Risk and Control Officer

at  Brookwood

Risk and Control Officer Amsterdam Hourly Rate €83 - €93 Euros Around 3 months with possibility for extension Part Time 25 Hours per week A Risk & Control Officer is responsible for growing and maintaining a network of business stakeholders and subject matter expertise in order to promote awareness of risk management throughout the organisation, maintain the risk management life cycle and engage in (improvement of) processes, control (design) and assurance activities, provide advice on ongoing risk and compliance work for stakeholders What you can expect to be doing as a Risk and Control Officer:

• Maintain a fundamental understanding of the business, industry news and risk best practices and apply that knowledge in the context of your core areas of responsibility.
• Identify and design solutions in a wide range of situations, and proactively propose concrete improvement plans.
• Objective Setting, Prioritisation & Task Management - Independently structure and execute work, decide on priority areas and output fitting the overarching objectives and priorities.
• Deliver in line within agreed timelines and escalate issues to the appropriate level and roles within the organisation where needed.
• Produce high quality, accurate output across a broad range of topics, with limited review and oversight required.
• Work independently and proactively to deliver the right results for specific objectives and deliverables in line with personal and company values whilst influencing stakeholders in order to meet timelines and prioritise critical activities.
• Effective Communication & Presentation Skills - Effectively and clearly communicate and present information relating to core responsibilities, tailor messages and explain (technical) concepts to stakeholders.
• Facilitate cross-functional discussions.
• Organise and run larger meetings in a clear, structured and outcome-oriented manner.
• Independently identify, develop and grow relationships with key stakeholders to build and maintain a wide network within the coverage area, mostly at mid-level but also including key senior stakeholders for a bilateral flow of information.
• Align with stakeholders on impact beyond their team, respectfully challenging and influencing others to assume appropriate roles and responsibilities by adopting stakeholder management and influencing techniques.
• Confidently and independently navigate tricky discussions, incorporating Manager input around escalations, approach or blockers where needed.
• Provide constructive feedback to peers and incorporate received feedback into personal development goals.
• May provide mentoring and task oversight to more junior staff or external consultants.
• Support hiring process.

Skills:

• Apply a comprehensive understanding to processes, systems and/or products within your coverage area.
• Display general understanding of the impact on the wider process and/or system landscape.
• Seek manager input for in-depth expertise.
• Maintain awareness or knowledge of the broader internal risk landscape across one or more business areas as well as external developments.
• Adopt a business need centric and user friendly approach to influence business stakeholders to take informed decisions in line with the risk capacity, risk appetite and risk tolerance of
• Provide input to the development of methodologies throughout the risk management life cycle.
• Advice stakeholders in ongoing risk and compliance work within your dedicated area(s).
• Identify and appropriately assess risks in line with the team’s frameworks and methodologies.
• Document risk assessment outcomes, including clear description of the risk, perceived level of risk and considerations for risk treatment, tailored to the topic at hand, with limited guidance and review required.
• Independently support control design and/or assurance activities and work with control owners to prepare controls for approval.
• Coordinate audit activities including support to close any control deficiencies identified.
• Work across teams/projects/BUs and ensure risks are appropriately mitigated.
• Develop, select and implement risk treatment strategies, proposing alternative risk treatment options where needed.

• Maintain a fundamental understanding of the business, industry news and risk best practices and apply that knowledge in the context of your core areas of responsibility.
• Identify and design solutions in a wide range of situations, and proactively propose concrete improvement plans.
• Objective Setting, Prioritisation & Task Management - Independently structure and execute work, decide on priority areas and output fitting the overarching objectives and priorities.
• Deliver in line within agreed timelines and escalate issues to the appropriate level and roles within the organisation where needed.
• Produce high quality, accurate output across a broad range of topics, with limited review and oversight required.
• Work independently and proactively to deliver the right results for specific objectives and deliverables in line with personal and company values whilst influencing stakeholders in order to meet timelines and prioritise critical activities.
• Effective Communication & Presentation Skills - Effectively and clearly communicate and present information relating to core responsibilities, tailor messages and explain (technical) concepts to stakeholders.
• Facilitate cross-functional discussions.
• Organise and run larger meetings in a clear, structured and outcome-oriented manner.
• Independently identify, develop and grow relationships with key stakeholders to build and maintain a wide network within the coverage area, mostly at mid-level but also including key senior stakeholders for a bilateral flow of information.
• Align with stakeholders on impact beyond their team, respectfully challenging and influencing others to assume appropriate roles and responsibilities by adopting stakeholder management and influencing techniques.
• Confidently and independently navigate tricky discussions, incorporating Manager input around escalations, approach or blockers where needed.
• Provide constructive feedback to peers and incorporate received feedback into personal development goals.
• May provide mentoring and task oversight to more junior staff or external consultants.
• Support hiring process