Description:
The Enterprise Risk Manager is a member of the EUI Risk Team which is responsible for the development and maintenance of the Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Framework and for supporting the EUI CRO in building a holistic and aggregated view of EUI’s Risk Profile. This role reports to the Head of Operational Risk.
Role & responsibilities:
- Act as a specialist in Enterprise Risk Framework, providing advice as required.
- Support and sometimes lead workstreams aimed at developing and further embedding the Enterprise Risk Management Framework (and related documents and tools).
- Support the development and roll-out of the internal control framework.
- Lead and coordinate the production of the Internal Control System Report and drive efficiency and improvement year on year.
- Coordinate and (where appropriate) provide framework input to relevant reports and disclosures and where necessary produce risk framework reports.
- Manage the annual process of evaluation of EUI’s Enterprise Risk Management and Internal Control System.
- Coordinate and support the risk and control self-assessment / the positive assurance review process (inc. end-to-end coordination, guidance and management, tool support, data storage etc.).
- Work with Corporate Secretariat, supporting and leading on matters of risk governance.
- Manage the RM owned policy review plan and support the review of RM policies as appropriate.
- Review the adequacy, consistency and alignment of policies with the ERM Framework and support (or lead, as appropriate) the drafting and maintenance of policies and framework documents.
- Maintain risk management training materials and deliver training related to your area of responsibility.
- Develop ongoing engagement with the 1st line Risk Champions and 2nd line Risk team (both in EUI & Group).
Required competencies, experience and qualifications:
- University degree in a relevant field (e.g. law, economics, business, finance) or equivalent through experience.
- Proactive self-starter and able to work with autonomy.
- Good awareness of the ERM Framework (for internal hires) and of Risk Management and related standards (e.g COSO, ISO) is highly desirable.
- Superb team player, with a strong ability to build deep relationships and work collaboratively with a number of stakeholders at the same time.
- Trustworthy and reliable.
- Highly and self-motivated.
- Proactive attitude towards and motivation for learning. Proactively track, analyse, gap assess and focus your development applicable to the ERM Framework.
- Excellent communication skills (both verbal and writing) and fluent in English.
- Excellent time management and organisational skills with ability to work to deadlines and set priorities with the support of your manager, whilst working on different matters at one time.
- Very good analytical/quantitative skills.
- Advanced knowledge of Microsoft 365 Suite (in particular SharePoint, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
- Strong organisational awareness and sensitivity.
Good to have:
- Risk management (ERM Framework/Operational Risk) qualification
- Good awareness of CSDR
- Understanding of at least the activities of one of the CSDs (for internal hires) or have financial sector experience (for external hires)