Description
This is an exciting new opportunity for an experienced Head of Risk and Compliance to join the senior leadership team.
As the Head of Risk and Compliance, you will be responsible for all aspects of health and safety and brand risk and compliance. This includes identifying, developing, maintaining, monitoring and coordinating risk and compliance policies and procedures across all operations, setting and monitoring risk and compliance management performance targets, ensuring compliance is - at a minimum - within current legislation, reporting regularly to relevant Boards and Management, and supporting the business to progress risk and compliance management to ensure we are operating at an industry a best practice level in all areas.
The role will provide support, guidance and oversight on critical risk and compliance topics, which will anchor how ABBA Voyage employees (including its contractors) support each other, their visitors, and the business with policies, processes, and systems.
- A senior risk and compliance specialist with experience in large scale music and/or entertainment venues of similar complexity.
- Working knowledge of industry guides, including The Purple Guide and the Technical Standards for Places of Entertainment (Yellow Guide).
- Strong understanding of risk management - setting targets and monitoring performance with analytics.
- A knowledge and understanding of relevant process and policies, including those relating to insurance, security and counter terrorism.
- Experience in incident and emergency management as well as post-incident investigation.
- A high-energy, confident team player who can easily collaborate cross-functionally with the executive management team to ensure a cohesive approach to risk and compliance.
- Excellent negotiation skills: capable of persuading and convincing others if necessary, to achieve desired outputs where required.
- Self-motivated to stay on top of latest developments, horizon scanning and industry best-practice.
- Develop company strategy for managing risk and compliance and an audit programme that includes third party contractors and partners on a local and international scale.
- Build, engage and establish a health and safety culture right across the organisation.
- Develop and manage a health and safety management system and programme that is up to date with current and future legislation and best practices.
- Review and advise on all current codes of practice and documentation appertaining to the company's business activities.
- Collaborate and partner with our senior arena (in particular our Technical Director, Deputy General Manager and Head of Visitor Operations) and central office teams, providing them with strategic direction and expert support.
- Fulfil the function of the competent person under the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999.
- Develop and maintain enforcement relationships and appoint and manage consultants and 'critical friends' where appropriate.