Risk Management Specialist
Location
Hybrid
Type
Contract
Overview
The Risk Management Specialist will identify, assess, and mitigate financial risks for clients.
Key Responsibilities
Security & Resilience (S&R) Consultant to lead the development and delivery of a comprehensive S&R maturity framework. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in strengthening operational security, risk management, and business continuity.
Key Responsibilities:
• Develop a maturity framework covering physical security, personnel security, travel risk, and business continuity
• Align framework to GovS 007, industry standards (e.g. ISO, BSI), and statutory requirements
• Design and deliver annual audit processes and dashboards with maturity scoring
• Create templated processes and executive reporting tools to support risk management and "get well plans"
• Deliver the first round of audits across multiple organisational units
• Train internal S&R professionals to embed sustainable, repeatable processes
• Support leadership presentations and contribute to the annual DSHC return
Desirable:
• Experience in UK Government Departments
Required Skills & Qualifications
Essential Skills & Experience:
• Operational S&R experience in complex, federated organisations
• Proven expertise developing/delivering maturity frameworks and audit processes
• ISO Lead Implementer qualification
• Deep knowledge of GovS 007 and Departmental Security Health Check (DSHC)
• Comfortable working independently and managing senior stakeholder engagement
• Willingness to travel across UK sites
What We Offer
Remote work flexibility
Competitive contract compensation
Continuous learning opportunities