Bcft Risk Management And Assurance Lead

BCFT Risk Management and Assurance Lead (RMAL0301)

Bradford Children and Families Trust

Salary: Upto £60,000

Hours: 37 

Contract: Permanent 

Base: Sir Henry Mitchell House, this is a hybrid role.

Holidays: Annual Leave starts at 31 days and rises to max of 34 days with service. (plus, public holidays).   

Excellent Pension: Defined benefit scheme with 16.8% employer contribution  

Career Progression: Tailored training and development opportunities

Professional Support: Regular supervision and annual appraisals, payment of professional fees  

Closing Date: Wednesday, 24 January 2024  

About Us             

Bradford Children and Families Trust was established in April this year to bring a step change in the quality and delivery of Children’s Services across our district. Our purpose is clear - to ensure that our promise to improve the lives of children and young people in Bradford becomes a reality. It’s a tough ask. It requires dedication, determination and resilience – but under a new Chief Executive, Senior Leadership team and an unswerving drive to deliver the best outcomes, we are confident that we’ll achieve our ambition – and you, yours.  

Working for the Bradford Children and Families Trust offers the opportunity to work with great people who are passionate about delivering change in a city whose culture offers as much diversity as it’s geography.

About the Role

The Risk Management and Assurance Lead (RMA Lead) will be responsible for leading the Trust’s identification, evaluation, Management and reporting on the Trusts strategic risks landscape to ensure the organisation's stability and compliance from a two Lines of Defence perspective.  

Responsibilities:

• Work across the Trust to grow Risk Management awareness and skills at all levels of management so that they are able to identify and assess risks and opportunities across all aspects of the Trust, including operational, financial, strategic, and compliance.
• Develop and maintain a centralised strategic risk register that provides a comprehensive overview of all identified risks, their potential impact, and corresponding risk mitigations and controls.
• Formulise a Three Lines of Defence (3LoD) model.
• Ensure the Trust’s Risk Management processes align with Service Delivery Contract, legal and regulatory requirements. Keep abreast of changing regulations and industry best practice to enhance Risk Management practices.
• Develop and implement a comprehensive Risk Management framework across the Trust.
• Ensure compliance with relevant regulations, corporate governance standards, and financial requirements: working collaboratively with senior finance and governance leads.
• Coordinate risk assessments, audits, and reporting to monitor risk exposure and progress in
• Review, amend and develop the enterprise Risk Management framework inline with The Orange Book.

Qualifications:

• Proven Risk Management experience with demonstrable achievements.
• Risk Management Qualifications (preferably Institute of Risk Management).
• Proven senior management experience and holding a previous lead Risk Management role.
• Ability to demonstrate insight and understanding of the Trust risk landscape.
• Strong knowledge of Risk Management principles, methodologies, and regulations.
• Excellent analytical, communication, and leadership skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively, with a high level of integrity and attention to detail.
• Experience leading Risk Management assurance strategies.
• Experience reporting into senior management teams, committees and Boards.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion is at the heart of what we do as a Council and the people we support. We have a number of self-directed Staff Networks (Disability, LGBTQ+, Race Equality, Women’s Voice, Working Carers and Young Persons) which assist in providing a voice and support mechanism to colleagues.

The RESPECT Allyship Programme is also available to all staff, which offers opportunity to learn more about the diverse communities & groups and provides additional benefits and resources to its members. This is part of the RESPECT Campaign, which is the Council’s Internal Equalities Vision for staff and its ambition to build a truly inclusive workforce, where everyone can be their true selves at work.

 The Code of Practice on the English language requirement for public sector workers, Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, requires that Councils ensure that all candidates applying for customer facing posts must be assessed in order to establish their fluency in English.