Risk and Controls Lead

Are you ready to play a key role in the UK’s energy transition to net zero? Join us at National Grid Electricity Distribution and be part of a business that is delivery a clean, fair and affordable energy future.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Risk & Controls Lead to join our team on a full time, permanent basis! This role will be supporting National Grid’s Electricity Distribution (NGED) business in achieving its strategic objectives by providing high quality risk and controls services.

The Risk & Controls Lead will play a key role in advising and supporting risk management activities and providing control advisory services. You’ll be responsible for testing key controls, delivering second-line assurance across all risk areas, and ensuring risks are effectively managed. You’ll also be responsible for delivering specific assurance activities outlined within the assurance plan, helping to strengthen the overall risk framework.

This role is based out of our Bristol office, and we’d hope to see you at least 1-2 days per week but you’re welcome to be in the office more often if that would work best for you. We’re happy to discuss any additional flexibility in working patterns or requirements that you feel could help to make this job work for you!

What You'll Do

• Drive and enhance NGED’s risk management maturity by actively supporting and embedding the National Grid risk management framework.
• Lead in scheduling meetings with first-line risk and control owners, participating in walkthroughs with key stakeholders and documenting the end-to-end process in clear narrative format.
• Support by conducting second-line controls testing, ensuring results are documented and reported accurately and consistently in alignment with established methodology.
• Support first-line colleagues in successfully completing the Control Self-Assessment (CSA) process, providing clear guidance and expertise.
• Support team members to prepare and present clear and concise risk/control/assurance reports and dashboards as required, including tracking Key Risk Indicators.
• Deliver assigned assurance plans to time, quality, and ethical standards, proactively looking for areas of improvement and providing value adding and insightful recommendations that address control and process opportunities and issues.
• Participate in all training sessions for the Archer GRC system and PowerBI to build expertise and ensure both first and second-line teams are effectively supported.
• Oversee the follow-up and track the progress of remediation efforts for assurance findings, ensuring that the business addresses and resolves them in a timely and efficient manner.
• Support the business to identify risk gaps and control deficiencies and work together to develop and implement effective mitigation strategies.

What You'll Have

• Experience in a professional risk management field, audit/assurance, or related professional field, including experience working on Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) projects or teams within a large organisation.
• Demonstrable knowledge in the development and practical application of Risk Management Frameworks.
• Proven understanding in the execution of control self-assessment and/or assurance activities, including experience with control design and independent and objective controls testing.
• Strong interpersonal skills and communication skills both verbal and written.
• Comfortable working in a matrix organisation with multiple stakeholders which operate collaboratively and innovatively.
• Inquisitive and curious mindset to identify and resolve issues as and when they arise.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks with ease and efficiency.
• Ability to clearly communicate technical information to all levels.

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of colour are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At National Grid, we are committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace for everyone. So, if you’re excited about this role but your experience or qualifications don’t match the job description exactly, we encourage you to apply anyway. You might just be the right person for our growing business in this role or another one.

What You'll Get

Base Salary of £47,000 - £54,000 dependent on experience.

Plus:

• Annual Bonus (based on personal and company performance) and annual salary review.
• Competitive contributory pension scheme (we double-match your contribution to a max company contribution of 12%.
• 26 days holiday (plus the opportunity to buy more each year).
• Life Insurance at 10 x your basic salary.
• Financial support to help cover the cost of professional membership subscriptions, course fees, books, exam fees and time off for study leave – relevant to your role.
• Family care benefits including a back-up care service for when your usual care arrangements fall through (six paid days each year as standard with the option to purchase further days).
• Access to apps which support health, fitness and wellbeing.
• Career development, ongoing training and support, career progression and plenty of opportunity to progress!

Further Information

This is a hybrid working role from our Bristol office with circa 2 days in the office. The closing date for this vacancy is Midnight 13 Feb 25, with interviews due to take place w/c 17 Feb 25 onwards. We encourage candidates to submit their applications as early as possible and not to wait until the published closing date. National Grid’s recruitment periods can and may vary. We reserve the right to remove this advert or close it to further applications at any point during the recruitment process.

About us

Every day we deliver safe and secure energy to homes, communities, and businesses. We are there when people need us the most. We connect people to the energy they need for the lives they live. The pace of change in society and our industry is accelerating and our expertise and track record puts us in an unparalleled position to shape the sustainable future of our industry. To be successful we must anticipate the needs of our customers, reducing the cost of energy delivery today and pioneering the flexible energy systems of tomorrow. This requires us to deliver on our promises and always look for new opportunities to grow, both ourselves and our business

At National Grid, we work towards the highest standards in everything we do, including how we support, value and develop our people. Our aim is to encourage and support employees to thrive and be the best they can be. We celebrate the difference people can bring into our organisation, and welcome and encourage applicants with diverse experiences and backgrounds, and offer flexible and tailored support, at home and in the office. Our goal is to drive, develop and operate our business in a way that results in a more inclusive culture. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, the innovation from diverse teams & perspectives and business need. We are committed to building a workforce so we can represent the communities we serve and have a working environment in which each individual feels valued, respected, fairly treated, and able to reach their full potential.

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