23872 - Risk & Assurance Manager

Ministry of Justice UK•National City, CA

5d•£42,914 - £53,081•Hybrid

About The Position

Justice Digital, Data and Science (JDDS) is recruiting a Risk & Assurance Manager for its Counter Fraud, Bribery & Corruption (CFBC) team. The team helps business areas recognise risks, evaluate controls, connect evidence and emerging signals, and turn learning into proportionate improvements. Fraud Risk Assessments (FRAs) are a key part of this work. The role leads JDDS FRA and risk-based assurance activity, combining practical assessment of fraud, bribery and corruption risks with robust, evidence-led review. The postholder will work with business owners to scope and lead proportionate FRAs, assess scenarios and controls, explain residual risks, and use findings to set assurance priorities and improve evidence and corrective-action standards. The role also manages assurance priorities and reporting across business areas and develops colleagues. It is a specialist leadership role within a small, collaborative team. The post is a one-year fixed-term appointment, offered as detached duty or loan subject to home-department approval, with the potential to become permanent following review. It is available nationally, with hybrid working and a requirement to spend at least 60% of working time in an office. The role requires willingness to undergo Security Check (SC) clearance.

Requirements

Experience leading substantial risk, assurance, controls or audit-response work across several business areas, with the judgement and transferable capability to lead proportionate FRAs, including assessment of plausible fraud scenarios, controls and residual risk.
Ability to assess whether evidence supports a risk or control conclusion; judge whether controls are designed and operating effectively; identify gaps; and recommend proportionate next steps.
Ability to scope and facilitate risk assessments with business owners, identify realistic fraud, bribery and corruption scenarios, and communicate residual risk clearly.
Experience improving risk-assessment or assurance methods, evidence standards, review quality and proportionate prioritisation.
Strong analytical judgement, including the ability to weigh incomplete or conflicting information and reach defensible decisions.
Ability to communicate complex findings clearly in writing and conversation, explain uncertainty, limitations and recommendations, and influence stakeholders through constructive challenge.
Experience coordinating cross-functional actions, maintaining appropriate business ownership, and managing or developing colleagues.
Willingness to be assessed against the requirements for SC clearance.

Responsibilities

Lead and continually improve the JDDS Fraud Risk Assessment approach, personally leading or facilitating priority assessments with business owners using proportionate, consistent methods.
Work with teams to identify realistic fraud, bribery and corruption scenarios, assess vulnerabilities and controls, explain residual risks, and record practical actions.
Use FRA findings to direct the CFBC risk-based assurance programme, including proportionate control testing, sampling, evidence quality and action-closure standards.
Coordinate corrective-action assurance, including relevant Audit recommendations, while leaving risk, action and control ownership with the appropriate business leads.
Challenge weak or incomplete evidence and present balanced assessments of control confidence, limitations, residual risk and matters requiring escalation.
Manage risks, dependencies, assurance priorities and reporting across Commercial, Contract Management, Finance, Delivery and other relevant areas.
Manage and develop the HEO Assurance Partner and, subject to agreed organisation design, the HEO Intelligence & Insight Analyst.
Connect assurance findings with the Prevention, Standards & Delivery pillar.
Maintain and develop familiarity with relevant government counter-fraud standards and professional learning, including GovS 013: Counter Fraud and Government Counter Fraud Profession resources.

Benefits

Civil Service Pension Scheme, with a stated employer contribution of 28.97%.
25 days of annual leave on appointment, increasing to 30 days after five years of service, plus bank holidays and a privilege day.
Flexible working arrangements, including hybrid working, part-time working and compressed hours.
10% of working time allocated to personal and professional development.
A £1,000 per-person learning budget, with access to conferences, seminars, professional accreditation, funded vocational programmes and e-learning platforms.
Maternity, adoption and shared parental leave, including up to 26 weeks at full pay, 13 weeks at partial pay and a further 13 weeks leave.
Two weeks of maternity support/paternity leave at full pay.
Training and development opportunities.
Employee-run networks for staff from minority ethnic groups, disabled staff, staff with caring responsibilities, women, and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender staff.
Options for qualifying staff to buy or sell up to three days of annual leave each year.
Family-friendly arrangements, including opportunities for reduced hours or job sharing.
Voluntary benefits, retail vouchers and discounts.
Free annual sight tests for employees who use computer screens.