Vodafone

Risk Business Partner

Vodafone

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Newbury • United Kingdom

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About the role

  • Build strong relationships with First Line teams
  • Provide independent oversight, challenge, education and advisory support to ensure the Enterprise Risk Management Framework (ERMF) is effectively embedded
  • Act as eyes and ears for the Enterprise Risk team, comfortable challenging senior leaders
  • Facilitate workshops to help identify and assess risks/issues
  • Make risk‑informed decisions that lead to good customer outcomes
  • Lead the implementation of second‑line risk initiatives across the organization
  • Sit with First Line teams regularly and become an extension of their leadership team
  • Support the rollout of solutions and improved ways of working
  • Partner with First Line leaders to ensure risks are identified, assessed, and managed
  • Produce high‑quality materials for ERCC and other governance bodies

Requirements

  • Minimum of 5 years’ experience in Risk Management within financial services or telecommunications
  • Excellent stakeholder engagement and comfortable translating complex data into executive insights
  • Trusted Advisor mindset with excellent facilitation and storytelling skills
  • Strong stakeholder management, with a track record of independent challenge and pragmatic escalation for senior attention when needed
  • Proven experience in enterprise risk management within a second‑line oversight/advisory role, partnering closely with First Line teams
  • Understanding of ERM principles, KRIs, Risk Appetite and risk scoring methodologies
  • Excellent attention to detail and commitment to data integrity
  • Excellent analytical and written communication skills, combined with strong IT proficiency, including advanced use of MS Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and SharePoint
  • Familiarity with telecoms risk landscape and emerging technology risks
  • Demonstrable application of innovative thinking to resolve issues efficiently, rather than waiting for crises or external intervention
  • Deep understanding of Three Lines of Defence, controls design/operation, and enterprise risk processes (risk identification, assessment, treatment, monitoring, reporting)
  • Ability to lead risk initiatives that scale across a complex organisation
  • Excellent written and verbal communication; able to craft committee‑ready materials and engaging training that drives adoption of the RMF.
Benefits
  • Excellent basic salary plus bonus and Vodafone benefits
  • Up to 28 days off plus bank holidays
  • Paid time for charity work
  • Discounts and vouchers
  • Pension plan
  • Amazing learning tools
  • Top-notch parental leave policies
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard Skills & Tools
Risk ManagementEnterprise Risk Management Framework (ERMF)Key Risk Indicators (KRIs)Risk AppetiteRisk scoring methodologiesData integrityAnalytical skillsControls designRisk identificationRisk assessment
Soft Skills
Stakeholder engagementFacilitation skillsStorytelling skillsStakeholder managementIndependent challengeAttention to detailWritten communicationVerbal communicationInnovative thinkingLeadership