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Risk Governance Officer (18 months FTC)


Job Location:

London - UK

Yearly Salary: GBP 40000 - 40000
Posted: 29 September 2026 (Yesterday)
Application Deadline: 27 December 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Description

As Risk Governance Officer youll play an important role in helping Our Future Health embed effective and proportionate risk management across the organisation. Working closely with the Risk Governance Manager youll coordinate day-to-day risk governance activities support assurance and risk management processes and partner with teams across the organisation to strengthen risk-informed decision making.

Despite big improvements in healthcare in our lifetimes today millions of people in the UK still live in poor health as they get older. Diseases like cancer dementia diabetes and heart disease affect the lives of many people in our communities. Our goal is to create a world-leading resource for health research to improve our understanding and spot the patterns of how and why common diseases start so treatments can begin sooner and be more effective.

Our Future Health is the UKs largest ever health research programme bringing people together to develop new ways to detect prevent and treat diseases. We are a charity supported by the UK Government in partnership with charities and industry. We work closely with the NHS and with public authorities across all nations and regions of the UK.

This is a Fixed Term contract position for 18 months.

What youll be doing:

In this role youll work collaboratively with colleagues across Our Future Health to coordinate risk governance processes and help embed a positive and pragmatic approach to risk management.

Your key responsibilities will include but not be limited to:

  • Coordinating day-to-day risk governance activities and regular risk review and reporting cycles.
  • Working with risk owners and stakeholders to maintain accurate risk information monitor agreed actions and follow up on progress.
  • Supporting the implementation and ongoing embedding of Our Future Healths Risk Management Framework.
  • Facilitating risk identification assessment and review workshops with teams and stakeholders.
  • Coordinating the development maintenance and review of organisational and operational risk registers.
  • Reviewing risk information for completeness consistency and alignment with the Risk Management Framework providing constructive challenge where appropriate.
  • Producing clear high-quality risk reporting analysis and management information to support governance forums and decision making.
  • Supporting assurance activities and maintaining accurate governance records and documentation.
  • Building effective relationships across the organisation and helping colleagues take a pragmatic and proportionate approach to risk.
  • Supporting continuous improvement across risk governance and the wider Assurance function.


Requirements

We recognise that candidates may have developed relevant experience through different career paths and welcome applications from those who can demonstrate many though not necessarily all of the skills and experience listed below:

  • Experience working in risk management governance assurance audit or compliance within a complex organisation.
  • Knowledge of enterprise and operational risk management principles and governance frameworks.
  • Experience coordinating recurring governance risk review or reporting processes.
  • Experience facilitating meetings workshops or stakeholder discussions.
  • The ability to review and analyse risk information identify gaps or inconsistencies and provide constructive challenge.
  • The ability to analyse information and communicate it through clear concise reports and recommendations.
  • Experience producing management information reports or governance papers.
  • Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and follow activities through to completion.
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to build effective relationships and work collaboratively with stakeholders across an organisation.
  • Excellent attention to detail sound judgement and the confidence to recognise when issues need to be escalated.
  • A proactive curious and adaptable approach with an interest in continuous improvement.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office particularly Excel Word and PowerPoint.
  • Experience with Jira and Confluence would be advantageous.
  • A relevant professional qualification or working towards one such as those offered by the Institute of Risk Management (IRM) would be advantageous but is not essential.

Hiring Process

We feelhiring should be transparentand give you arealsensefor whatOur Future Healthis canexpect from our remote process:

  • Initial chatwith our Talent team (30 min)to get to know each other discuss the role and answer any questionsyou have.
  • Competency based interviewwithwith a small cross-functional panel with your potential new manager and some of your stakeholders (60min). It is designed to get a sense of how you collaborate and with stakeholders and howyoudapproach the real-world responsibilities of this role.


Benefits
  • From 40000 per annum basic salary.
  • Generous Pension Scheme We invest in your future with employer contributions of up to 12%.
  • 30 Days Holiday Bank Holidays Enjoy a generous holiday allowance with the flexibility to take bank holidays when it suits you.
  • Enhanced Parental Leave Supporting you during lifes biggest moments.
  • Cycle to Work Scheme Save 25-39% on a new bike and accessories through salary sacrifice.
  • Home & Tech Savings Get up to 8% off on IKEA and Currys products spreading the cost over 12 months through salary sacrifice.
  • 1000 Employee Referral Bonus Know someone amazing Get rewarded for bringing them on board!
  • Wellbeing Support Access to Mental Health First Aiders plus 24/7 online GP services and an Employee Assistance Programme for you and your family.
  • A Great Place to Work We have a lovely Central London office in Holborn and offer flexible and remote working arrangements.

Join us lets prevent disease together.

Closing date: 07 October at 5:00 pm

We may close this vacancy earlier than the advertised closing date if we receive a high volume of applications so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

At Our Future Health we recognise the importance of having a diverse workforce and ensuring that all candidates regardless of their background have equitable access to our application process. We proactively encourage applicants who identify as having a disability neurodiversity or long-term health conditions to let us know if they require any reasonable adjustments as part of their application process.

If you do require any reasonable adjustments please email us at .


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