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Michelle will cover The City of Edinburgh Council’s journey on understanding risk appetite and tolerance in alignment with The Orange Book (Risk Appetite Guidance Note) and Institute of Risk Management (Risk Appetite and Tolerance for Practitioners advice).
Michelle will share the level of engagement required with senior leadership teams within the Council, as well as elected members to ensure the methodology was right. This will include risk categories and risk appetite behaviours, and advice on managing tolerance through the use of risk heat maps. Michelle will discuss how risk appetite and tolerance and risk framing is being built into Council committee reports through proformas, ensuring supported decision-making.
Michelle has worked in local authority risk management for over 20 years. Having started her career with Shropshire County Council and now working as Chief Risk Officer at City of Edinburgh Council supporting colleagues in Risk Management as part of the Council Corporate Risk Management team.
Working as Module Coach for the Institute of Risk Management, Michelle supports students in the penultimate part of the Institute of Risk Management International Diploma in Risk Management (Resilience, Perception and Society module). Michelle has a particular interest in Resilience and Risk Culture in the workplace.
Michelle enjoys crafting as well as all the benefits of living in Edinburgh with great walks, restaurants and shopping there is always plenty to do!