Operational Risk & Resilience Manager

Location: The Francis Crick Institute, Midland Road, London

Short summary   

The Security department sits within the Facilities and Infrastructure (F&I) directorate, under the direction of the Head of Security, Logistics and Waste.  The post-holder will play an important role in managing risk and resilience of the Crick people, property and assets to minimise risk.  This will involve exposure to and activity across the whole of The Francis Crick Institute Security and Risk Management programme, across all operations and scientific teams. 

Supporting and reporting to the Head of Security, the post-holder will be responsible for the delivery, management and implementing a full range of security and risk management processes and actions.  They will lead on the writing, reporting, implementation and maintenance of a variety of vital security and risk documents, tools and systems.

Key Responsibilities

Risk & Resilience Management

Resilience

To be the lead for the business continuity planning and resilience activities at the Francis Crick Institute.

Business Continuity

Develop and manage the Crick’s Business Continuity Management System through development and maintenance of the Business Continuity plans. 

Contingency Management

Manage the design, implementation, maintenance and exercising of departmental and overarching contingency plans. 

Personal Security

Manage the Register of Persons at Risk and associated personal protection programs both proactive and reactive to ensure the safety of those that are identified as at risk. 

Travel Security

Manage the travel risk contract with International SOS (ISOS), monitor Crick travellers and their travel destination providing advice for travelling employees, in accordance with Foreign & Commonwealth Office and other guidance 

Risk Management 

Work closely with the Head of Security, Logistics and Waste to develop and maintain procedural framework around risk management, and ensure that risk management practices are well embedded into the Crick operation 

About us

The Francis Crick Institute is a biomedical discovery institute dedicated to understanding the fundamental biology underlying health and disease. Its work is helping to understand why disease develops and to translate discoveries into new ways to prevent, diagnose and treat illnesses such as cancer, heart disease, stroke, infections, and neurodegenerative diseases.

An independent organisation, its founding partners are the Medical Research Council (MRC), Cancer Research UK, Wellcome, UCL (University College London), Imperial College London and King’s College London.

The Crick was formed in 2015, and in 2016 it moved into a new state-of-the-art building in central London which brings together 1500 scientists and support staff working collaboratively across disciplines, making it the biggest biomedical research facility under in one building in Europe.

The Francis Crick Institute will be world-class with a strong national role. Its distinctive vision for excellence includes commitments to collaboration; developing emerging talent and exporting it the rest of the UK; public engagement; and helping turn discoveries into treatments as quickly as possible to improve lives and strengthen the economy. 

• If you are interested in applying for this role, please apply via our website.
• The closing date for applications is 05.07.2022
• All offers of employment are subject to successful security screening and continuous eligibility to work in the United Kingdom.