Risk Manager

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Description

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• Works closely with and reports to the Chief Executive (CE)
• Works closely with members of the Global Management Group (GMG), namely the DirectorGlobal Operations Support and Asia, Regional Programmes Director for West and Central Africa,
• the Regional Programmes Director for East and Southern Africa, Technical Director, Human
• Resource Director, Finance Director, and Development Director
• Works closely with the two Regional Risk and Programmes Managers and the Global Directors
• of multi-country programmes, such as the SMC Programme
• Liaises with country senior management teams in all country locations
• Liaises with the Internal audit team
• Externally the postholder will periodically liaise with counterparts in partner organisations,
• regulators and funding entities

• Input to organisational and functional strategy and policies development from the risk
• management perspective
• Support the CE and FARC to update and maintain the risk management policy, risk appetite and
• other tools in the risk management framework

• Develop, implement, and maintain a risk management framework to identify, analyze, and
• mitigate potential risks
• To maintain the UK/Global level risk registers and produce risk reporting as appropriate
• To provide practical interpretation, application, and mitigation of risk to resolve issues raised
• across the organisational matrix structure comprising functions and regions
• To build effective and supportive relationships with senior leadership across all locations to
• facilitate and develop a positive risk culture
• Conduct regular risk assessments and audits to evaluate the effectiveness of risk mitigation
• measures and compliance with relevant standards and produce actionable reports
• Coordinate with the functions and regions to ensure a unified, integrated and dynamic
• approach to risk management, promoting a culture of risk awareness
• Engage with key internal and external stakeholders to understand their expectations and ensure
• that risk management initiatives meet and exceed these expectations
• Identify and utilize relevant and affordable technologies to enhance risk analysis and reporting
• processes
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement, learning, and excellence within the organisational
• risk management approach
• Monitor and ensure compliance with relevant UK/Global level regulatory, safety, and quality
• standards in risk management practices
• Support risk management related to business continuity

• Facilitate, enable and support colleagues at senior and middle levels in developing a culture of
• continuous horizon scanning for emerging risks, threats and opportunities
• Ensure effective risk management is embedded into new business development proposals

• Design and facilitate risk management training to staff, senior managers, GMG and the Board
• Act as the expert on all aspects of the risk management process and advise on the appropriate
• and effective management of various risk management tools across Malaria Consortium
• Be a champion for best practice in risk management and for the promotion and embedding of
• a risk-aware culture whereby risk identification, assessment and management are viewed
• positively as drivers for Malaria Consortium’s mission success
• Person specification

• Bachelor’s degree in Risk Management, Business, or a related field
• Experience of risk management at middle level in a large or complex organisation
• Experience of identifying and managing risk in a complex context
• Experience of delivering priority work within strict timelines
• Experience in leveraging technology to enhance risk analysis and reporting.
• Experience of undertaking analysis of data, correlating multiple sources of data and producing
• informative reports
• Postholder must have right to work in the country based

• Professional certification in risk management
• Experience working in a multi-cultural and/or global organisation
• Experience of working in the charity sector
• Experience of risk management requirements of the UK Charity Commission
• Experience of developing and delivering training packages using excellent presentation skills

• Excellent understanding of risk management
• Able to develop effective tools and approaches to risk management in a global charitable
• organisation, such as Malaria Consortium
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, and the ability to communicate complex
• information with clarity
• Able to build effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders at all
• levels, to work collaboratively to achieve objectives
• Ability to use appropriate IT applications effectively (including Outlook, SharePoint, Word, 
• Strong ability to work flexibly, managing changing and competing priorities
• Able to use data and judgement to solve problems, test options and create new approaches
• Able to challenge and support others, to contribute professional expertise to effective
• decision making
• Ability to understand Malaria Consortium’s context and shape risk management to contribute
• to the strategic objectives
• Demonstrable track record of achievement in a risk management role
• Problem solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands
• Committed to the organisational mission and values

• Knowledge of relevant regulatory, safety, and quality standards
• Strategic thinking – ability to anticipate

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