Risk and Resilience Manager Review

Managing safety, security and resilience risks across a global portfolio ensuring appropriate mitigations are in place to minimise impacts and disruption. Primarily look at people, premises, information and supplier risks. I interact with Facilities managers, business leads, programme owners and senior managers to ensure all are aware of the risks and decisions are taken at the most appropriate level

As part of the senior leaders degree widened my understanding on how to lead multi-disciplinary teams across different geographies. It has also assisted in the debates and understanding cultural differences within the workplace that contributes to our wider DE&I programme. Personally I have now started utilising both PESTLE and STEEPLE analysis as part of risk mitigation process.

The programme so far has been excellent, the support provided across the business from the HR colleagues in sourcing and managing the programme to the support from my line manager in allowing me to undertake study time as well as the wider support from the team members has suppassed all my expectations

The programme has been well structured and organised. I have had the opportunity to partake in face to face lectures as well as interactive study skills webinars from home. My support from HR colleagues, my line manager and mentor have been in highly valued allowing my to understand my responsibility and allowing me the time and space to study.

My employer is fully engaged in supporting my learning, I have been allowed to study within the working environment and they have also provided access to other study materials to supplement my learning. The HR team have sought and found additional projects ands areas that I can develop my new skills within and my managers has been exemplary in support by allowing me to move some workload around the team to free me to study.

The tutors ahve provided a number of additional webiar sessions to supplment the face to face lectures and the university skills support has been fantastic. I have undertaken a number of skills sessions to ensure I can write to an academic standard and the support from the library staff and apprentice team in ensuring that the portfolio of evidence is up to date has been fantastic.

the qualification has opened my eyes to a number of different areas so far in terms of leadership behaviours, coaching, mentoring and analysis. I have already implemented both STEEPLE and PESTLE analysis into by day to day working and am looking to mentor some staff members and be an apprenticeship ambassador this year.

We are permitted 5 volunteering days per year that can be taken as paid leave to give back to the community or any relevant causes. We are just reimplementing social events into the calendar as the majority of these have been virtual for the past 2 years due to COVID but we have some initiatives such as yoga, football and wellbeing sessions already planned

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The working environment is flexible to allow you to work, study and also have a family life. The work can be challenging but this stretches you professionally. The support from colleagues is excellent and there is always a chance to share a smile with someone every day which is important.

Expect a large number of interviews, they want to know if you will fit the culture and team you will be working in but this also gives you the chance to explore if it's right for you. The onboarding process can take a little while but is better as we step out of the pandemic. There are opportunities every single day, it's up to you to grab them