Risk Controls - AVP Governance Team

London  ‐ Onsite
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Department overview

Barclays is an international financial services provider engaged in personal banking, credit cards, corporate and investment banking and wealth management with an extensive presence in Europe, the Americas, Africa and Asia. Barclays' purpose is to help people achieve their ambitions - in the right way.

With over 300 years of history and expertise in banking, Barclays operates in over 50 countries and employs approximately 140,000 people. Barclays moves, lends, invests and protects money for customers and clients worldwide.

For further information about Barclays, please visit our website.

We provide large corporate, government and institutional clients with a full spectrum of solutions to their strategic advisory, financing and risk management needs.

It is the policy of Barclays to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or domestic/civil partnership status, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by law.

Main duties and responsibilities

The overall aim of the Risk - Controls, Regulatory & Governance (RCRG) team is to provide support to the senior Risk management team, their teams and central Risk functions from governance & policies, controls development, challenge & review, audit liaison & issue management and regulatory advisory perspective.

The team's mandate includes:

  • Control design, advisory, implementation & review, including advising on the design of the overall Market & Credit Risk governance structure.
  • Documentation, review and tracking for Market Risk Policies.
  • Administration of key Market Risk & Credit Risk Committees.
  • Provision of regulatory advice for EMEA & APAC regions, supporting regulatory self-assessments and model approvals (spanning Market & Credit Risk).

The main duties and responsibilities will be in relation to the administration of key Market Risk & Credit Risk Committees, including:

  • Agenda management - liaison with senior management (Committee Chairs) to review and agree agendas, and ensure timely requests are sent to relevant submitters for materials.
  • Preparation of meeting materials, involving liaison with various departments within and without Risk to obtain materials.
  • Advance meeting administration, including: confirming quorum, room bookings, pack collation and printing.
  • Attendance at meetings to ensure meeting is conducted in accordance with Committee Terms of References.
  • Draft minutes, agree with Chair, and circulate to members for feedback. Ensure finalised versions are ratified at subsequent meeting and appropriately logged.
  • Maintenance of Committee action trackers, including ensuring actions are followed up and closed out in a timely manner, and are appropriately evidenced.
  • Other ad-hoc tasks related to Committee management.

Risk and Control Objective

Ensure that all activities and duties are carried out in full compliance with regulatory requirements, Barclays Operational Risk Framework and internal Barclays Policies and Standards.

Skills and knowledge: (Specific product knowledge/PC skills/languages etc)

Knowledge of investment banking processes, ideally in a Risk environment (Credit Risk focus preferred).

Extensive experience at an investment bank.

Proficient user of core MS Office applications.

Prior experience of committee minute taking at relevant financial services institution

Candidate Profile:
(eg team player, initiative, change agent, confident etc)

Confident, clear and articulate, with the ability to engage with Risk staff at all levels, including the CRO management team

Highly organised individual, with strong attention to detail & team player

Strong multi-tasking and time management skills, with a proven ability to prioritise and deliver to tight deadlines

Effective, clear communication skills, both written and oral, with the confidence to drive forward meetings and challenge participants

Start date
n.a
From
Resource Solutions - Barclays
Published at
06.03.2015
Project ID:
863175
Contract type
Freelance
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