Principal Governance and Risk Manager


Company:	Government Recruitment Service
Salary:	£57,515 to £57,515 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Hastings
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	25 Sept 2026
Closing date:	12 Oct 2026

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Summary

Are you passionate about helping organisations understand, manage and reduce risk?

Can you influence senior decision-making through expert risk analysis?

Do you have the expertise to lead governance and risk management activities in complex environments?

If so, we’d love to hear from you!

This is an exciting time to join the Digital, Information and Security Directorate within the Department for Transport as we restructure our directorate to ensure we are ready for future challenges, building a more sustainable, skilled and in-house capability.

Reduce risk. Strengthen governance. Enable confident decisions.

Lead risk management activities that help the Department for Transport understand emerging threats, improve resilience, and make risk-based decisions that keep our critical services and information secure.

Joining our department comes with many benefits, including:

Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary. Read more about Civil Service Pensions here

25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave), plus 8 bank holidays a privilege day for the King’s birthday

Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.

Read more in the Benefits section below!

Find out more about what it's like working at Department for Transport Central - Department for Transport Careers.

Join the Department for Transport's Digital, Information and Security Directorate and play a leading role in shaping how risks are managed across the Directorate and wider group. As a Principal Governance & Risk Manager, you will help strengthen risk management arrangements that support informed decision-making and organisational resilience.

Working within the Assurance, Compliance and Controls function, you'll develop and implement a risk management framework across Digital, Information and Security, ensuring risks are identified, assessed, monitored and reported effectively. You'll work closely with risk owners, senior stakeholders and assurance teams to provide expert advice on risk management strategies, drive continuous improvement and embed best practice across the organisation.

You'll analyse complex risks, oversee governance processes and provide clear, evidence-based reporting that supports strategic decision-making. Alongside this, you'll champion risk management and develop capability across teams, building strong relationships with stakeholders across the wider DfT Group.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced risk professional who enjoys influencing change, solving complex problems and helping organisations navigate uncertainty with confidence.

Your responsibilities will include, but aren’t limited to:

Developing and implementing the risk management framework within the Directorate in line with existing corporate governance arrangements.
Leading and undertaking risk management activities while applying the fundamental principles of risk management to a range of complex scenarios
Promoting risk management and the development of applicable skills, providing leadership to risk managers and sharing best practice.
Leading risk assessments and providing expert advice on risk management strategies.
Developing risk reporting mechanisms to support governance arrangements within the Directorate and across the group.

For further information on the role, please read the role profile. Please note that the role profile is for information purposes only - whilst all elements are relevant to the role, they may not all be assessed during the recruitment process. This job advert will detail exactly what will be assessed during the recruitment process.

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