Contract Details

Location: Primarily remote - once monthly travel to London

Duration: Initially 6 months - long term project

Rate: 500 - 575 p/d inside IR35

Clearance: Active SC is necessary

We are seeking an experienced

Risk Lead

to support a critical programme of work. The role requires strong expertise in enterprise and project risk management, with demonstrable knowledge of industry standards and frameworks. The successful candidate will play a key role in establishing, embedding, and maintaining robust risk management practices across the programme, ensuring compliance, transparency, and informed decision-making.

Key Responsibilities

Lead on the design, implementation, and management of risk frameworks across the programme.

Apply recognised standards such as

ISO 31000

and Management of Risk (MoR) principles to build a comprehensive risk strategy.

Facilitate the identification, assessment, and monitoring of risks at both project and enterprise levels.

Develop and maintain risk registers, ensuring risks are clearly articulated, categorised, and tracked with appropriate mitigations.

Provide expert guidance and challenge to programme leadership on risk appetite, exposure, and treatment options.

Produce risk reporting and dashboards to support governance, assurance, and stakeholder communication.

Promote a culture of proactive risk awareness across delivery teams, ensuring risk considerations are embedded into planning and delivery.

Liaise with senior stakeholders, auditors, and assurance bodies as the primary point of contact for programme risk.

Key Skills and Experience

Proven experience in

business risk management

within complex programmes or enterprise environments.

Strong knowledge and practical application of

ISO 31000

risk management standards.

Demonstrable experience creating and applying

Management of Risk (MoR)

frameworks.

Track record in designing and embedding risk management processes in large-scale transformation or change programmes.

Ability to produce clear and concise risk reporting for senior stakeholders.

Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and influencing skills.

Risk management certification (e.g., MoR Practitioner, IRM, ISO31000 certification) desirable but not essential.

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