance. The MOD Discover My Benefits page lists the full set of benefits. Some of the many benefits you will receive include: • Highly competitive Pension Scheme• Flexi-time scheme • Alternative working practices such as working from home • 25 days annual leave rising (1 day per year) to 30 days upon completion of 5 years’ service • Ability to roll over up to 10 days annual leave per year