Risk Lead Officer

Overview

Are you ready to shape the future of risk management at Buckinghamshire Council? Join us as our Risk Lead Officer and play a key in the ongoing development and implementation of our risk management strategy. This position offers the opportunity to influence decision-making at all levels, ensuring the Council’s services remain resilient, compliant, and forward-thinking. The successful candidate will be responsible for embedding a robust risk management culture across the organisation, supporting the Council’s strategic objectives and safeguarding its future.

About us

Buckinghamshire Council is committed to delivering high-quality services to our community. Our Business Assurance team is integral to maintaining the Council’s reputation for excellence, innovation, and integrity. We value professionalism, collaboration, and continuous improvement in everything we do.

About the role

As Risk Lead Officer, you will support the Risk and Assurance Manager in delivering the Council’s Risk Management Plan and embedding a robust risk framework.

Key responsibilities:

• Ensure a consistent approach to risk management across all directorates.
• Oversee and maintain risk registers, ensuring effective escalation and follow-up of actions.
• Provide expert advice, guidance, and training on risk management processes.
• Conduct horizon scanning for emerging risks and assess their impact on the Council.
• Review and challenge directorate risk registers and undertake control environment reviews.
• Monitor compliance with risk policies and procedures.
• Administer the Council’s corporate risk management system and develop reporting tools.
• Collaborate with Insurance colleagues on insurable risks.
• Represent or deputise for the Risk and Assurance Manager at meetings as required.

 

This role requires a proactive, detail-oriented professional who can work collaboratively, demonstrate sound judgement, and uphold the highest standards of risk management.

Any-Desk:

As an ‘any-desk’ worker, you’ll need to be connected to our network to access digital folders and resources, but this can either be from home or an office location when required. You will be required to work from the office a couple of times a week, depending on your role and team requirements.

About you

• Deal with people at all levels confidently, sensitively and diplomatically.
• Develop good working relationships and communicate effectively with internal / external bodies / organisations / partners and stakeholders. Represent specialist area internally and / or externally, maintaining or enhancing the specialist work area’s reputation. Support partnership working as required, ensuring stakeholders are engaged with activity relevant to them.
• Deliver a specialist service and support initiatives, projects and improvement programmes within the service area.
• Awareness of wider sector / external influences.
• Well-developed interpersonal, persuasion and negotiation skills to build relationships and influence the stakeholder community.
• Proven ability to explain technical / specialist information in a way which a non-specialist can understand.
• Proven ability to cope with conflicting and changing demands through good time management and the ability to work under pressure.
• Good planning and organisational skills, with proven ability to prioritise and coordinate workloads, monitor and evaluate work, to ensure deadlines are achieved.
• Excellent ICT skills including Microsoft applications and specialist systems.

Other information

For further information on this role please see the attached job summary.

As an ‘any-desk’ worker, you will be required work from the office at least two days a week depending on role requirements. The team’s normal offices is Walton Street although you may be required to attend other offices depending on role requirements.

Advert closing date: 15^th October 2025

Interview date(s): 27^th / 28^th October 2025

Interview-type / process: In Person

If you would like to have an informal conversation with the recruiting manager, please contact: Caroline Jenkins on 01296 292800 or [email protected]

This post is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:

• All unspent cautions and/or unspent convictions

For further information on how long it takes for cautions and convictions cautions to become spent, please refer to our guide on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (updated 2023) | Nacro

We reserve the right to close the vacancy once we have received sufficient applications, so please be advised to submit your application as early as possible.

Our values and culture

We have a set of values, which our employees have chosen, that represent what we are – Proud, Ambitious, Collaborative and Trustworthy.

By joining Buckinghamshire Council, you can expect:

a fair and inclusive culture

• the chance to really make a difference to those around you
• health and well-being initiatives including an Employee Assistance Programme, Mental Health First Aiders and mindfulness workshops
• a unified voice through our Employee Representative Group
• ongoing support, and the opportunity to develop and progress in your career with us
• opportunities to take part in fun activities such as fundraising and social events

At Buckinghamshire Council, we know that our biggest strength comes from the people that work for us, and that’s why we’re working hard to ensure we continue to be an accessible and inclusive organisation.

From dedicated staff networks overseen by our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Steering Group, to proudly standing as a Disability Confident employer, it’s important to us that all our colleagues feel engaged, listened to, and valued. Our offer of flexible working empowers a productive and happy workforce and allows employees to combine work with other responsibilities and commitments.

We believe our workforce should reflect the diverse communities we service in Buckinghamshire, and are looking for like-minded individuals to join us in promoting equality, fairness, and inclusion for everyone.

 

About the Business Unit

The Assistant Chief Executive directorate is central to Buckinghamshire Council’s journey to establish itself as one of the best councils in the country. With a clear focus on service improvement through transformation and a drive to build better relationships with the local community, the directorate is fast-paced; but extremely rewarding. Our teams are not only proactively delivering on projects and plans but also reacting to developing situations. If you are ambitious, innovative, and would relish the opportunity to influence change - a role within our service area could be your next career move.

The team includes exciting areas of work, including a brand new localities model – delivering 16 community boards across the county to make it easy for our residents to engage with us as we work together to plan for the future. Other teams include our Policy and Communications and Legal and Democratic Services teams – innovating the way we communicate with our colleagues, Members and the local community, and role-modelling best practice through policy, planning and legal services. If you think you can help us achieve our goals, and want to be a part of this exciting journey, we would love to hear from you!

We recognise and reward you

Hard work and success deserves recognition. That’s why we pride ourselves on the benefits we give our people. We actively encourage a good work-life balance and promote flexible and agile working arrangements. We provide discounts on various Cafés, restaurants, shops and auto enrolment onto our generous Pension Scheme. In addition to the opportunity to gain membership to Costco, we have discounted gym memberships, travel discounts with Arriva and much more.

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