Jennifer Chiu

• Risk Modelling (QSRA/QCRA) - Working with Stakeholders to quantify and statistically model risks, using Primavera Risk Analysis, Saffran, @Risk, Excel, to inform risk exposure, bring confidence to contingency within cost estimates and schedules throughout the project life cycle.
• Scenario Modelling - Undertaking alternative scenario modelling within risk models to understand the impact of critical risks or areas of concern.
• Workshop Facilitation - Confident arranging and facilitating group workshops and one-to-one meetings to identify risk data. Experienced in delivering engaging sessions, demonstrating innovative approaches to risk both in person and across a hybrid format.
• Risk Reporting - Forecasting and tracking risk exposure throughout the project lifecycle and producing statistical risk insights in accordance with governance and monthly reporting rhythm.
• Risk Development Training - Providing training to colleagues across the organisation from recent graduates to senior managers on risk management processes, best practice, and international risk standards.
• Portfolio Management - Managed a diverse portfolio of complex and high value client projects and programmes, escalating and identifying areas of concern to facilitate decision making.
• Presentation - Delivering high quality, professional presentations at Programme Board, with eloquent articulation of risk insights.
• Database Management- Led the data migration of programme and project data to Risk Hive and establishing structure and authorisation levels. Ensuring alignment of database with business structure, providing training, and managing system changes.
• Risk Quality - Conducting assessments and enhancing the quality of existing risk register data, current processes, and procedures to improve stakeholder perceptions and confidence in risk processes.
• Multi-discipline Integration - Experienced with integration with change control, providing input to change control proposal requests. Strategically aligning with cost management, project controls functions to achieve deliverables.
• Stakeholder Engagement - Proactively engaging with project teams and external stakeholders to ensure compliance with project risk and opportunity management, and risk capturing. Fostering strong relationships and embedding of positive risk culture.

▪ Established strong relationships with vulnerable clients relating to sensitive, complex immigration issues.

▪ Co-ordinated and led meetings with external agencies (e.g., Trafficking Awareness Raising Alliance Services) to achieve the best possible outcome for clients.

▪ Spearheaded the growth of the firm's client base at Dungavel Immigration Centre by bringing in new clients.

▪ Independently managed family reunion cases and asylum cases during the entirety of the file.

▪ Composed meticulous legal documents (e.g., ‘further submissions’) to the Home Office.

▪ Managed legal aid funding from the Scottish Legal Aid Board.