Officer, Risk Management

Overview

The incumbent is responsible for all risk management activities related to common funding, providing advice and support to NOR, and developing new policies as necessary.

Key Responsibilities

• Apply expertise, consider options and provide recommendations for continued improvement of risk management.
• Provide expert advice to Director NOR, the resource committees, Strategic Commanders, NATO Agencies and NATO nations on common-funded capability planning and delivery.
• Advise on how risk and the associated tolerances can be integrated in NATO’s resource planning/management and information management.
• Support stakeholders to remain abreast of developments on policy updates related to risk management.
• Foster a risk culture through training and outreach activities.
• Develop and deliver risk and opportunity assessments for critical capability programme at the strategic level.
• Address the resource and operational risk for capability programmes, and provide recommendations on actions to mitigate identified risks.
• Support Director NOR in establishing a holistic approach to risk management in NOR and in NOR assessments to governance.
• Contribute to the development of NATO common funding risk management policies as required.
• Draft and coordinate new policies, processes, and templates related to risk management amongst all stakeholders.
• Promote a proactive and positive assurance through risk culture and drive coherence in processes supporting governance risk appetite.
• Establish a coordination mechanism for risk management with all stakeholders.
• Develop and coordinate a broad network with stakeholders involved in the development and implementation of common-funded capability delivery within NATO.
• Support meetings conducted by the NOR for NATO common funded capabilities, involving various NATO and partner stakeholders in the capability communities.
• Perform any other related duty as assigned.

Required Experience

At least 5 years of experience in implementation of risk management systems in a national administration, international environment or public/private sector; experience in the use of risk management and portfolio/programme information management tools.

Qualifications

A university degree or an equivalent level of qualification in a relevant discipline.

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