Risk & Governance Officer

2 weeks ago

Manchester, United Kingdom Coop Full time

**Risk and Governance Officer**
£35,000 - £40,000 plus benefits (Work Level 6a)
12-month fixed-term contract
Manchester city centre - hybrid working with once a week in the office

We’re looking for a Risk and Governance Officer to join our Risk & Governance team.

In this role, you’ll play a key part in improving the design of our risk framework. We’ll look to you to challenge traditional methods and help create something that’s easy to use and relevant for all colleagues. You’ll help us develop a better way of using risk to support our leaders in achieving their objectives, enabling our Co-op to protect and grow value for our member-owners. This is a fantastic chance to gain exposure to senior leaders across the business and develop your career whilst making a real difference to the way we do business. If you’ve got a risk background that’s great, but it’s the right mindset we’re after.

**What you’ll do**
- Work on our key project to ensure our Co-op is ready for the upcoming changes to the UK Corporate Governance Code.
- Work collaboratively with colleagues across the wider business to develop and champion a better approach to risk and control
- Provide quality risk insights that relate to what matters so we can all deliver our strategy to grow and protect our business and give the business confidence that we’re on track for success
- Support the Project Lead in developing and embedding the risk framework across our business.

**This role would suit people who have**
- A working knowledge and understanding of risk with some exposure to risk frameworks
- Analytical and problem-solving skills
- A talent for building positive relationships up to senior level across the business
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to present technical risk terms to non-technical audiences
- An enthusiasm for continuous improvement through managing risk

**Why Co-op?**

Here you’ll do work that matters. We’re a commercial organisation with a purpose beyond profit, you’ll have an opportunity to help us build a stronger Co-op and stronger communities.
You’ll also get a package that includes:

- competitive salary
- individual healthcare
- coaching, training and support to help you develop
- pension with up to 10% employer contributions
- annual incentive scheme
- Wagestream - a money management app that gives you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it
- 28 days holiday plus bank holidays (rising to 32 in line with service)
- discounts on Co-op products and services

**Building an inclusive work environment**

We'll ask whether you’d like to be considered under the Disability Confident scheme when you apply.

If we invite you to take part in the recruitment process for any of our jobs, we’ll ask you if you need any reasonable adjustments to enable you to participate.

You can find out more about our recruitment process at jobs.coop.co.uk/apply-process.

You can find out more about the Disability Confident scheme and all our commitments to diversity and inclusion at colleagues.coop.co.uk/diversity-inclusion-and-wellbeing.

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