Job title Quality, Risk & Assurance (QRA) Manager
Job family Quality, Risk & Assurance Band E
Job purpose
The Risk Manager will play a critical role in supporting the Head of Risk Management to help the
organisation in identifying, assessing, managing and mitigating risks.
This role requires a proactive approach to managing various types of risks, including strategic risks
and operational risks. The role also requires ownership of all deliverables and the quality and
timeliness of all Risk reports for the various governance committees.
Ensure the provision of comprehensive, co-ordinated, effective and efficient professional services to
the BBC. Ownership and responsibility for specific elements associated with the delivery of the
strategic and operational objectives of the team.
Key responsibilities and accountabilities
• Accountable for the performance and delivery of all risk outputs and deliverables including risk
reports.
• Write reports suitable for Board-level executives – with the resulting call to action creating
impact across significant elements of BBC operations or organisation
• Present risk insights and recommendations to leadership and relevant committees
• Take a lead role in the timely delivery of activities and assignments across the business or in
specific field of delegated responsibility
• Build strong relationships, negotiate with – and influence – management
• Promote best practice, both within the team and across the business
• Support the professional development of QRA agenda across BBC business colleagues within
their particular specialism and a range of disciplines
• Lead on quality assurance, ensuring work in line with professional standards, e.g. IIA, IRM
• Maintain knowledge of BBC strategy, organisational development and risks to help inform QRA
activities. Have strong external insights to bring into the BBC.
• Pro-actively works with the business divisions to identify areas for focus and contributes to the
overall improvement in governance, risk management across the BBC
• Supports the implementation of robust corporate processes to ensure organisation operating
within its agreed boundary of risk
• Foster a strong risk-aware culture across all levels of the organization
• Important role in managing the team, assessing priorities, delivering quality of team's work,
getting output right first time
• Actively contribute to the continuous improvement of the team
• The role is specialist in nature and additionally is expected to contribute the medium and longer
term objectives of the team
Knowledge, skills, training and experience
Essential
• Ability and assurance to deliver high quality
outputs and deliverables, with a high degree
of own initiative, a range of activities in a
complex environment
Desirable
• In most circumstances, candidates will have
a relevant formal professional qualification
appropriate to the role (ACA, CIMA, IIA,
IRM, etc)
• Ability to negotiate and work alongside a
range of contacts including senior
management and the motivation to promote
improvements
• Relevant previous experience including the
management of other professionals in the
execution of activities and assignments
• Ability to examine, analyse -and contextualise
complex issues; identify key points and
develop effective, practical and simple
recommendations to resolve problems
• Ability to manage a team in order to deliver
activities and assignments to time, cost and
quality
• Experience working in or with organisations
of a comparable size and/or complexity to
the BBC
• Strong interpersonal, management and
communication skills
• Direct previous experience of working in
audit, assurance or risk functions
• It would also be a significant advantage to
have significant and substantial experience
in either technology or media/content; or
in other relevant areas of specialism where
value can be added (e.g. data analytics, value
for money, etc)
Job impact
Decision making: day-to-day management of team on assignments (operational delivery and personal
performance/development); judgement decisions regarding outcomes and conclusions, with
recognition of the potential for sensitivity in issues
Scope: team has pan-BBC coverage including public service broadcasting (PSB), charitable and
commercial entities
Financial: accountable for budgets on individual assignments; responsible for management and
oversight of co-source budget (£1m+), including making recommendations for re-prioritisation and
allocation of spend
Reports: may have direct reports depending on specific nature of role and team structures; expected
to manage junior members of the team on QRA activities as well as personally execute; also
expected to have the requisite interpersonal skills to indirectly manage and/or influence individuals
across the organisation in order to achieve successful delivery of assignments
Other: Significant internal and external impact of work/output – internally, work is submitted up to
Executive level and expected to create change across the organisation; externally, the impact of
failed assurance or risk management generates the potential for material reputational issues for the
BBC.
Other information
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Job Code
Definition: Content Support
This job description is a written statement of the essential characteristics of the job, with its principal
accountabilities, incorporating a note of the skills, knowledge and experience required for a satisfactory level
of performance. This is not intended to be a complete, detailed account of all aspects of the duties involved.