Defence Business Services (DBS) Risk Analyst

at  Ministry of Defence

JOB SUMMARY

Are you a dedicated person who is passionate about making a difference?
Would you like to work for the Ministry of Defence?

Defence Business Services (DBS) is one of the largest shared service organisations in Europe that provides a wide range of corporate services, to over 1.2 million end users, including serving and past military and families, as well as MoD civil servants and industry. DBS delivers large scale administration and smaller specialist services to enable the wider MOD to focus on its core aims, maintaining the UK’s Defence and Security. Services include Human Resources, Pay, Veterans, Finance and Procurement.

• Our Vision - To support UK defence customers with outstanding service every time.
• Our Mission – Together we will proudly support Defence, continuously improving and delivering flexible, timely, sustainable and value for money services that underpin the whole force and enhance operational capability.

DBS is committed to creating a great place to work for all our colleagues. We are building an inclusive culture and respectful environment that reflects the diversity of the society.
We want to maximise the potential of everyone who chooses to work for us through opportunities to develop your skills and experience. We also offer a range of flexible working patterns and support to make a fulfilling career accessible to you and offer a Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%. Where your role permits, we support a blended working approach alternatively known as hybrid working.
Where business needs allow, some roles may be suitable for a combination of office and home-based working. This is a non-contractual arrangement where all office-based employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in office, subject to capacity and any required workplace adjustments. Requirements to attend other locations for official business, or work in another MOD office, will also count towards this level of attendance. Applicants can request further information regarding how this may work in their team from the Vacancy Holder (see advert for contact details). Defence Business Services cannot respond to any questions about working arrangements.
DBS has recently undertaken a review of its operational locations in the North West, and have consolidated all activities in Norcross, Blackpool. A further move, to the new Government Hub at Talbot Gateway in Blackpool, is scheduled to take place in 2026.

JOB DESCRIPTION

The Enterprise Risk Assurance Team are the central team within Defence Business Services who manage the corporate risk and assurance landscape, including the corporate risk register, and Annual Assurance Report. We set the Enterprise Risk Management Framework which sets the approach to risk management and assurance across the organisation, along with organisational risk appetite and the forward assurance plan.
The purpose of the team is to analyse and provide intelligence insights over all of the DBS risk and assurance data and providing findings and recommendations on all risk and assurance activities. The team sit within DBS Finance and Corporate Services business area; however, we are an Enterprise facing role and cover all aspects of DBS Risk Management. It is not a specialist role within the Finance area, so specialist knowledge of Finance is not required. Our team’s customer base is internal to DBS, Defence and Wider Government as needed.
The Risk Analyst is the lead support for the Risk Assurance Lead, covering Business Area Risks to form an enterprise view of risks and issues. Reporting findings and areas of enquiry to the Risk Assurance Lead to inform risk discussions and reviews.
Lead on Risk Appetite assurance reviews on DBS Business Area risks, assuring alignment with the DBS Enterprise Risk Appetite, reporting any inconsistencies to the Risk Assurance Lead,
Lead on Horizon Scanning covering anything that would impact DBS from a Risk perspective, ensuring that anything is accurately recorded in the Business Area Risk Registers and Assumptions, Dependencies, Opportunities and Threats (ADOT) Register. Informing Business Area Risk Leads of any potential impacts to their business area and escalating any pan-DBS impacts to the Risk Assurance Lead
Lead on the administration and management of Business Actions in the DBS Action Bank, ensuring all entries are accurately captured and evidenced. Provide scrutiny over any new actions to ensure they will effectively support the management of the risk or issue.
Lead on the analysis of the effectiveness of risk actions, identify and remedy any blockers to delivery of action where possible, escalating complex issues to the Risk Assurance Lead via the monthly Risk Analysis report.
Support with the analysis and evaluation of all DBS Business Area risk registers, working with the business area risk leads to ensure effective and appropriate management, mitigation and escalation of risks to senior management as required.
Attendance at DBS Business Area Risk meetings, providing summary reports to the Risk Assurance Lead.
Maintenance of the Risk elements of the DBS Risk Assurance Hub and ensuring that all Risk guidance material is up-to-date and accurate.

EXPERIENCE:

• CV
• Personal Statement. In no more than 1000 words, please detail your experience of the following: Demonstration of the essential, and where met, the desirable criteria:-

NATIONALITY REQUIREMENTS

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

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RESPONSIBILITIES

Monthly Risk Appetite assurance reviews on DBS Business Area risks, assuring alignment with the DBS Enterprise Risk Appetite, reporting findings to the Risk Assurance Lead.
Monthly Horizon Scanning
Weekly Administration and scrutiny of all Business actions in the DBS Action Bank
Monthly action effectiveness reviews
Monthly analysis and evaluation of DBS Business Area Risk Registers
Regular attendance DBS Business Area Risk meetings and adhoc attendance at other risk meetings as directed by the Risk Assurance Lead.
Regular review and maintenance of the Risk elements of the DBS Risk Assurance Hub and Risk guidance, with a formal annual review of all risk guidance material.