Senior governance and risk officer

Band 6 · Governance and risk manager · 428 job evaluation points

Runs parts of the governance and risk framework, advising directorates on risk and supporting senior committees.

Responsibilities

Run the risk management process for directorates, challenging risk scores and controls.
Prepare risk and assurance reports for senior committees.
Support senior committees, including the audit and risk committee, with papers and formal minutes.
Review policies for compliance with the policy framework, law, and equality duties.
Train managers in risk management and governance processes.
Coordinate the organisation's response to regulator and audit requests.

Skills

Skill	Expected level	What this level means
Corporate governance and complianceThis reference	Practitioner (3)	You can: run the governance cycle for boards and committees review policies and advise on compliance
Organisational risk managementThis reference	Practitioner (3)	You can: run the risk process for a directorate or programme assess risks against the risk appetite and escalate them report on risks to committees
Minute-taking and meeting recordsThis reference	Practitioner (3)	You can: take formal minutes of board and committee meetings, including complex or contentious discussion keep formal meeting records that stand up to audit and inquiry advise chairs on what the record should show
Policy managementThis reference	Practitioner (3)	You can: draft and review policies with subject experts check policies against law, standards, and equality duties monitor compliance and report gaps
Assurance and audit liaisonThis reference	Working (2)	You can: coordinate evidence for audits and inspections track audit recommendations and chase overdue actions
Equality, diversity, and inclusionThis reference	Working (2)	You can: recognise and challenge behaviour that excludes others consider different needs when you plan your work
Communicating informationUK GDaD PCF	Practitioner (3)	You can: work collaboratively in a group and build relationships with others identify issues through Agile 'health checks' and work with others to address them manage stakeholder expectations be flexible and capable of proactive and reactive communication host or moderate difficult discussions within the team or with senior stakeholders

Typical qualifications and experience

A degree or professional qualification in governance or risk management, or equivalent experience.

Band 6 outline

Knowledge: Specialist knowledge across a range of procedures, built through further training or experience.
Autonomy: Works independently; interprets policy for own area; seeks advice on complex issues.
Scope: A product, service, or workstream.
Leadership: May lead a small team or mentor colleagues.
Accountability: Outcomes of own workstream and quality of advice given.

Job evaluation (illustrative)

Factor	Level	Level summary	Points
Communication and relationship skills	4	Gives complex, sensitive, or contentious information needing persuasion, negotiation, or training skills, or highly complex information.	32
Knowledge, training, and experience	6	Specialist knowledge across the range of the specialism (postgraduate diploma level or equivalent).	156
Analytical and judgemental skills	4	Judgements on complex facts or situations needing analysis, interpretation, and comparison of options.	42
Planning and organisational skills	3	Plans several complex activities, adjusting plans as needed.	27
Physical skills	3	Developed skills needing speed or accuracy, such as advanced keyboard use.	27
Responsibility for patient and client care	1	Helps patients, clients, or relatives during incidental contact.	4
Responsibility for policy and service development	3	Implements policies for own area and proposes changes that affect other areas.	21
Responsibility for financial and physical resources	2	Handles cash or valuables, looks after equipment used by others, controls stock, or authorises small payments.	12
Responsibility for people	2	Supervises or coordinates staff day to day, trains others regularly, or gives basic HR advice.	12
Responsibility for information resources	4	Adapts or designs information systems to others' specifications, or runs information systems for a department as the main duty.	24
Responsibility for research and development	2	Regularly does research, development, trials, or equipment and system testing as part of the job.	12
Freedom to act	4	Results are defined, but the job holder decides how to achieve them, within broad policy.	32
Physical effort	1	Sitting, standing, and walking, with little physical effort.	3
Mental effort	3	Frequent concentration on unpredictable work, or occasional prolonged concentration.	12
Emotional effort	1	Rare exposure, or occasional indirect exposure, to distressing circumstances.	5
Working conditions	2	Occasional unpleasant conditions, frequent travel or outdoor work, or near-continuous screen use on most days.	7
Total (Band 6: 396 to 465)			428

Senior governance and risk officer

Responsibilities

Skills

Typical qualifications and experience

Band 6 outline

Job evaluation (illustrative)

Self assessment