Find out via our welcome video from Chief Executive, Arthur Charvonia about our Councils, our ambitions and values and his aspirations for the future: https://youtu.be/0L8oImCCkx0 (YouTube).
About the role
A new Outcomes Framework provides the golden thread between our strategy and business planning arrangements. It drives the new performance management approach for the councils and the direction of travel for reporting, embedding a culture of performance challenge and improvement aligned with finance and risk reporting. This is part of our exciting transformation journey.
In this important role you will:
- lead Risk Management, working across the council to embed risk into the culture of the organisation
- develop a holistic approach to strategic and operational risk management
- develop and review Babergh and Mid Suffolk’s Risk Management Policy, Strategy, Toolkit and Risk Register, working with the Strategic Leadership Team
- embed risk management into the Outcomes Framework, the Corporate Delivery Plan, service planning arrangements, and programme and contract management.
- work with performance and finance colleagues to ensure they are reported and monitored in an integrated way with risk.
About you
You will:
- have a degree or equivalent professional experience in risk management
- have gained extensive experience in developing and reviewing risk management policy, strategy, toolkits and risk registers
- also have experience in integrating risk with performance and finance reporting and developing, implementing, monitoring and controlling effective systems and procedures which deliver high-quality risk management arrangements.
About us
Since 2011, Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils have answered the challenges facing local government by developing a new way of delivering council services.
In the last ten years, we have saved £2m each year across the two councils by delivering our services under a joint Chief Executive and fully shared staff structure.
Our councils are highly ambitious and want to see significant improvement for the well-being of our residents and communities.
We are agile, resilient and strongly customer focused which enabled us to deliver with minimal service disruption through the COVID-19 pandemic. The councils embrace adaptation and continuous learning and we are innovative and creative, developing new partnership delivery models in Suffolk. In 2021, Babergh and Mid Suffolk were shortlisted for iESE council of the year at the iESE Public Sector Transformation Awards and won a bronze award.
Benefits of working with us
- Great opportunities for learning and development.
- Suffolk Coaching and Mentoring Partnership
- Generous leave entitlement
- Competitive Local Government Pension Scheme.
- Wellbeing Support Program
- Employee Assist Program
- Health Care Options
Visit our Employee Benefits page for further information: https://suffolkjobsdirect.org/bmsdc/GenText.aspx?page=Page20
Our ways of working
Work is what we do, not where we go! We are committed to working in a more hybrid way, with a mix of office, home, and remote-based working. (Business needs permitting). This has worked well for us and is something we will be continuing with.
We are committed to supporting equality and diversity, Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils provide opportunity and ambition for all, supporting and enabling our people to deliver the best possible service for our residents.
To find out more
To arrange an informal discussion about this role, please contact Jane Kennedy via email jane.kennedy@baberghmidsuffolk.gov.uk
To apply
If you are interested in this exciting opportunity, please apply online by visiting our career pages on the Babergh and Mid Suffolk website: https://suffolkjobsdirect.org/bmsdc/policy-research-data-analysis-risk-management-lead/63662.job
Closing date: 1pm, Friday 10 June2022.
Interview dates: 16 June 2022
Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Council is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.
As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy/ies.