Chief Risk Officer and Commercial Secretary

Applications are invited for a permanent post of a Chief Risk Officer and Commercial Secretary within UCD Office of Chief Risk Officer & Commercial Secretary.

University College Dublin seeks to appoint a Chief Risk Officer & Commercial Secretary to further develop and embed an agile and innovative enterprise risk management framework that enables the effective delivery of the University's strategy.

The post holder will be responsible for leading the following -

• Risk Management Office Safety, Insurance and Operational Risk and Compliance (SIRC) Office
• Subsidiary Company Governance
• Office of Research Ethics.

These constituent parts will form the newly created Office of the Chief Risk Officer and Commercial Secretary. This new office will have responsibility for:

• Enterprise Risk Management
• Health and Safety Insurance
• Subsidiary Company Governance
• Research Ethics

Reporting directly to the Chief People Office and Director of SIRC & Legal Services with a dotted reporting line to the University's Audit and Risk Management Committee the post holder will play a key role in embedding an enterprise risk management system across the University that enables the University to achieve its strategic goals in a sustainable manner. They will facilitate a culture of mainstreamed integrated risk management for the University community and champion best practices to the benefit of the entire University. Working in a collaborative manner they will educate and engage with various partners and stakeholders to realise key initiatives and continue the journey of continuous improvement.

The Chief Risk Officer and Commercial Secretary will be a key member of the Human Resources senior management team. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring effective operations, systems, good management, and excellent customer service to the University Community which will enable the University Community to meet the multitude of compliance obligations.

95 Snr Administrative Ii Salary scale: 98,900 - 132,197 per annum

Appointment will be made on scale and in accordance with the Department of Finance guidelines

Closing date: 17:00hrs (local Irish time) on 20th December 2022.

Applications must be submitted by the closing date and time specified. Any applications which are still in progress at the closing time of 17:00hrs (Local Irish Time) on the specified closing date will be cancelled automatically by the system. UCD are unable to accept late applications. UCD do not require assistance from Recruitment Agencies. Any CV's submitted by Recruitment Agencies will be returned.

Prior to application, further information (including application procedure) should be obtained from the Work at UCD website: https://www.ucd.ie/workatucd/jobs/