Corporate Risk and Compliance Manager Remote
Job description
Join Police Digital Service as a Corporate Risk and Compliance Manager.
The Corporate Risk and Compliance Manager will play a key role in the ongoing improvement of proportionate risk management and compliance policy and controls, working with the business to drive adherence and improvement through effective communication and constructive challenge. They will advise on various types of risk in support of achieving business objectives in line with PDS’s risk appetite.
Responsibilities:
- Apply risk management methodologies and risk analysis tools to maintain existing risk policy, framework and associated processes.
- Support the Senior Leadership Team to embed a risk aware culture.
- Establish and quantify the organisation's key risk indicators (KRI’s)
- Provide central oversight of the company’s Policy, Process and Guidance Suite, to ensure appropriate documents are agreed and up to date and that the company is compliant with its own internal policies and any external regulations and requirements.
- Support the business to implement processes and supporting documents within each Directorate.
- Ensure the timely update and evidence gathering and reporting of internal audit actions.
- Develop and undertake a programme of risk based themed reviews of Operational Policy, Process and Guidance to provide assurance of compliance and/or identify gaps. Report findings to Company Secretary and Head of Corporate Governance, agree actions where appropriate, and monitor.
- Provide Risk and Compliance reporting to the Senior Leadership team, Audit and Risk Committee and PDS Board with an independent view, highlighting areas of concern.
- Ensure senior management remain informed of regulatory, legislative, and best practice changes and their obligations under these changes and how they impact the organisation.
- Provide support, education and training to staff to build risk awareness within the organisation.
- Provision of proactive and practical regulatory advice to business managers and support functions.
- Take responsibility for delivering expected outcomes on time and to the required standard.
- Take responsibility for the quality of own work, seeking opportunities for improvement through continuous learning, and encouraging developmental feedback from others.
Skills and Knowledge:
Essential:
- Broad experience of 2nd line risk and compliance likely gained within a small to medium enterprise.
- Relevant Risk and Compliance Qualification.
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Must be able to demonstrate:
- a broad technical knowledge and expertise covering conduct of business matters
- corporate governance matters
- and regulatory risk and regulatory change matters
- Ability and willingness to not only identify risks but to offer workable solutions along with practical guidance on how to mitigate those risks.
- Excellent understanding of and ability to undertake qualitative and quantitative risk analysis in support of business decision making and information risk management.
- Ability to communicate risk concepts and information in a way that is easily understood by a range of senior colleagues and stakeholders.
- Design and implementation of a risk-based compliance monitoring programme
- Format and governance of Policy, Process, and guidance documents
- A high degree of personal and professional integrity, self-motivation, and accountability.
- Pragmatic approach, balancing good governance with the needs of a commercial business and its customers.
- Experience of influencing behaviours at all levels of the organisation
- The ability to quickly build relationships and trust, and engage with, and influence, stakeholders at all levels of PDS and any external parties with whom PDS work.
- Communication and influencing skills - produce clear, persuasive written and verbal communications
Why Join us?
- Balance is important and we want you to take time off to recharge – we offer 28 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays, rising to 30 days after 5 years of service. Holiday Purchase also available
- Flexible working hours - We trust you to do your job and we appreciate that life doesn’t always fit around a 9 to 5 workday. We operate core hours of 10 to 4, Monday to Friday (37hr week)
- We care about your well-being – we have an EAP that offers not just welfare benefits but also retail discounts
- Plan for the future – we offer an excellent pension scheme and life assurance cover
- Put your mind at rest regarding your health – offering remote GP, mental health and physiotherapy appointments via video consultation
- Family - Enhanced maternity and paternity pay along with a flexible return to work
- Community - one paid day off per year for volunteering
You can find out more here:
Benefits – Police Digital Service (pds.police.uk)
About Police Digital Service
Police Digital Service strives to be the go-to partner for technology developments and programmes across UK policing. Our team provides technical advice and delivers services to help policing and law enforcement organisations across the UK prioritise and focus on technology efforts.
Our vision is to support UK policing to keep people safe.
Our Values are:
- We value People
- We do the right thing
- We are innovative
- We are one Team
- We are proud and passionate
Diversity, equity and inclusion
We are committed to equal opportunity for all and will not discriminate on any grounds. We encourage applications from people from the widest possible span of experience. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates and people with disabilities.
Working Arrangements
This is a remote role.
