Permanent
Risk Manager
Risk Manager
Location: Manchester, with a requirement to travel across the North.
Salary: Circa £65,000 per annum
Transport for the North (TfN) has been formed as part of the strategic response to the changing transport and infrastructure needs of the whole of the North of England. It incorporates the city regions of Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle and Sheffield connecting these cities and the wider regional towns and cities across the North of England, to drive better connectivity, economic growth and better opportunity for all. It is crystal clear that “the cities of the North together can be greater than the sum of their parts”.
The Government has committed to establishing TfN as a statutory body, with statutory powers and duties, and is now delivering on this important commitment. Amendments to the Cities and Local Government Devolution Bill will provide for the creation of sub-national transport bodies (STBs), which would be established through secondary legislation at the request of local areas in England. STBs will initially advise the Secretary of State for Transport on strategic transport schemes and investment priorities in their own area. The Secretary of State may grant individual STBs additional responsibilities around the decision-making and delivery of strategic transport schemes and significant cross-regional schemes such as smart ticketing. TfN will be the first of these.
Devolving strategic transport planning powers through STBs via this amendment to the Bill demonstrates the Government’s clear commitment to the Northern Powerhouse and rebalancing the economy outside of London.
Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM), on behalf of TfN, is looking to recruit the following role:
The role Two Year Fixed Term Contract / Secondment (public sector bodies only):
The Risk Manager will take the lead on the development and embedding of risk management across TfN and support successful delivery of all projects, programmes and work-streams. You will maintain and implement the TfN Risk Management framework by Embed a robust risk management strategy and tools across the TfN organisation.
What we’re looking for:
The successful candidate will have significant experience of embedding risk management in a complex organisation and thorough knowledge of standards and processes underpinning risk management and corporate governance, including relevant legislative and regulatory requirements. You will have previously undertaken quantitative risk assessments and using risk software on infrastructure projects and programmes in excess of £100m and have excellent stakeholder management expertise.
Provisional Interview Dates: 15th & 16th June 2016
In return, as well as a competitive salary, our other benefits are:
- 27 days holiday per annum
- Access to the local government pension scheme