Lead Advisor, Enterprise Risk Management (P5)
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Job overview
Save the Children is hiring a Lead Advisor, Enterprise Risk Management (P5). The Lead Advisor, Enterprise Risk Management, provides subject matter expertise and hands-on support to advance the Agency's Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) program. This role partners closely with senior leadership and risk owners to identify, assess, and monitor key enterprise risks, strengthen mitigation strategies, and enhance organizational resilience. The role is responsible for developing meaningful risk reporting and analysis to inform leadership decision making and supports alignment across risk-related functions.
Key focus areas include Provide leadership and subject matter expertise for the organization's Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) function., Advise the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) and the Audit & Risk Management Committee (ARC) on enterprise risk matters., and Strengthen enterprise-level operational resilience by ensuring the SLT has a clear view of the organization's most significant risks..
Successful candidates bring Bachelor's Degree, 10+ Years Work Experience, and 5+ Years Risk Management Experience. Important skills include Enterprise Risk Management Leadership, Risk Reporting, Risk Analysis, Framework Effectiveness, Capability Building, and Risk Culture. Preferred (not required): International Development Experience and Humanitarian Assistance Experience.
Skills & qualifications
Skills
Qualifications
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Full job description
Experience Required
10 - 20 years
Minimum Education Required
Bachelor's Degree
Compensation
$7.25 / hourly
Hours Per Week
40
Number Of Positions
1
Work Schedule and Shift Requirements
First (Day)
Job Description
Description
Save the C Hildren
For over 100 years, Save the C Hildren has been fighting for the rights of c hildren. The right to a healthy start in life. To have access to education. To be in a safe environment, protected from harm. We work in some of the world's hardest-to-reach places - over 100 countries, including the U.S. No matter what your role is, when you join Save the C Hildren, you're creating positive, irreversible change for c hildren, and the future we all share.
The Role
As the Lead Advisor, Enterprise Risk Management, you'll be integral to our work in helping vulnerable c hildren achieve a brighter future. You will provide subject matter expertise and hands-on support to advance the Agency's Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) program. This role partners closely with senior leadership and risk owners to identify, assess, and monitor key enterprise risks, strengthen mitigation strategies, and enhance organizational resilience.
The role is responsible for developing meaningful risk reporting and analysis that highlight trends, emerging risks, and interdependencies to inform leadership decision making. It also supports alignment across risk-related functions to ensure a coordinated, enterprise-wide approach.
Additionally, you will help build a strong risk-aware culture by creating practical tools, guidance, and training, and by serving as a trusted resource to teams across the organization to enable effective, risk-informed decision making.
Location
Hybrid - Washington DC, Fairfield, CT or Lexington, KY office locations
Remote - United States
What You'll Be Doing (Essential Duties)
*not inclusive of all role responsibilities. May be subject to change
Enterprise Risk Management Leadership
Provide leadership and subject matter expertise for the organization's Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) function, ensuring it continues to mature in alignment with organizational strategy, operating context, and governance expectations.
Advise the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) and the Audit & Risk Management Committee (ARC) on enterprise risk matters, supporting a dynamic, forwardlooking approach to identifying, prioritizing, and managing risk.
Strengthen enterpriselevel operational resilience by ensuring the SLT has a clear view of the organization's most significant risks, including changes over time and the effectiveness of mitigation strategies.
Partner with SLT Risk Owners to review evolving risk assessments; develop, document, and periodically refresh critical mitigation plans; identify emerging risks and potential new mitigations; and assess whether additional organizational support or resources are needed.
Serve as the focal point for engagement with SCI on shared and interdependent risks, ensuring those risks are clearly understood, consistently assessed, and appropriately managed across organizational boundaries.
Risk Reporting, Analysis, and Framework Effectiveness
Design, produce, and deliver highimpact enterprise risk reporting for the SLT and ARC, emphasizing trends, interdependencies, emerging risks, and actionable insights rather than static risk inventories.
