Download EI.173.25E - Senior Executive Risk Management Candidate Booklet Here.pdf
Download EI.173.25E - Senior Risk Executive Risk Management Supporting Document Here.docx
The Role:
As the agency delivers its new Corporate Strategy (2025-2029) together with implementation of a new Investment Strategy, an evolving Research and Innovation ecosystem, and delivery of an ambitious Service Delivery Transformation Programme, it is critical that the agency’s risk management processes and capabilities support and enable effective decision-making. The Senior Risk Executive will help drive the organisational capabilities for risk management to play a key role in supporting delivery of the agency’s strategic objectives.
Key Accountabilities:
- Working with the Department Manager as part of the Risk Management Unit, provide leadership for the ongoing development of risk management practice within the organisation.
- Develop and manage the agency’s Risk Management Framework to provide a robust approach to identifying, assessing, and managing risk.
- Proactively engage across the organisation to ensure effective decision-making, operational resilience, and alignment with EI’s long-term objectives through quality risk management practices.
- Engage and support a network of second-line roles and functions in maintaining and developing robust control frameworks, and liaise with internal audit, C&AG, and evaluation teams to embed risk management practices.
- Support the development of risk capability within the organisation at all levels, to sustain a continuous improvement culture around risk management.
- Support the implementation of all aspects of the risk function, including processes, tools and systems to identify, assess, measure, manage, monitor and report risks.
- Assess and report on risks at business unit, divisional and corporate level and continuously assess risk against risk appetite and risk tolerances.
- Prepare and present risk management information and reports to senior management, Audit, & Risk Committee (ARC) and Enterprise Ireland Board.
- Proactively drive collaboration with other business units throughout EI, with clients, and with external stakeholders.
Functional Competencies (Key Skills and Knowledge)
- Demonstrated skills and experience in developing risk management frameworks and applying risk management methodologies, to optimise business performance at an operational and strategic level is essential.
- Demonstrated experience in control design and testing is essential.
- Knowledge of public sector accountabilities and requirements is essential.
- Certification and/or formal training in Risk Management or equivalent is essential.
- Demonstrated experience in implementing risk management in a transformation and/or change context is highly desirable.
- Leadership skills with the experience and capability to lead cross-functional projects with diverse teams.
- Demonstrated ability to interact and influence a broad range of stakeholders and build constructive relationships internally and externally.
- Results oriented, with experience of achieving targets and objectives, working with and through others to contribute to corporate goals.
- Build personal domain expertise and thought leadership through training and career development, contributing to the development of leading risk practice within the organisation.
How to Apply: 
Conscia Talent are managing this campaign on behalf of Enterprise Ireland.
The selection process may involve shortlisting of candidates based on the essential requirements of the role. To give yourself the best chance of success, please provide a clear and detailed explanation of how your skills and experience meet these requirements. This information should be included in the Supporting Document (maximum 2 pages , available to download above and below) which you must upload alongside your CV .
To apply, please upload your CV and completed Supporting Document before Friday 23rd January 2026 at 5pm (Irish time).
Please note that applications without BOTH documents will not be considered.
Download EI.173.25E - Senior Executive Risk Management Candidate Booklet Here.pdf
Download EI.173.25E - Senior Risk Executive Risk Management Supporting Document Here.docx
