The Office of the Deputy Governor, Cayman Islands Government, is currently inviting applications for the post of Chief Risk Officer.

By the Institute of Risk Management’s Armed Forces Community Group Chair, Chris Blockley-Webb, IRMCert Simon King CMIRM is the CRO for the Ministry of Defence (MOD) and a senior member of the IRM. I have been fortunate to have worked as his Assistant Head of Risk Management for the last three years and being able to take the opportunity to catch a few reflective views on what it’s like being at the top of the risk management discipline in such an important government department.

The Employer Recognition Scheme was launched in 2014 by the then Prime Minister David Cameron to recognise employer support for the wider principles of the Armed Forces Covenant and the full spectrum of Defence personnel. This includes the Reserves, service leavers, cadets, spouses and wounded, injured and sick.