Head of Risk

Head of Risk

Location: Aberdeen Contract: 12 month fixed term contract with possible extension Pay Rate: £700 LTD per day Start Date: ASAP (subject to security clearance)

About the Role:

The Head of Risk will design and lead GBE’s enterprise-wide risk management framework, with a strong focus on financial and investment risk. The role ensures that GBE’s investment strategy is underpinned by robust risk governance, enabling informed decision-making and safeguarding public capital while facilitating private sector investment.

This is a high-impact role, reporting to the senior leadership team, with responsibility for shaping the risk culture and capability across the organisation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement a comprehensive risk management framework aligned with GBE’s mandate and investment strategy.
• Define and maintain risk appetite statements, ensuring alignment with Board-approved objectives.
• Build GBE’s risk capability, recruiting skilled professionals and overseeing external advisory support.
• Lead the identification, assessment, and monitoring of credit, market, liquidity, and counterparty risks across GBE’s portfolio.
• Oversee risk-adjusted performance analysis for equity, infrastructure investments, guarantees, loans, and grants.
• Implement robust stress testing and scenario analysis to evaluate resilience under adverse market conditions.
• Ensure compliance with UK financial regulations.
• Maintain the strategic risk register and produce regular risk reports for the Board and Audit & Risk Committee.
• Provide independent oversight and challenge to investment proposals and portfolio performance.
• Embed risk management practices across all business units.
• Establish and maintain risk policies, standards, and procedures covering financial, operational, and strategic risks.
• Drive continuous improvement in risk systems, analytics, and reporting capabilities.

Essential skills and experience:

• Significant experience in financial risk management within investment banking, infrastructure finance, or public investment institutions.
• Expertise in credit risk, market risk, and portfolio risk modelling.
• Strong understanding of UK regulatory frameworks and public-private investment structures.
• Relevant professional qualification (e.g., RM, CFA, PRM).
• Experience in renewable energy or infrastructure sectors.
• Familiarity with government reporting and assurance requirements.
• Experience working in a start-up or high-growth organisation.

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