Risk Resilience Manager - City of London, Greater London, United Kingdom - Wellcome Trust

Description

Contract type:
Permanent

The Wellcome Trust is a global charitable foundation. We improve health for everyone by funding science, leading policy and advocacy campaigns, and building partnerships.

We plan to spend £16bn over the next ten years, funding new discoveries in life, health, and wellbeing, and taking on three global health challenges: mental health, infectious disease and climate and health.

These challenges need the bold science we support, but they won't be solved by science alone.
We are looking for an Operational Risk & Controls Manager to join our Risk team.
You will be working in the Risk team, reporting to the Head of Risk.

This role is part of the Risk Team and provides professional guidance, advice, and support in respect of risk and risk management to everyone working within the organisation in help with the delivery of our mission.

This includes the development and delivery of the corporate risk management framework and business continuity arrangements.

You will provide expert advice and practical support to Wellcome's first line functions on the design and implementation of effective operational controls to effectively manage operational risk.

and that they document, monitor, review and report against those controls according to Wellcome's risk framework.

This role will also lead on catalysing a risk and compliance mindset across first line teams and develop the capabilities of the first line functions around controls, in particular at an Executive and Senior Management (ELT/SLT) level.

As a part of this role, you will advise and enable ELT/SLT in first line functions in the articulation of, and completion of, agreed audit management actions for which they are accountable.

As an Operational Risk & Controls Manager, you will:

Use expertise and knowledge to work in partnership with the ELT members, SLT members, department Risk Champions and other stakeholders across the organisation to catalyse a proactive risk management culture across first line management functions.

Design and deliver training and workshops to further embed Wellcome's risk management framework.

Enable the first line functions to monitor and evaluate the control environment through their ongoing regular risk and control self-assessments and assurance reviews and develop strong and collaborative interactions with 2nd and 3rd line functions to help ensure a strong control environment.

Work closely with existing risk champions to engender good practice in departments and support capability building and proactively advise, and coordinate the first line functions in delivering remediation plans required to close out open audit issues and mitigate associated risks in partnership with control owners.

We are looking for someone who has a strong background in risk management and internal controls who is looking to work for a dynamic and growing team; and who would like to use their technical skills to add value as an internal advisor to the executive and senior leadership.

You will have access to the most senior people in the organisation and have the opportunity to learn about a diverse organisation.

Strong technical knowledge of enterprise and operational risk, with experience and understanding of controls, compliance, assurance, and internal/external audit procedures.

Preferably qualified as an Internal Auditor, accountant, or risk professional with significant post qualification experience of dealing with management at all levels across a broad range of functional business areas.

Significant practical experience of designing and documenting processes and controls to manage and mitigate operational risks, and understanding of the evidence requirements to support the testing of such controls.

Demonstrable experience of maturing risk and controls across an organisation, and improving risk culture.
Experience of assisting in the preparation and/or review of organisational policies and standards.
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We understand that our colleagues have commitments and personal interests outside of work and we strive to build a flexible working environment, in which people can perform at their best.

We are currently working 2 days per week (Tuesdays and Wednesdays) from our Euston Road offices (as part of our hybrid Ways of Working) with the remaining 3 days working either remotely or in the office.

From 1st September 2024 we will move to 3 days in the office (Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday) with the remaining 2 days working either remotely or in the office.

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