The Risk Officer is an enthusiastic experienced risk professional. You are to:

• have demonstrable > 5 years relevant experience, in which you have worked in risk and risk related functions (ie: controls) and know the importance and value that good risk identification and relevant controls and action plans bring;
• have a completed Master of Science or similar education and relevant risk management training certifications, or audit/controller certification (RA/RO) and maintained permanent relevant education;
• have developed and implemented a risk and internal control vision, including required risk identification processes and key control frameworks, from program set up to fully embedding;
• have completed education related, or similar, to ITIL, COBIT and preferably have completed, or are studying for, register EDP auditor (RE);
• have demonstrable experience in control framework development and are aware of most relevant IT, Data and Cyber laws and regulation;
• have preferably worked in a capital intensive, operational, commercial and service minded business;
• be comfortable with connecting with peers, senior management and internal customers and have developed adequate influencing skills, having fluent and effective oral and written communication skills in Dutch and English;
• have a track record of collaborating as a team player with the business and peers in timely delivery of key risk management outcomes.

Overall, you are energetic, pro-active, structured, supportive yet challenge minded and have an independent mindset. Having a well-developed organizational sensitivity and natural, situational tuned, communication with various levels within the organization. You are self-confident, analytical, a team worker and a self-starter. You are not hesitant in expressing your professional opinion, sufficiently balancing stakeholders’ interests.

More in particular, you:

• know how to strike the delicate balance between being seen as someone who helps while prompting the other to take action;
• can manage relationships, also in light of the hub and spoke reporting lines;
• are able to distinguish between key and non-key and bring a practical yet effective approach that is acceptable and recognizable to the business also balancing trust and control, constructively challenge the business approach on bringing those key risks under control;
• are a good coordinator, planning and monitoring progress company-wide and will act hands-on when needed;
• deliver high quality communication and reporting;
• have a well-developed competency to link activities, controls and risks both within and across business areas.