Risk Specialist

Closing Date (MM/DD/YYYY):

01/24/2026

Worker Type:

Term (Fixed Term)

Language(s) Required:

English

Term Duration (in months):

15

Salary Range (plus eligible to receive a performance based incentive, applicable to position) :

$92,310 - $124,890

Why FCC?

At FCC, we're proud to be 100% invested in Canadian agriculture and food. As a federal Crown corporation, we provide financing, knowledge resources and business management software to over 103,000 customers nationwide.

Here's what you can expect when you join our team:

• Competitive total rewards packages: market-aligned and performance-based salary and incentive programs, flexible and comprehensive group benefit and savings plans, and well-being support through benefits and wellness programs

• Purpose-driven work: We build strong relationships, share knowledge and support the people who feed the world

• Growth: Learning and development opportunities to help you thrive

• Hybrid work options

Expertise in risk management rewarded:
Using technical expertise to assess risk and identify opportunities for change.

Why FCC?

At FCC, we're proud to be 100% invested in Canadian agriculture and food. As a federal Crown corporation, we provide financing, knowledge resources and business management software to over 103,000 customers nationwide.

Here's what you can expect when you join our team:

• Competitive total rewards packages: Market-aligned and performance-based salary and incentive programs, flexible and comprehensive group benefit and savings plans, and well-being support through benefits and wellness programs

• Purpose-driven work: We build strong relationships, share knowledge and support the people who feed the world 

• Growth: Learning and development opportunities to help you thrive

• Hybrid work options
  

How you'll make an impact

We're looking for someone who thrives in a collaborative environment and builds on others' ideasan analytical thinker who can turn insights into actionable opportunities for the organization.

You're a natural relationship-builder and an active listener, comfortable engaging with diverse stakeholders in any setting—from supporting business areas to assess risk to challenging the effectiveness of mitigation strategies. You bring strong communication and problem-solving skills, a passion for preparedness, technology, and innovation, and a curiosity, adaptability, and a team-first mindset. Most importantly, you embrace challenges, love continuous improvement, and have the confidence to create impact from the ground up.

As a Risk Specialist, you'll leverage your expertise in business continuity and disaster recovery risk management to enhance FCC's operational resilience. You'll complete business impact analyses for FCC's business processes and provide oversight for the development and testing of business continuity and disaster recovery plans, ensuring they are comprehensive, up-to-date and effectively implemented to mitigate potential risks.

You'll be part of the team that supports the effective management of operational resilience at FCC, including key risk management pillars such as business continuity, disaster recovery and incident and crisis response. You'll work with key risk management collaborators to support stakeholders across the business, including senior leaders.

If you're data-driven, demonstrate curiosity and thrive in a fast-paced environment, this could be the role for you.

 

 

What you'll do

• Use expertise, research and analysis to advance FCC's methodologies to manage business continuity and disaster recovery risk

• Assess current business continuity and disaster recovery risk management practices against industry standards, maturity or capability models in accordance with financial services industry requirements

• Develop and maintain processes, methodologies and tools to identify, assess and mitigate business continuity and disaster recovery risk in alignment with FCC's risk appetite, including business impact analyses, business continuity plans, and disaster recovery plans

• Coach and mentor business areas in the application of business continuity and disaster recovery risk management best practices, and facilitate discussions in challenging situations to address risks

• Develop and maintain key risk indicators and tools to monitor rising and falling risk in the operating environment or the effectiveness of controls to address risks to acceptable levels

• Aggregate insights through reporting risk information in accordance with risk taxonomies and develop requirements for reporting on business continuity and disaster recovery risk categories

• Provide information to management committees and the Board of Directors to support decision-making and risk management planning
  

What you'll bring to the team

Required qualifications:

• A bachelor's degree in Accounting, Business, Commerce or Administration and at least 4 years of experience (or an equivalent combination of education and experience)

• Extensive knowledge of operational risk and resilience management

• Proven expertise in business continuity and disaster recovery risk management practices

• Knowledge of industry standards, including but not limited to: Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) E-21, B-13 and B-10; ISO 22301, 27031 and 27001

Preferred qualifications:

• Knowledge of industry standards, including but not limited to: Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) E-21, B-13 and B-10; ISO 22301, 27031 and 27001

Not sure you meet every requirement? We encourage you to apply anyway.

You belong here
We're committed to creating an inclusive, equitable and accessible workplace – one that reflects the communities where we live, work and play. Our team is strengthened by diversity, and we're dedicated to building a workforce that brings together a range of backgrounds, abilities and perspectives. 
 
We encourage qualified applicants to apply, including members of these four employment equity groups: 

• Indigenous Peoples 

• Members of visible minority groups 

• Persons with disabilities 

• Women 
  

Accessibility and accommodations  

To support an inclusive and accessible candidate experience, we encourage anyone needing an adjustment or accommodation at any stage of the recruitment process to email us at  - An HR partner will respond and work with applicants who request a reasonable accommodation. Information received in relation to accommodation requests will not impact hiring decisions. 

You belong here  
At FCC, we're committed to creating an inclusive, equitable and accessible workplace – one that reflects the communities where we live, work and play. Our team is made stronger through diversity, and we're dedicated to building a workforce that brings together a range of backgrounds, abilities and perspectives.  
   
We encourage qualified applicants to apply, including members of these four employment equity groups:  

• Indigenous Peoples  

• Members of visible minority groups  

• Persons with disabilities  

• Women  

Accessibility and accommodations   

To support an inclusive and accessible candidate experience, we encourage anyone needing an adjustment or accommodation during any stage of the recruitment process to email us at:  - An HR partner will respond and work with applicants who request a reasonable accommodation. Information received in relation to accommodation requests will not impact hiring decisions. 

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