# Risk Management Officer

> Heraklion International Airport · Heraklion, Greece · Full-time · Posted 2026-09-18

**Workplace:** on_site

**Department:** Risk & Control

## Description

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**International Airport of Heraklion, Crete S.A.** is currently looking for a:

**Risk Management Officer**

**Responsibilities**

-   Develops and maintains the Enterprise Risk Management Policy, methodology, procedures and reporting framework.
-   Supports the definition and reviews of risk appetite, risk tolerance and escalation criteria.
-   Coordinates enterprise-wide and function-specific risk assessments.
-   Facilitates risk workshops with business leaders, risk owners and action owners.
-   Assesses inherent risk, the design and effectiveness of controls, and residual risk.
-   Identifies risk interdependencies, concentrations and emerging exposures.
-   Establishes, maintains and regularly updates the corporate Risk Register.
-   Monitors risk-treatment plans, implementation deadlines and supporting evidence.
-   Challenges risk assessments and mitigation proposals constructively and independently.
-   Escalates significant risks that exceed approved appetite or tolerance.
-   Prepares risk reports, dashboards, heat maps and decision-oriented analysis for Management and the Company’s governance bodies.
-   Cooperates with the responsible functions on business continuity, crisis resilience, insurance and operational readiness.
-   Provides risk-management guidance, tools, training and coaching across the organisation.
-   Coordinates with Compliance, Internal Audit and specialist functions while maintaining clear accountability and functional boundaries.

**Requirements**

-   Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Business Administration, Engineering, Statistics or a related discipline.
-   A postgraduate qualification in Risk Management, Finance, Business Administration or a related field would be considered an asset.
-   A relevant professional risk-management certification would be considered an asset.
-   At least 7 years of relevant experience in enterprise risk management, internal controls, financial risk, operational risk, insurance, audit, corporate planning or a related field.
-   Experience in aviation, infrastructure, concessions, construction, transport or another complex and regulated operating environment is highly desirable.
-   Demonstrated experience in risk assessments, Risk Register administration, control evaluation, mitigation monitoring, scenario analysis and senior-management reporting.
-   Strong knowledge of enterprise risk-management principles, risk governance and internal-control concepts
-   Excellent command of written and spoken Greek and English.
-   Proficiency in Microsoft Office, data-analysis, reporting and risk-management tools.

**Competencies**

-   Ability to analyse complex and interdependent risks and translate findings into concise, decision-oriented reporting.
-   Strong facilitation, stakeholder-management, training and presentation skills.
-   Ability to challenge assumptions constructively, objectively and independently.
-   High standards of integrity, discretion, confidentiality and professional judgement.

## Apply

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