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On behalf of Homes England, we are looking for a Risk Manager (Inside IR35) for a 3 month contract based. This is a hybrid working role (two days per week office based - Newcastle).

Homes England, the government’s housing and regeneration agency, plays a central role in tackling the housing challenges the country now faces. We have the appetite, influence, expertise, and resource to drive positive market change, and our mission is to ensure more homes are built in areas of greatest need, improve affordability and create a sustainable housing market.

Following the publication of the government’s Levelling Up White Paper, Homes England has also been tasked with a core role in spearheading regeneration, partnering with places to reduce economic disparity, empower local leaders and create equal opportunities across the country to ensure communities reach their full potential.

Job Purpose:

Delivery Enabling Services (DES) is at the heart of delivery in Homes England supporting the Delivery Directorates. DES translates policies, strategies and objectives into an operational framework for delivery to enable Senior Responsible Officers (SROs) and budget holders to take accountability for delivery.

The Control Environment (CE) team develops and operates efficient and effective first line of defence risk and control support, and associated guidance for Delivery Directorate activities, including overseeing continuous improvement to address process and control deficiencies. The team also delivers its services to Chief Officers, SROs and the Agency’s Accounting Officer through two teams:

1. Delivery Control Performance (this role) and 2. Delivery Control Frameworks.

Within the Delivery Control Performance team, the post holder will work closely with key stakeholders across all Delivery Directorates, Corporate Functions and, where appropriate, National Audit Office to manage, monitor and support with first line of defence risk management activities which drive continuous improvement, and contribute towards Homes England’s strategic objectives and business plan targets / priorities.

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

• Provide a high level of risk management support to Delivery Directorates and the DES function, enhancing and embedding directorate risk management activities across a range of business functions and activities.
• Undertaking Control Insight deep dive activities to support SRO’s with the signing of annual Financial Data Assurance Statements (FDAS), making recommendations on control enhancements and improvements following Control Insight and monitoring completion of said enhancements through to completion.
• Update and maintain appropriate risk documentation / risk management systems for Delivery Directorates and DES including, but not limited to; Risk Registers, Risk Appetite Statements, Risk Management Information reports, Incident Management Information reports and supporting on any additional risk management collateral.
• Facilitate regular directorate risk forum activities by preparing documentation, engaging with key stakeholders, encouraging meaningful discussions, and capturing and actioning responses to Delivery Directorate risks.
• Liaise with business partner colleagues in the Corporate Risk Directorate and Audit to improve risk management processes, providing expert input in relation to proposed changes or new approaches.
• Hold regular conversations with key members of Delivery Directorates, at a senior level, to understand business area risks, controls and improvement actions; provide guidance and steer on existing and emerging risks, including; how to appropriately articulate, assess and score risks and, determine appetite and required treatment strategies.

You'll have:

• Excellent understanding of enterprise risk management best practice, including; risk, control and assurance frameworks, both their understanding and application.
• Understanding of Delivery Directorates, transactional business activity and an ability to translate enterprise policies into operational practice.
• High levels of emotional intelligence and interpersonal skills to drive contributions from others across the Directorate.
• High level of organisation skills, to operate in a fast changing and dynamic environment.
• Strong quantitative and qualitative analysis skills, structured thinking, and logical reasoning.
• Resilient, proactive and capable of creative problem solving under pressure.

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

Disability Confident 

As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, Homes England 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.

Armed Forces Covenant

Homes England 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 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".