Administrator Risk Governance & Regulatory Liaison

Location Manchester
Discipline: Retail Banking
Job type: Permanent
Contact name: Laura Kurfurst

Contact email: careers@co-operativebank.co.uk
Job ref: 012402
Published: almost 2 years ago

Administrator Risk Governance & Regulatory Liaison

CR1 – £23,360

Full time: 35 hours

Open for remote working/Manchester office base

 

We are excited to announce a brand new opportunity for an Administrator Risk Governance & Regulatory Liaison. This role will involve providing administration support and the coordination of risk appetite reporting for the senior risk oversight committees. If you have good Microsoft Excel, Word and Powerpoint skills, previous governance, secretariat or junior PA experience and are an excellent communicator then we would love to hear from you! In turn, you will gain valuable experience the power of putting ethics and values first.

 

Key Accountabilities

 

*            Support the Risk Governance and Regulatory Liaison teams with co-ordination and administration activities, by attending highly confidential and high profile meetings with Senior Management, including Bank Executive members and the Regulators, taking detailed minutes / actions

*            To support governance requirements as required within the Risk Management Framework.

*            To support production of rolling agendas, manage the Risk Governance mailbox and collate reports, as required for Risk Oversight Committees.

*            To support the management of the Reg Comms mailbox, ensuring timely and accurate communication with the Bank’s regulators

*            To manage the governance action and policy trackers and papers as required in a timely manner

*            Assist in the review and on-going maintenance of Risk related documentation such as policies and control standards, processes and information.

*            Undertake regular reviews of the Risk Intranet pages ensuring all documentation and information is current and user friendly

*            Co-ordinating Senior Management and Executive teams and owning schedule of regulatory meetings

*            Support the Analyst and Senior Analyst in the production of monthly Risk Appetite reporting to the Bank’s risk oversight committees, including creation and analysis of associated MI

 

What would we like you to have?

 

*            Competent in all Microsoft applications including Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

*            Competent in use of Adobe Acrobat Professional DC

*            Experience of providing secretariat and/or governance duties within a risk environment or within the financial services industry. Regulatory / Technical Minute taking experience is desirable

*            Experience of working in a role where discretion, sensitivity and confidentiality are a high priority

*            Experience of diary management and prioritising conflicting requests

*            Confident and able to effectively communicate both verbally and in writing with colleagues at all levels

*            Ability to deal with multiple issues, tasks and priorities concurrently, working well under pressure to complete responsibilities within the identified deadlines

*            Excellent record keeping skills with strong planning and organisation expertise

*            Will be required to show initiative and judgement and be comfortable making decisions.

*            A willingness to own / tackle problems as they arise, able to identify issues for upward referral

*            Knowledge of governance processes at the most senior level of the organisation

*            Knowledge of risk and internal control is desirable

*            Strong stakeholder management and experience of dealing with leaders across the spectrum of management

*            Strong networking skills

*            Self-motivated to develop own career with a willingness to learn

*            Knowledge of the regulatory environment in Financial Services, ideally Retail Banking

*            Proven track record of influencing the business to take account of advice and opinions

 

What can you expect from us?

  • Flexible and remote working
  • 27 days holiday, plus opportunity to buy 5 extra days
  • Competitive pension / income protection / life assurance
  • Positive, friendly work culture that promotes work life balance
  • Commitment from employers on continued learning & development
  • Wellbeing support ‘Help@Hand’ offers mental health support, physiotherapy, GPs for both you and your family.
  • 2 paid days for volunteering per year
  • ‘MyReward’ corporate discount for over 800 retailers and Cycle to Work Scheme.
  • Family friendly policies and supportive working environment
  • Recognition scheme and a culture in which we celebrate success
  • Colleague network groups committed to inclusion and diversity within our Bank.

 

This role won’t be around for long, so we would advise to get your application to us as soon as possible by applying today. Unfortunately, we can only consider candidates with the right to work in the UK at this time.

 

Our Bank is committed to continuing to create a diverse workforce and an inclusive environment where all colleagues can fulfil their potential. We welcome applications from talented individuals from all backgrounds and lifestyles who can work with us in maintaining a culture of belonging, where people are valued and respected. If you have a disability as defined by the 2010 equality act please let us know on your application.

 

As a reputable employer regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority, all offers of employment for this role are subject to a series of background checks, including criminal (DBS) and financial checks. Please note we may withdraw this vacancy once sufficient applications have been reached.