Risk and Governance Consultant

Northamptonshire  ‐ Onsite
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Description

My client, a leading banking organisation, are looking to hire an interim Risk and Governance professional with experience of operational and enterprise risk frameworks and data validation.

Role Purpose

  • To provide clear articulation of risk and control landscapes for O&T risks, including ability to demonstrate an understanding of relevant operational control requirements relating to internal and external regulatory policies;
  • To provide risk and governance expertise, guidance and educational support to Process Owners, Risk Owners, Control Owners, Control Operators and other key individuals around building and enhancing a robust control environment;
  • To develop risk register/control library databases that reflect those policy and control requirements, and have strong analytical capability to be able to interpret and validate relevant data;
  • To maintain and develop relationships with senior colleagues, including Group Key Risk owners, Operational Risk and COOs - with an action-centric focus on remediation or improvement actions required;
  • To implement robust governance of Operational and Enterprise Risk Management Framework requirements, including strong behaviours to support colleagues and help maintain governance.

Key Accountabilities

The role holder is responsible for managing the delivery of comprehensive and validated data and reporting for their areas of responsibility to ensure that:

  • O&T Risks and associated controls are clearly defined for each operational area of O&T
  • That controls are designed and operating effectively to meet key risk, policy and regulatory requirements
  • Gaps in evidence requirements are highlighted to the respective Relationship Leads or control owners
  • That controls have clear owners and operators assigned
  • That there is robust data traceability, which can demonstrate compliance with BCBS239 Data Policy Requirements.
  • "Dots have been joined" to ensure relevant data points have been connected to provide a comprehensive risk posture position.
  • Developing & maintaining excellent working relationships with O&T Process Owners, Control Owners and where required Control Operators
  • Developing & maintaining excellent working relationships as required with other policy and risk owners.
  • Developing & maintaining excellent working relationships with other professional risk & governance functions.

Person Specification

  • Ability to support and deliver through others; both direct reports and services.
  • Knowledge of controls assurance and determining risk and issue materiality and being accountable for the associated judgements made in relation to any aspect of the control environment. This includes both technical and operational controls.
  • Data validation and critical analysis methods.
  • Proven examples or track record in analytical capability.
  • Knowledge of retail banking operations or the financial services industry in general
  • Experience of operating as part of a distributed, global team
  • Knowledge of relevant policies and standards and industry better practice
  • Excellent verbal and written communication capabilities with the ability to interact and influence at all levels of the organisation
  • Competent working with both operational and technical controls
  • Maintains high standards of personal integrity, whilst demonstrating respect for other viewpoints
  • Leads by example with the proven ability to create a climate that fosters a high performance and proactive culture
  • Removes organisational barriers and unnecessary bureaucracy and discourages silo thinking and practices
Start date
ASAP
Duration
3 Month Rolling
From
Huxley Banking & Financial Services
Published at
11.07.2017
Project ID:
1377760
Contract type
Freelance
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