Risk andamp; Assurance ManagerHybrid working: 1 or 2 days per week required in the office.Reporting into my clients Head of Risk and Assurance, this role will contribute to the design, development and implementation of the group wide approach to risk and assurance, and play a leadership role in ensuring and enabling business buy in and effective and efficient implementation across organisation. You will be delivering a programme of 2nd line of defence assurance across the organisation and will work with portfolio accountable leads to assess the effectiveness of controls, and advise on the opportunities to improve (and simplify) them in order to improve their success in mitigating the risks.Responsibilities include: - Deliver assurance activity, shaping, directing and overseeing 1st line of assurance (defence), and contributes to a programme of 2nd line assurance (defence), providing theandnbsp;portfolio accountable areas with data and insight on the effectiveness of controls, the opportunities to improve (and simplify), and also work with 3rd line of assurance (Internal Audit) to ensure a collaborative approach to risk and controls assurance. - Contribute to shaping and setting the group wide approach to business continuity. On occasion, may be required to be part of the practical execution of the arrangements in the event of a business continuity incident. - Alongside colleagues including the risk and assurance function, enable internal controls reporting, providing robust,