Overview
Risk Manager
Grade A – £52,737 (National) or £58,409 (London – for London office based or home-based workers within the boundary of the M25) – There is also an additional homeworking allowance of £581 per annum for those working from home.
Contracted Hours: Full time 37 hours per week
Contract Type:12 Month Fixed Term or Secondment Opportunity
Location: Home-based
Closing date: Wednesday 22 October 2025 at 11.59pm
Make a difference
Every role at CQC contributes to our mission, If you’re looking for a new role in Governance & Assurance that gives a true sense of meaning and purpose, then you’ve found it! As a Risk Manager, you’ll help shape how we understand and manage risk across the organisation-making sure our decisions are informed, responsible, and aligned with our values.Picture this
Imagine being at the heart of conversations that influence how CQC responds to challenges and opportunities. In this role, you’ll work closely with senior leaders to ensure risks are understood, managed, and used to drive better outcomes for people who use health and care services.
As a Risk Manager in Governance & Assurance, you might get the chance to:
- Lead the development of a refreshed risk management framework that aligns with HM Treasury’s Orange Book principles.
- Present insightful risk analysis to the Executive Team and Board, helping shape strategic decisions.
The role
You’ll be key in helping us deliver our work. In this role, you’ll:
- Maintain and improve risk systems: Oversee the corporate risk register and support directorate-level registers to ensure risks are escalated and managed effectively.
- Support senior leaders: Facilitate risk discussions at senior meetings, offering challenge and insight to improve decision-making.
- Champion good practice: Promote a strong risk culture across CQC, helping teams understand and apply risk principles in their work.
Show Us
We will be looking for specific skills, knowledge and experience in your application form:
- Experience leading risk management: Show us how you’ve developed and implemented risk frameworks or processes in a large or complex organisation.
- Confidence working with senior stakeholders: Tell us about times you’ve presented risk insights or facilitated workshops with executive or board-level audiences.
- Strong communication and analysis skills: Share examples of how you’ve produced detailed reports or used risk analysis techniques to support decision-making.
Join us and help CQC shape the future of health and care.
Compliance
Note for internal candidates:This is a secondment/fixed term opportunity. Please read the recruitment and selection policy section on secondments. You must discuss your application with your line manager before applying.
To progress your application, you’ll need to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK. Without valid right to work you won’t be eligible for the role. We are unable to offer sponsorship for this role. Some roles may also be subject to a satisfactory DBS check.
Next steps
If you apply, you’ll need to create a profile and complete an online application form. Your application will be completely anonymous. Please see our information for applicants for more details on the process. We contact every applicant to let them know the outcome of their application, so you will hear from us whether or not you are shortlisted.
You can read the full details of the role in the Job Description
If you’d like an informal chat about the role contact – Karl Hunt, Deputy Director Assurance & Risk at karl.hunt@cqc.org.uk. For general enquiries, please email recruitment@cqc.org.uk .
The Benefits
We offer a wide range of benefits , including:
- Annual leave starting at 27 days per year, rising to 32.5 days with service, plus bank holidays (usually 8 days per year).
- Training and development opportunities.
- Wellbeing initiatives, such as gym discounts and meditation.
- NHS pension scheme, with around 14% employer contribution.
- Discount schemes (including eligibility for a Blue Light card, at a cost of £4.99 and valid for 2 years), reward vouchers, car leasing and more!
Please see our benefits page for the full list.
Equity for all
We know job descriptions can feel intimidating. Research shows they can cause some people to doubt whether they’re a good fit. This happens more often to people from underrepresented groups (e.g. ethnic minority backgrounds). If this role interests you, we encourage you to apply. Your unique perspective, skills, and experience could be exactly what we need.
We want every candidate to feel supported and able to do their best. If you need adjustments to our process, we’ll work with you to remove any barriers. Visit our accessibility page for more on this. If you’d like to chat, please contact recruitment@cqc.org.uk . Please note, if you have previously informed us of adjustments you need for interview or within your role these are not carried over and must be discussed for each individual application you make.
We promote a workplace where fairness, respect and inclusion are a priority. Diverse teams make our work better, help us deliver our mission and make our culture stronger. See our ED&I page for more about this.
We welcome applications from everyone, and colleagues can find support and community among our many employee networks. This includes people of any:
- Age
- Sex
- Gender identity or expression
- Sexual orientation
- Religion or belief
- Ethnicity
- Disability
Values and vision
We are guided by our core values, which shape our work and our culture.
Excellence – being a high-performing organisation.
Caring – treating everyone with dignity and respect.
Integrity – doing the right thing.
Teamwork – learning from each other to be the best we can.
We are a disability confident employer and a carer confident employer.
A Note on AI
AI tools can be great for research and refining ideas, but we want to learn about you. If you use AI or Chatbots to help you with your application, keep these points in mind:
- AI can support research, structuring and refining your writing, but your application must reflect your real skills and experience.
- Spell-checking and condensing word counts are great ways to use AI effectively.
- Do not copy and paste AI generated answers. These will not help you stand out; remember we want to hear about your skills and experience.
- Providing false and insincere examples goes against our core values of honesty and integrity and may lead to your application being withdrawn or termination of your employment.
