Defence Estates Organisation - Consultancy

Provide risk management for DEO, in support of the integrated programme plan. Establish and improve risk management standards and capabilities across the DEO community. Provide assurance that sub-programmes are logging their risks; ensure that risks are being effectively managed and updated. Promulgate good risk management practices.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

Consolidate risks at the DEO programme level that originate within DEO sub-programmes and ensure that these are logged, owned and managed by the relevant sub-programme managers

Coordinate the mitigation of programme-level risks. Design, lead and manage the mitigation process, helping others to mitigate risks as they arise

Work closely with DEO colleagues to develop and maintain the DEO programme level Risk Log

Take a DEO programme level view of risk management activities with the aim of embedding effective management disciplines across the programme

Ensure that all external programme participants (including supply chain partners and local authority planners) are engaged effectively with programme level risk management

Coordinate regular risk workshops with sub-programme teams to review / challenge the current risks, and the mitigation actions being taken

Ensure the sub-programme teams provide regular risk updates.

Compile management reports, including associated metrics and added-value narratives, interpretations and recommendations, to support Board meetings and senior management reviews.

Plan, design, implement and embed effective risk management across DEO;

Ensure that all programme staff receive an appropriate orientation to the DEO risk management guidelines.

Provide education, guidance, advice and coaching on risk management to DEO colleagues

Ensure a best practice Risk Management framework and process is rolled out and fully embedded on all sub-programmes; resolve or escalate poor risk management as appropriate.

Key Deliverables

DEO programme-level Risk Log

Notes from review meetings and workshops, and notes evidencing follow-up to completion

Action plans covering issues relating to risk management

Consolidated updates from the sub-programmes

Management reports, including narratives and associated metrics

Risk management standards and best practices document

Induction and training materials

Knowledge and skills transfer log.

Desirable Experience / Qualifications

Managing Successful Programmes Practitioner

Prince 2 or APM Practitioner

Advanced user of the Microsoft Office Suite of Tools

Proven experience of risk management.