Senior Risk advisor
Location: London
Length: 3 Months
Rate: (Umbrella) £350 – £400
Hours: 9am – 6pm
Req: 0008 8B42

This client is one of the world’s largest and most respected broadcasting organisations. One of the UK’s flagship media organisations, this client operates numerous TV channels, radio stations and digital platforms, catering to diverse audiences both in the UK and around the globe.

The role of the Quality, Risk & Assurance division is to help keep the organization safe secure and relevant. The Risk & Regulatory Compliance function sits within Quality, Risk and Assurance and ensures that we perform and deliver on all risk management activities across the organization, in line with the quality standards set. The team supports the wider business in doing this by providing subject matter experts, advice, tools, systems, processes and reporting.

Job Description:
• Build good working relationships with your business areas and senior stakeholders to deliver effective risk identification, mitigation & reduction within the organization.
• Play a leading role in delivery of risk reporting to senior management, including our Board and Audit & Risk Committee; prepare reports in line with required quality standards & timelines; contribute to driving continuous improvement in this regard.
• Be an advocate of risk management; support the implementation, embedding & operation of risk management practices (e.g. the risk framework) across the business.
 • Take a lead in key areas of risk management – e.g. process/policy implementation or assurance of specific risks – and participate in ad hoc tasks or projects required to meet departmental objectives. • Monitor the performance of risk management within specific/defined areas of responsibility; ensure issues are identified & escalated.
The Ideal Candidate Essential:
 • Significant experience of working within risk management, either with a professional services firm or a corporate of similar size, scale and complexity.
 • Strong communication skills, including evidence of presenting clear and concise professional communications to a range of audiences, specifically including writing and presenting risk reports to Board/ExCo levels.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including evidence of working with senior stakeholders in delivering both risk management and reporting.
• Evidence of implementing, monitoring and assuring risk management frameworks across key business areas or units.
• Demonstrable track record of delivering effective management, mitigation and risk reduction to, or within, a major organization (specifically the ability to analyze and contextualize issues, identify key actions to be addressed and support the development of effective, practical and simple plans to resolve problems).
• Ability to work proactively & autonomously, as well as effectively within a wider team.
 Desirable:
 • A relevant Professional qualification.
• Any other subject matter expertise / specialisms that are of relevance and value to the organization and/or its risk landscape; these could include relevant industry exposure or deeper experience within particular risk areas of significance to the business.