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Risk Officer

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FE & HE £35,000 - £40,000 per annum permanent mid Level Urgent 16 April 2026
Huddersfield, England

Job Description

Role Purpose

  • Support the organisation with day-to-day risk management across its sites.
  • Speak with managers and budget holders to understand operational risks and turn that into clear, usable risk information.
  • Keep the risk register up to date so leaders have an accurate view of current issues and actions.

Main Duties

  • Meet with managers across different departments to gather information on their current risks.
  • Translate operational issues, such as staffing gaps or lower student recruitment, into formal risk language and scoring.
  • Update and maintain the risk register with accurate risk details, actions, owners and scores.
  • Input and manage risk data on the risk management system, making sure records are clear and up to date.
  • Visit other sites when needed to gather information and support risk activity across the wider organisation.
  • Work in a hands-on, operational way rather than at strategy level, helping teams manage everyday risks.

Requirements

  • Must have already an Enhanced DBS on the update service
  • Able to start at short notice
  • Strong understanding of risk terminology, including causes, effects, controls, actions and scoring
  • Confident working with managers and budget holders, with the people skills to gather and translate risk information
  • Good data handling and admin skills, with the ability to input and manage information accurately on systems
  • Full right to work in the UK

Dovetail and Slate Limited (11351060) acts as an Employment Agency and an Employment Business under the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003. We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. All appointments are subject to satisfactory vetting. Because education matters. © Dovetail and Slate Limited.​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍​‌‍​‌‌‍​‌‍‍​‌‍‌​‌‌​​‍‍​​​​​​​​​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌‍‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‍‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‌​​‍​​‍​‌‍​‍‌​​‌​​‍​‍​​‌​‍‌‌‍​‍​​‍​​​​‌‌​‍‌​‌​​​​‍​​‌​‍‌​‍​​​​​​​​​​‍‌‌‍‌‍​​​​​‌‍​​‌​‌‍‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‍​​‌​‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌‍​‍‌​‍‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‍‌​​‍‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌​​‌‍​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌​‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‍‌‍​​‌‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‍‌‌​​‌​​‌​‍‌‌​​‍‌​‌‍​‍‌‌​​‍‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍​‌‍​‌‌‍​‌‍‍​‌‍‌​‌‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​​​​‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‌​​‍​​‍​‌‍​‍‌​​‌​​‍​‍​​‌​‍‌‌‍​‍​​‍​​​​‌‌​‍‌​‌​​​​‍​​‌​‍‌​‍​​​​​​​​​​‍‌‌‍‌‍​​​​​‌‍​​‌​‌‍‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‍​​‌​‍‌‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌‍​‍‌​‍‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‍‌​​‍‌‍‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌​​‌‍​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌​‍‌‍‌​​‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌​‌​​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‍​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​​‍​‍‌‌

Your Recruitment Consultant

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James Grace

Requirements

  • Enhanced DBS on update service
  • Strong understanding of risk terminology
  • Experience with risk management systems
  • Data handling and admin skills
  • Ability to work with managers and budget holders
  • Right to work in the UK
  • Available to start at short notice

Skills & Qualifications

Risk managementRisk register maintenanceRisk assessment and scoringStakeholder engagementData managementRisk management systemsCommunication skillsAdministrative skills