Director of Risk and Assurance in Manchester

We’re looking for a Director of Risk & Assurance. This role will report to the CFO and be a member of the DCC Senior Leadership team. The Director of Risk and Assurance will play a key role in driving organisational maturity through:

• Risk Management Leadership: Operate, assure, and continuously improve DCC’s risk management strategy, risk operating model, and risk appetite, ensuring consistent company-wide processes and reporting to ExCo, Audit & Risk Committee, and the Board.
• Internal Controls & Compliance: Oversee and enhance the Internal Controls Framework, including policy, audit, compliance, and license-driven external audits, ensuring a robust 3rd Line of Defence and effective corporate governance.
• Team Leadership & Capability Building: Lead and develop a high-performing risk, audit, and compliance function, leveraging internal and external resources to maintain fit-for-purpose skills, resilience, and performance.
• Digital & Process Optimization: Drive systemisation and digitalisation of risk, audit, and compliance processes to improve efficiency, data capture, reporting, and actionable insight.
• Health, Safety & Leadership: Define and implement DCC HSE policies, ensure compliance and staff wellbeing, and act as a visible, effective member of the Senior Leadership Team, role-modelling values and supporting wider leadership development.

Your skills that will enable us to fulfil our purpose:

• Executive Communication & Stakeholder Management: Proven ability to engage, influence, and present confidently to ExCo, Board members, and senior stakeholders.
• Risk & Process Leadership: Experience in developing, embedding, and maturing consistent, high-quality risk management and improvement processes across an organisation.
• Analytical & Structured Thinking: Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to synthesise data, analysis, and insights into clear, concise reports and actionable recommendations.
• Team Leadership & Organisational Skills: Demonstrated ability to build, develop, and lead high-performing teams effectively.
• Adaptability & Resilience: High self-awareness, ability to adapt style and approach to context, take feedback, and demonstrate tenacity to overcome challenges and deliver results.

About the DCC: We’re powering Britain’s smarter, greener future. Today, we’re deeply invested in building a resilient, sustainable smart energy network that drives transformation. Our success is driven by curiosity, ambition, and tenacity. Tomorrow, we see vast opportunities for growth and development, contributing to decarbonisation and the Net Zero mission. We’ll continually develop Smart DCC, to fulfil our obligations to consumers, and achieve even more with our customers, partners, and each other. Together, we embrace change, unite in our shared passions and support each other. Working as one team and across our industry, we rise to the challenge to shape Smart DCC, and the future.

A career at Smart DCC means being part of something bigger – a dynamic organisation that’s not just helping transform energy but also shaping the future. We offer a unique, fulfilling environment where you can thrive today, build tomorrow, and achieve together.

Company benefits: At DCC we reward fairly and recognise fully because our continued success depends on our people. We offer competitive salaries with regular benchmarking, together with bonuses tied to personal and company performance and our core benefits include pension, holidays and private healthcare. We want you to feel respected and able, so we also offer a competitive 8 days per month hybrid work policy together with other flexible benefits that you can tailor to your needs. This is meaningful work, with meaningful reward.

Your application to help shape what’s next: Choose ‘Apply now’ to fill out our short application, so that we can find out more about you. As a Disability Confident member, DCC is committed to ensuring an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you require any reasonable adjustments, need a copy of this job advert in an alternative format, or have any other questions you’d like to ask before applying, please contact charlottef.thompson@peregrineresourcing.com. Join the DCC, a dynamic organisation where every day brings a chance to make a difference.