Risk & Governance Manager

My client is seeking a new Risk & Compliance Manager. The role will require 2-3 days PW in Taunton

• oversee and optimise effective risk management to enable risks to be appropriately identified, managed, reported and escalated;
• ensure risks inform decision making, in relation to risk appetite and the organisation's corporate and business planning and other relevant business and change processes;
• drive the development, implementation and support of governance, and ensure compliance and identify where governance is not functioning appropriately
• provide advice on the management and coordination of the governance functions, ensuring best practice processes, standards and templates for governance are developed and implemented
• The overall process in relation to how we manage risk, including being the Risk Management Lead and liaising with stakeholders and senior managers (including the Executive Leadership Team - ELT) across the business;
• Reporting escalated risks to ELT and Audit Risk & Assurance Committee
• Overseeing and maintaining our Risk Management Policies and Processes and wider relevant policies, application and alignment to the audit schedules being risk based;
• Supporting the development of the Risk Focal points through frequent mentoring as required;
• providing specialist advice on the management and coordination of the governance function, ensuring that all best practice processes, standards and templates for governance are developed and implemented
• Drive the development, implementation and support of governance; to ensure compliance; identifying where governance is not functioning appropriately all to ensure effective and efficient operation