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.