The Role
Support risk management and governance by maintaining risk registers in JSM, tracking mitigation actions, preparing reports and dashboards, coordinating governance meetings, and leading small improvement projects. Engage stakeholders, run risk workshops, monitor remediation, and improve risk reporting and processes to support leadership decision-making.
Summary Generated by Built In
Position Title: Project Risk & Governance Analyst
Location: Taguig City, Metro Manila – 2 days per week onsite
Role Purpose
The Project Risk & Governance Analyst supports the organisation's risk management and governance activities, ensuring risks, issues, actions, and decisions are effectively tracked, reported, and managed through established processes and tools.
Working closely with project teams, business stakeholders, and leadership, the role is responsible for maintaining risk information, supporting governance forums, monitoring mitigation activities, and ensuring project and operational risks are accurately captured within Jira Service Management (JSM).
In addition, the role will lead or support smaller projects and improvement initiatives, particularly those related to risk reduction, governance, operational effectiveness, and process improvement. This role is ideally suited to an individual with a background in project management, PMO, governance, or risk management who enjoys working across teams to provide visibility, challenge assumptions, and ensure risks and actions are proactively managed.
Key Responsibilities
Summary
Risk Management
Support the ongoing execution of the organisation's established risk management framework and processes.
Identify, document, assess, and track risks across projects and operational activities.
Maintain accurate and up-to-date risk registers within Jira Service Management (JSM).
Ensure project risks are reviewed regularly and appropriately recorded, updated, and escalated where required.
Monitor risk mitigation plans and action items, following up with risk owners to ensure progress.
Track emerging risks, issues, dependencies, and control gaps.
Support risk reviews and workshops with stakeholders across the business.
Assist in the preparation of risk summaries, trend analysis, and reporting for leadership forums.
Governance
Coordinate governance activities and support regular governance meetings and review forums.
Maintain logs for risks, issues, actions, decisions, and dependencies.
Ensure governance artefacts and reporting are completed accurately and on schedule.
Support adherence to internal governance standards, policies, and audit requirements.
Track and monitor completion of governance actions and agreed remediation activities.
Prepare governance packs, dashboards, and reporting materials for stakeholders and leadership teams.
Project Delivery
Lead small-scale projects and improvement initiatives from initiation through completion.
Support planning, scheduling, tracking, and reporting activities for assigned projects.
Manage project risks, issues, actions, and dependencies throughout the project lifecycle.
Coordinate stakeholders to ensure project objectives and deliverables are achieved.
Support implementation of recommendations arising from risk assessments, audits, or governance reviews.
Reporting & Stakeholder Engagement
Produce regular risk and governance reports, dashboards, and status updates.
Provide insight into project and operational risk exposure.
Engage with stakeholders to ensure timely updates to risks, actions, and mitigation plans.
Support leadership decision-making through clear and accurate reporting.
Build effective working relationships across project teams and business functions.
Continuous Improvement
Identify opportunities to improve risk reporting, governance activities, and project tracking practices.
Contribute to enhancements within Jira Service Management (JSM) and associated governance reporting.
Support lessons learned activities and the implementation of process improvements.
Promote proactive risk management and good governance practices across teams.
Skills, Knowledge & Expertise
What we are looking for in you
Required
- 3-5 years' experience in risk management, PMO, project management, governance, or related disciplines.
- Experience maintaining risk registers and tracking risk mitigation activities.
- Working knowledge of project delivery methodologies and governance processes.
- Experience using Jira Service Management (JSM) or similar governance and risk management tools.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to engage confidently with stakeholders across multiple business functions.
Preferred
- Experience within a project, PMO, governance, or operational risk environment.
- Familiarity with audit, compliance, or control management activities.
- Experience creating reports and dashboards using Power BI, Excel, or similar reporting tools.
- PRINCE2 Foundation, Agile Foundation, or equivalent project management qualification.
- Risk-related certifications or training would be beneficial.
Ways of working
- Focusing on Clients and Customers.
- Working as One NCC.
- Always Learning.
- Being Inclusive and Respectful.
- Delivering Brilliantly.
Our company
At NCC Group, our mission is to create a more secure digital future. That mission underpins everything we do, from our work with our incredible clients to groundbreaking research shaping our industry. Our teams' partner with clients across a multitude of industries, delving into, securing new products, and emerging technologies, as well as solving complex security problems. As global leaders in cyber and escrow, NCC Group is a people-powered business seeking the next group of brilliant minds to join our ranks.
Our colleagues are our greatest asset, and NCC Group is committed to providing an inclusive and supportive work environment that fosters creativity, collaboration, authenticity, and accountability. We want colleagues to put down roots at NCC Group, and we offer a comprehensive benefits package, as well as opportunities for learning and development and career growth. We believe our people are at their brilliant best when they feel bolstered in all aspects of their well-being, and we offer wellness programs and flexible working arrangements to provide that vital support.
Come join us?
Job Benefits
What do we offer in return?
We have a high-performance culture which is balanced evenly with world-class well-being initiatives and benefits:
- Transportation and rice allowances
- Night differential, overtime pay and holiday pay
- 13th‑month pay and performance‑based bonus plan
- Day‑1 HMO healthcare coverage for you and dependents
- Outpatient medicine reimbursement
- Group life insurance, accidental death & disability cover
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with 24/7 confidential counselling
- Generous vacation and sick leave, available from Day 1
- Special Time Off: Take time off for those big moments in life, like getting married/civil ceremony, becoming a grandparent, and welcoming home a new pet.
- Company share plan & Sharesave scheme allowing discounted share purchase through monthly savings
So, what’s next?
If this sounds like the right opportunity for you, then we would love to hear from you! Click on apply to this job to send us your CV and cover letter and the relevant member of our global talent team will be in touch with you. Alternatively send your details to [email protected] .
About
We assess, develop and manage cyber threats across our increasingly connected society. We advise global technology, manufacturers, financial institutions, critical national infrastructure providers, retailers and governments on the best way to keep businesses, software and personal data safe.With our knowledge, experience and global footprint, we are best placed to help businesses identify, assess, mitigate & respond to the risks they face.We are passionate about making the Internet safer and revolutionising the way in which organisations think about cyber security.Headquartered in Manchester, UK, with over 35 offices across the world, NCC Group employs more than 2,000 people and is a trusted advisor to 15,000 clients worldwide.
Skills Required
- 3-5 years experience in risk management, PMO, project management, governance or related disciplines.
- Experience maintaining risk registers and tracking risk mitigation activities.
- Working knowledge of project delivery methodologies and governance processes.
- Experience using Jira Service Management (JSM) or similar governance and risk management tools.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to engage confidently with stakeholders across multiple business functions.
- Experience within a project, PMO, governance, or operational risk environment.
- Familiarity with audit, compliance, or control management activities.
- Experience creating reports and dashboards using Power BI, Excel, or similar reporting tools.
- PRINCE2 Foundation, Agile Foundation, or equivalent project management qualification.
- Risk-related certifications or training.
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The Company
What We Do
NCC Group is a global cyber security and resilience company that helps organizations manage risk, strengthen resilience, and build trust. They provide services in cyber security consulting, managed services, technical assurance, and software escrow.