Lead targeted "Deep Dive" analyses on priority risk themes, providing the Board and leadership with the transparency, context, and analysis needed to govern confidently-particularly during periods of strategic, operational, or external change.
Support alignment and integration across riskrelated second- and third-line functions to promote a coherent, enterprisewide understanding of risk and avoid unnecessary duplication or burden.
Capability Building and Risk Culture
Embed riskaware thinking across the organization by developing practical tools, templates, guidance, and training that enable staff at all levels to identify, discuss, and manage risk in a proportionate and constructive way.
Serve as an accessible resource and thought partner to teams across the organization, supporting riskinformed decisionmaking while ensuring the ERM function adds value and does not create unnecessary organizational drag.
Required qualifications for the role
Minimum of a bachelor's degree or equivalent experience, plus at least 10 years of work experience, including 5 years of relevant experience working in or leading a risk management function in a nonprofit
A sound understanding of risk principles, and modern risk thinking and execution
Demonstrated experience designing new risk/ERM resources and materials from scratch
Excellent communications skills, including the ability to communicate risk information in straightforward, jargon-free terms to senior executives and board members
Professional proficiency in MS Office suite
Professional proficiency in spoken and written English
Preferred qualifications for the role
Experience in international development or humanitarian assistance
Compensation
Save the C Hildren is offering the following salary ranges for this position, dependent on candidate location:
Geo 1 - NY Metro, DC, and other locations with labor costs significantly above national average: Target Salary for this position is $143,650 - $160,550 base salary
Geo 2 - Locations around the US National Labor Cost Average: Target Salary for this position is $130,900 - $146,300 base salary
Geo 3 - Locations significantly below the US National Labor Cost Average: Target Salary for this position is $116,875 - $130,625 base salary
The salary ranges listed above are for US based candidates. For candidates located outside of the US, salary ranges will be based on the salary scales of the local employer of record. Actual base salary may vary based on, but not limited to, relevant experience, base salary of internal peers, business sector, and geographic location (more information on job structure is available here).
About Us
We are looking to build an inclusive team at Save the C Hildren. We offer a range of outstanding benefits to support this goal:
Flexible schedules and time off: Flexible schedules, generous PTO, 11 paid holidays plus 2 floating holidays and hybrid working opportunities
Health: Competitive health care, dental and vision coverage for you and your family
Family: A variety of paid leaves: caregiver, parental/adoption, critical child illness and fertility benefits
Employee Rewards Program: Annual merit increases and/or additional incentives for eligible employees
Retirement: A retirement savings plan with employer contributions (after one year)
Wellness: 15 safety and wellness days annually (if hired on or after July 1, safety and wellness days prorated to 8 days), mental health benefits and support through Calm and company-hosted events
Employee Assistance Program: free and confidential assessments, short-term counseling, referrals, and follow-up services
Learning & Growth: Access to internal and external learning & development opportunities and mentorships
Click here to learn more about how Save the C Hildren US will invest in you.
Save the C Hildren is committed to conducting its programs and operations in a manner that is safe for the c hildren it serves and helping protect the c hildren with whom we are in contact. All Save the C Hildren representatives are explicitly prohibited from engaging in any activity that may result in any kind of child abuse.
Save the C Hildren is committed to minimizing safety and security risks for our valued employees, ensuring all are given training, support and information to reduce their risk exposure while maximizing the impact of our programs for c hildren and families. Our shared duty, both agency and individual, is to seek and maintain safe working conditions for all.
If you require disability assistance with the application or recruitment process, please submit a request to [email protected].
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws.
For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.
We provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and qualified applicants for employment without regard to r ace, color, r eligion, gender, gender identity or expression, ancestry, s exual orientation, national origin, age, handicap, disability, marital status, or status as a veteran. Save the C Hildren complies with all applicable laws.
Job Type
Full time
Benefits Offered
Not specified
Veteran Preference
No
Place of Work
On-site
Requisition ID
LEADA008232
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