AMS PSR

On behalf of The Government Property Agency, we are looking for a Risk Officer for a 3 month (with possible extension) hybrid contract based primarily REMOTELY but with potential monthly attendance in Cardiff.

The Government Property Agency is an Executive Agency of the cabinet office. It is changing the way the Civil Service works and is at the forefront of Government's transformation agenda; reshaping the relationship civil servants have with their place of work. The Agency is central to the delivery of key Government policies including moving 22,000 Civil Service roles out of London by 2030 and tackling climate change by contributing to the Net Zero agenda. To do this we are delivering a major change programme across the UK and consolidating our portfolio in order to save £1.4 Bn over 10 years.

Beyond the bricks and mortar, the GPA is about providing great workplaces for our people.

This is an ambitious and exciting task, for which we need innovative people, with strong commercial acumen, who are passionate about visualising and implementing customer needs.

As a Risk Officer, your main responsibilities will be to:

• Support the implementation and embedding of the new integrated risk management tool across the organisation.
• Support the completion and assessment of the Risk Assurance Framework (RAF).
• Support audit planning, delivery and action completion, working closely with GIAA and action owners.
• Coordinate Risk Champion meetings and track their progress against various actions.
• Lead on the production of risk reports and dashboards for a variety of stakeholders.
• Monitor and challenge the quality and content of risk reports, promoting continuous improvement.

Essential:

• Ability to analyse risk data and produce clear reports, dashboards, and MI packs using advanced Excel (pivot tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, dashboards).
• Experience supporting risk processes such as risk registers, Risk Assurance Framework (RAF), and control tracking, ensuring accuracy and consistency.
• Excellent organisational skills to coordinate with risk owners, auditors, and internal teams, tracking actions and maintaining progress.
• SC Clearance is an essential requirement for this role, as a minimum you must be willing & eligible to undergo checks. Please note, due to the exceptional requirements of this position (short-term nature of this role and speed at which we require a postholder in situ) preference may be given to candidates who meet all of the essential criteria and hold active security clearance.

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.

DE&I Commitment 

GPA guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

Armed Forces Covenant

The Government Property Agency guarantees to interview veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following "this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different".