Senior Risk and Governance Manager (Ref: 79506)

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Senior Risk and Governance Manager

The Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA) is an executive agency of the Ministry of Justice (MoJ). As an organisation we compensate victims of violent crimes. We employ around 300 people and are based in Glasgow city centre, with excellent transport links. We are a small, engaged, productive workforce with a real sense of corporate community. We are committed to delivering a fair, sensitive and efficient service to all applicants and work closely with stakeholders and customer insight to ensure the victim is at the heart of everything we do. We want to keep improving our services and the way we work to best serve the public, meet new challenges, deliver value for money and ensure CICA is a great place to work.

This position is based at Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority, Alexander Bain House, 15 York Street, Glasgow G2 8JQ. We currently operate a hybrid working business model, where a typical employee works 2-3 days a week in the office and the remainder from home.

In early 2024 we will be moving to a nearby city centre office location.

The Role

The Senior Risk and Governance Manager plays a vital role within the organisation, managing a broad range of activities including risk management; corporate governance and assurance activity.

The role brings the post holder into contact with the Executive Management Board (EMB), fulfils key responsibilities in relation to the Audit and Risk Committee (ARC) and helps manage relationships with our Non-executive Board Members (NEBMs).

You will report to the Director of Corporate Services and lead a small team of nine, with direct line management responsibility for four people.

Duties and responsibilities

• Lead the organisation’s approach to risk, governance and compliance, providing expert advice as appropriate
• Oversee the system of corporate governance, ensuring that it remains robust and fit for purpose
• Lead compliance with Freedom of Information (FOI) requests and Subject Access Requests (SARs)
• Prepare reports and present Management Information (MI) to the EMB
• Oversee the delivery of business continuity activity and health and safety arrangements
• Act as a point of contact for National Audit Office (NAO) and Government Internal Audit Agency (GIAA)

Essential criteria

• Extensive knowledge and experience in one or more areas of risk management, corporate governance, assurance or a related discipline
• Excellent organisational skills and ability to deliver successful business outcomes
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with an ability to explain complex information in a clear and simple way to a variety of audiences
• The ability and confidence to offer appropriate constructive challenge across all organisational levels

Desirable criteria

• Professional qualification in the area of risk management, corporate governance, assurance, information governance or a similar discipline
• Demonstrable previous experience obtained within a similar role at a similar level

We’ll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Changing and Improving
• Leadership
• Managing a Quality Service
• Delivering at Pace

• Access to learning and development
• A working environment that supports a range of flexible working options to enhance your work life balance
• A working culture which encourages inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
• Annual Leave
• Public Holidays
• Season Ticket Advance

For more information about the recruitment process, benefits and allowances and answers to general queries, please click the below link which will direct you to our Candidate Information Page.

Link: https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ

Job contact :

• Name : SSCL Recruitment Enquiries Team
• Email : Moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@gov.sscl.com
• Telephone : 0845 241 5359

Recruitment team

• Email : Moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@gov.sscl.com