Head of Risk - Programme Enterprise

Location of the role can be based in either Birmingham or London.

Base salary: £79300 pa to £99150 pa if based in London, £67450 pa to £84350 pa if based in Birmingham, depending on skills and experience. In addition, we offer a flexible benefits fund of 20% which is paid on top of the base salary and is fully pensionable, as well as a range of competitive benefits.

HS2 Ltd endeavours to ensure everyone working for us and with us feels included, thrives and achieves their full potential. This means we are positive and inclusive about making adjustments, providing flexible working, encouraging our staff networks to flourish and providing personal and professional development opportunities.

As the Head of Risk – Programme/ Enterprise you will be responsible for:

• Developing and implementing standards, policy and process, reporting and monitoring performance of the overall risk and opportunity process, focusing on Enterprise Risk and Risk Management support.
• Supporting the Director of Risk and Opportunity in the development and implementation of risk standards, policies and processes.
• Implementing Risk & Opportunity Management within various directorates and reporting performance into relevant governance forums.
• Facilitating the review and update of the Strategic Risk Register with SLT, Exec & HS2 Board.
• Reporting to HS2 Exec and Board on key Risks, the Risk Management Framework, performance and continuous improvement.
• Communicating with internal and external stakeholders on key Risks and the Risk Management Framework.
• Leading the development of an integrated view of risk across HS2.
• Providing guidance in risk management and mitigation to leaders across HS2 and external bodies.
• Leading the risk and opportunity direct team, setting objectives, reviewing performance and ensuring necessary skills are present.
• Supporting event risk and opportunity owners in the identification of risks and opportunities and development of mitigation plans.
• Actively promoting and embedding Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in all work.

About you:

Skills:

• Ability to undertake qualitative and quantitative risk analyses.
• Ability to lead a team and promote continuous improvement.
• Ability to communicate risk concepts clearly to senior colleagues and stakeholders.
• Ability to develop and implement appropriate risk management actions.
• Communication and influencing skills to engage and influence stakeholders at all levels.
• Ability to assimilate large volumes of detail and draw out key issues.
• Ability to define and embed processes for effective financial management of risk.
• Ability to implement comprehensive Enterprise Risk Management Frameworks.

Knowledge:

• Recognised Risk Management qualification (IRM or APM).
• Experience in project/programme risk management within large scale projects.
• Experience applying risk management concepts to large scale projects.
• Experience leading and developing a team within a major project or programme.
• Experience using risk management systems such as Xactium and Oracle Primavera Risk.
• Experience implementing Enterprise Risk Management within a complex organisation.
• Understanding of Risk & Opportunity Management within a complex programme.

Type of Experience:

• Experience reporting at Board level and advising senior stakeholders on risk management.
• Experience establishing and managing systems to support business goals.
• Experience integrating an extended supply chain with a client risk and opportunity register.
• Experience in risk and opportunity assurance and governance processes.

The post-holder is expected to behave consistently with the HS2 values of Safety, Leadership, Integrity and Respect. It is expected that you will actively promote and embed EDI in all your work.

As HS2 Ltd do not hold a sponsorship license from the Home Office, we cannot provide sponsorship to any applicant. Applicants must already have the Right to Work in the UK at the time of application.

Any offers made will be subject to satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks.

We perform the first assessment of suitability based solely on the information in your CV. To create a more diverse workforce, your CV will be anonymised during the first stage of the application review.

Any applications received after the closing date will not be considered.

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