Corporate Risk Manager

Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service is looking for an enthusiastic, motivated and skilled individual to join its Service Improvement Team, as the Corporate Risk Manager.

This is an excellent opportunity to further a career in risk management, working in a dynamic environment, for an organisation that is focused on delivering outstanding prevention, protection and response services, and is striving to achieve its vision of a Cheshire where there are no deaths, injuries or damage from fires and other emergencies.

The main purpose of this job role is to deliver the Service’s corporate risk management function, taking responsibility for promoting and embedding a positive risk culture, and facilitating effective implementation of the Service’s Risk Management Framework, including strategy, policy, training, assurance, and reporting mechanisms.

Duties of this role will include developing and delivering risk management guidance, tools, designing and facilitating risk management training and workshops, undertaking regular risk assurance reviews, exercising expert judgement to accurately present risk information to senior leaders, working with internal audit to gain third line assurance, publishing the Service’s annual risk management report, and collaborating with other key business functions to ensure good governance and to support continuous improvement.