Policy and Risk Management Secretariat

Description

Our client in Aberdeen are sourcing for a Policy and Risk Management Secretariat on a temporary basis for an initial 3 months with possibility of extension for a well established government department.

This is a full time post for 37 hours a week (Monday to Friday) on a day rate, based on a salary of £26,155 per annum PAYE plus holiday accruals.

Currently the post will be based from home and when things return back to normal the post holder will be office based in Aberdeen.

Overview

The post holder will provide direct secretariat support to a newly established division which will consider all issues going through risk analysis from both a UK and Scottish specific perspective. The post holder will need to work alongside risk managers, risk assessors and risk communicators to facilitate discussion

Main Duties

This role will involve collaboration and engagement with a range of Scottish and UK government departments. Roles will specifically include:

Provide secretariat support

* Organise meetings, prepare agendas and action logs, minute taking etc
* Assist risk analysis colleagues in preparing papers

Provide support on behalf of the UK Risk Analysis IT packages including the Risk Analysis Tracker, Evidence Package Tracker and Regulated Products Tracker

* Acting as the single point of contact for managing access issues
* Act as a central point of contact for adding issues to the UK tracker.
* Support the development and maintenance of a tracker for all Scottish issues subject to risk analysis processes, that are not subject to the UK process, including tracking prioritisation and triage decisions.
* Maintain a watching brief for issues [being entered onto UK systems], alert the appropriate leads as required.
* Maintain a record of notable issues

Essential Criteria

* Strong planning and organisational skills, including the ability to balance competing demands.
* Ability to engage confidently with a range of people, including proven ability to build effective working relationships.
* Proven ability to develop and apply new skills and knowledge to meet business needs.
* Good IT skills and the ability to analyse and report and present management information concisely.

Competencies

· Self-Awareness
· Communications & Engagement
· Improving Performance
· Analysis and Use of Evidence

The postholder will be expected to have/gain a current Basic Disclosure and be willing to undergo BPSS checking

If you are interested in the role of Policy and Risk Management Secretariat in Aberdeen please apply today with an up to date CV

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