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SalaryThe purpose of the Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) function is to ensure that risk management is used as an effective tool in supporting business decisions, in a consistent and effective manner. ERM considers all types of risks from operational activities to programme/project management and strategy delivery.
Enterprise Assurance is the assurance environment of our business, inclusive of all formal assurance. It establishes a broad framework within which our business can be flexible in its approach to meeting assurance requirements, and provides a simple, systematic, and integrated approach across all activities using the 3 Lines Model of Assurance.
Combined, these seek to ensure that we understand the risk profile of our business and that assurance activities are aligned to this profile.
The purpose of this role is ownership and management of the Enterprise Risk Management System (hosted at Group level) and Enterprise Assurance Management Systems (hosted at local level). This includes data analytics, reporting and the use of AI (Augmented Intelligence) where appropriate to support effective delivery of the Enterprise Risk and Assurance Management Frameworks across the whole of Nuclear Waste Services (NWS).
The role is expected to have strong communication and interpersonal skills to enable the post holder to successfully influence and respectfully challenge colleagues in relation to upholding standards.
This is a brand new role in the company that will sit between the Risk & Assurance teams while getting involved with exciting duties & projects such as data analytics, reporting, AI and Power BI. Lots of this can be taught as there's tons of support & guidance available.
This is a great role for a technically minded graduate or a candidate who already has similar experience to the below skills & knowledge. Perhaps you have completed some technical research or data analytics works, and you are particularly savvy when it comes to new technology & systems.
Responsibilities
- Ensure NWS has a fit for purpose Enterprise Risk Management System (ERMS).
- Ensure NWS has a fit for purpose Enterprise Assurance Management System (EAMS).
- Support the Enterprise Risk and Assurance Team with data analytics and Reporting.
- System Development and Data Science / Augmented Intelligence (AI).
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
Essential
- Experience of systems development and implementation.
- Experience of developing and supporting standardised reporting templates, processes and specifications, which are used across a number of different businesses, projects or programmes.
- Experience of analysis and aggregating data from several different businesses, projects, or programmes.
- Advanced MS Excel, Word and PPT skills - confident in use of formulas, charts, conditional formatting, macros, pivot tables and integrating Excel with other reporting tools.
- Experience in use of data analytics and visualisation tools.
- An understanding of the fundamentals of AI/ML (artificial intelligence/machine learning) in the context of big data analytics.
- Awareness of the fundamentals of data science and its role to support business solutions particularly risk management.
- An enquiring mind and an appetite to make change happen.
- Ability to simplify complexity, standardise our approach, insert discipline and drive focus and delivering high quality reports covering complex issues and data visualisation.
- The ability to clearly articulate and present assurance and risk information in a strategic context to stakeholders.
- Excellent communications and interpersonal skills, both face to face and in writing, including the ability to communicate complex issues clearly and succinctly.
Desirable
- Experience of risk system development and management.
- Understanding of tools and techniques in risk management, and approaches used in a range of industries.
- Understanding of assurance tools and techniques, and approaches.
- Knowledge of the Risk, Control, Assure and Three Lines of Assurance models.
- Ability to flex personal style to engage and motivate others and ability to communicate at all levels.
- High resilience and the diplomacy to deal with ambiguity and change.
- A can-do attitude, delivery focus and ability to manage own workload, including time and deadline management.
Current RWM employees the role is a grade 6 - RWM Terms & conditions apply
Who are we?
Simply put, our job is to secure a safer future for us all. We do this by managing and disposing of the UK's nuclear radioactive waste safely and securely for generations to come. We have a critical role in the biggest multi-decade clean-up project in Europe. As part of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) group, we provide permanent answers for nuclear waste.
Nuclear Waste Services builds on the work delivered at the Low-Level Waste Repository (LLWR) site and the Geological Disposal Facility (GDF) programme, maintaining these key activities whilst also adding further essential services for customers in the nuclear energy, defence, industrial, medical, and research sectors. Maintaining and developing this knowledge and experience is key to securing and developing our unique nuclear waste capabilities for the UK and the rest of the world
If you join Nuclear Waste Services, you'll be part of a team that brings together some of the most brilliant minds from around the UK, working across many specialisms - scientific, engineering, safety, operations, commercial, community engagement, and regulatory - to name a few.
We want Nuclear Waste Services to be a great place​ to work where people are respected, included and can perform at their best. We do this by living our Nuclear Waste Services values;
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We are action orientated ​​​​​​​- We deliver for our customers, partners, and people safely & securely.
We are collaborative and inclusive - We have greater success when we work together.
We are ambitious - We are problem solvers who embrace and act upon new challenges.​​​​​
We act with integrity - We are trusted to build a safe, secure and sustainable future
What's in it for you?
- On appointment to NWS you will receive 25.5 days annual leave, plus bank holidays and you can accrue up to 13 extra days leave
- Rewarding performance (annual bonus scheme)
- We offer a generous pension scheme through CNNP
- learning and development support
- payment of relevant annual professional subscriptions
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Financial advice assistance
- Flexible working
- Extended family-friendly policies
- Cycle to work scheme
- We welcome flexible and agile working practices
- Flexible working requests can be submitted from day 1 of employment
Equal Opportunities
We value the unique differences that each of our colleagues bring to work every day and are committed to creating an environment where everyone feels respected, included and able to perform at their best. At Nuclear Waste Service we are committed to creating a workplace that is diverse and inclusive. We value the diversity of our people and actively seek to have a workforce that represents the rich diversity of the communities we support. Currently we are underrepresented in some areas, and would particularly welcome applicants from Women, Black, Asian and Ethnic Minorities, LGBTQ+ and candidates who have a disability.
In promoting equal opportunities, Nuclear Waste Service welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We select people according to their abilities and our needs. As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet all of the essential criteria for the vacancy.
Please note: Nuclear Waste Services reserves the right to close the vacancy early.
If you have any queries or would like to discuss this role, please email
