Risk Manager

Summary

Join Mary's Meals as a Risk Manager and support the Head of Risk & Assurance in managing risk and compliance across the global network. You will proactively identify, manage, and report key organizational risks to safeguard the delivery of the organization's vision, mission, and strategic aims. Working with diverse stakeholders, you will help employees understand and address key risks through engagement, risk register oversight, and reporting. You will also manage the MMI insurance program with external brokers and provide guidance to the network. This role offers a remote-first approach with flexible working options and is based in the UK. The salary is £29,339 (0.8FTE) plus benefits.

Requirements

• With proven experience of working in a risk management role, including developing risk processes and overseeing risk registers, you will be skilled in the development of strong working relationships
• You will have strong analytical skills and be confident in challenging and assimilating data to reach conclusions across a variety of functions
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills are essential, and you will demonstrate integrity and a strong detail focus in when handling sensitive information

Responsibilities

• Support the Head of Risk & Assurance to evolve our risk management framework in line with organisational culture and growth of the network
• Provide ongoing guidance to our global teams on managing organisational risks
• Plan and facilitate risk assessment sessions with teams to map and evaluate operational, financial, reputational, and security risks associated with MMI functions, projects, programmes, and fundraising
• Analyse risk information from across the movement to produce meaningful and dynamic risk reports that are tailored to the intended audience
• Facilitate agile reporting and escalation of emerging risks to management
• Conduct periodic reviews of insurance coverage and brokerage within MMI and Programme Affiliates to ensure coverage remains proportionate and complete
• Document any risks or gaps within our insurance coverage and work with the Head of Risk & Assurance to ensure they are clearly understood, escalated and responded to
• Manage the annual renewal process for all relevant MMI policies and perform a coordination role on any changes notifiable to the insurer or insurance claims
• Provide guidance on our Programme Affiliate insurance programmes, including providing direction on policy coverage and supporting local staff on significant claims

Benefits

• 34 days annual leave (pro-rated for part time working patterns) including bank holidays, increasing by 1 day each completed calendar year, to a maximum of 39 days (+ option to buy another week)
• Flexible working
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Life assurance
• Medical insurance for candidates located in Kenya, Liberia, Malawi and Zambia
• Pension - depending on the location of the candidate. Any pension contribution paid as part of salary will be subject to normal statutory deductions/ taxation