About the job

Job summary

Job Purpose

As part of its 2025 strategy ONR is committed to being a modern and transparent regulator, delivering trusted outcomes and value. We are making substantial investments in new digital technologies and skills to enhance our regulatory processes and management of information.

ONR is not a Civil Service department, however, we are an arms length body of Department of Work and Pensions.

We are looking for a Risk Manager to join our Risk Management team. This is an exciting opportunity to oversee and implement effective enterprise risk management processes for the UK’s nuclear regulator. . The Risk Manager plays a vital role within  ONR, managing a broad range of risk management activities to ensure that risk is managed and embedded  effectively across the organisation.

This role is suited to an individual with  risk management experience, analytical and interpersonal skills. You will need to build and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external colleagues at all levels. You will be required to work flexibly to ensure that senior management has access to key risk information.

About The Role

In this varied role you will work across the organisation supporting all aspects of the business with risk management from high level strategic risks to operational risks.  

You will be at the forefront of embedding risk management and your role could include discussing emerging risks with Directors who are responsible for operational delivery, maintaining effective relationships with risk owners and risk champions, to assisting in the identification of controls and mitigating actions and providing strategic risk analysis and insight.

Principal Responsibilities

• Review strategic and operational risk registers ensuring that the information captured, is accurate and reliable.
• Provide the organisation with support and advice on all aspects of risk management.
• Develop and deliver training materials and workshops on risk management.
• Work closely with the Risk Owners and Risk Champions, gaining an insight into the risks in their directorates and gain an understanding of how these feed into the strategic risks.
• Build and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Lead the Risk Champions Forum (RCF) and participate as an active member of the Risk Improvement Group (RIG).
• Produce management information for governance groups, including the Audit and Risk Assurance Committee (ARAC).

Job description

Line Management Responsibilities

• As part of this role there will be an expectation to manage staff.

Location / Travel

This role can be based at any of our ONR’s offices in Bootle, Cheltenham, or London.

ONR operates hybrid working (working in the office and or at home) as part of our flexible working policy.  There is an expectation that everyone will spend time in the office on a regular basis, recognising that some work is better done face to face. Managers will work with their teams on what works best to meet individual, team, business and organisational needs to enable collaboration, as well as balancing personal choice and wellbeing.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate will be required to undergo and obtain security clearance to BPSS level

Person Specification

ONR is committed to being an inclusive employer and we welcome and encourage applications from all applicants. We will make reasonable adjustments and adaptations to ensure the recruitment process is inclusive and barrier-free. For example, providing job descriptions in alternative formats, and providing communication support and accessible venues. If you would like to discuss how we can support you, please contact  (ONR.Human-Resources@onr.gov.uk/ or  [HR Delivery Lead to add appropriate numbers] will be able to provide further information and discuss any reasonable adjustments you may need during the recruitment process. We will offer an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the role. Applicants also have the choice to opt into our Guaranteed Interview Scheme when completing their application where we will offer an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the role.

ONR recognises it has a role to play in helping those leaving the Armed Forces (veterans) and have introduced a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for veterans. This is part of a Government initiative known as the ‘Great Place to Work for veterans. Veterans are officially defined as anyone who has served for at least one day in His Majesty’s Armed Forces (Regular or Reserve). All veterans who meet the minimum criteria for a role will be invited to interview and they have the choice to opt into this scheme when completing their application. To be eligible to apply for roles under the initiative, veterans must meet certain eligibility criteria below;

• have served for at least one year in His Majesty's Armed Forces (as a Regular or Reserve)
• be in transition from, or ceased to be a member of, His Majesty’s Armed Forces; and
• not already be employed by ONR

Person specification

Skills/Job Related Expertise

Essential Criteria

• Relevant experience of risk management

• Proven track record in identifying, managing and tracking risks.
• Experience of successfully challenging/influencing key stakeholders within the organisation to develop appropriate controls, mitigations and actions.
• The ability to offer appropriate constructive challenge on risks across the organisation.

• Ability to foster a pro-active, dynamic approach to risk management.
• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to deliver successful business outcomes.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proven ability to build effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

Desirable

• A good understanding of risk management in government organisations.

Qualifications

• Professional Qualification/part qualified (IRM diploma, internal audit or finance qualification) Or has significant experience working within a similar role, within the risk discipline, with a willingness to work towards a professional qualification.

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £43,524, Office for Nuclear Regulation contributes £27 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

Things you need to know

Selection process details

Please submit your application through the recruitment portal on the ONR website directly by clicking onto the link above apply at advertisers site where you can also download full job description.

For Further Information

For more information about this vacancy please contact Sophie Trevenna

* - Sophie.trevenna@onr.gov.uk

' - 0203 028 0076

How To apply

Please submit your application through the recruitment portal. 

The closing date for receipt of applications is 21st December 2023 at 11:45pm. Due to the Christmas period, all applications will be considered early in the New Year. 

Your application should include:

• CV to include a full record of your education and professional qualifications and a full employment history.
• A suitability statement (maximum of 800 words) highlighting how you meet the ‘essential skills and experience” required for the role, which will be used at shortlisting in conjunction with your CV.
• Where applicable highlight if you have any experience under ‘desirable skills and experience’ within the application form.

Throughout our shortlisting process, we will make decisions about your capability to do the job, based on evidence you provide against the essential criteria (and the desirable if applicable).

Important guidance when providing CV’s – please upload text-based CVs with no graphics or pictures to ensure the anonymisation function works correctly.

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Whilst these examples will appear on your application, this will not prevent it from being reviewed at the shortlisting stage.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

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Working for the Civil Service

Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission. The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.