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Key Tasks and Responsibilities
Overall
· Contribute to the Company’s strategy & operational controls / resilience objectives.
· Support the firm to effectively design & implement controls that align with the firm’s guidelines, and regulatory requirements.
· Maintain organisational consistency, quality and control whilst driving forward change activity.
· To drive continuous improvement in the framework ensuring appropriate standards are implemented across, and owned by, the business.
· Evaluate key strategies within our operational framework and ensure processes are in place
· Support Board level & regulatory reporting on a period basis as per agreed framework
Governance and Controls
· Ensure governance and oversight of Outsourcing and Third-Party Management, Premises and Security Risk, and the firms Operational Resilience requirements.
· Document and review Policies, Standards, and Controls.
· Support each function across AIUK and AMAL to understand their risk management, legal and regulatory responsibilities.
· Develop and maintain close working relationships with all functions to drive the implementation of controls.
· Manage the Fusion management platform development and support all departments in the regular capture of information and attestations.
· Complete controls testing for all in scope areas.
· Ensure controls gaps/incidents/events are reviewed and resulting issues and actions are identified and managed through to completion.
· Provide insight to AIUK Risk Department, Group Risk and wider 2LOD and 1LOD Risk, Security and Controls functions.
· Provide updates to relevant Boards and Governance Committees as requested.
· Support on relevant related Lloyds requests and regulatory responses
Operational Resilience Programme Support
· Support the ongoing governance and oversight of the AIUK And AMAL Operational Resilience programme, including design of Strategy, Policy, Standards and Controls.
· Define and run effective testing, based on plausible scenarios, to validate that the resilience controls and documentation address the potential threats.
· Lead and oversee internal and external operational resilience exercises and act as the point of contact with the external market (ie Lloyds. LMA, IUA, etc)
Vendor and Third Party Oversight
· Develop Policy, Standards and Controls to support Contract Owners and their teams to consistently manage their third parties.
· Support relevant partners to complete third party audits
· Enhance onboarding and annual assurance processes, and support contract owners in creating regulatory compliant exit plans.
· Support relevant partners to complete third party audits
· Work directly with key partners across to align other risk management requirements to the Third-Party Risk Management Programme, ensuring third parties services are subject to the appropriate standards and controls.
Premises and Security Risk Management
· Develop the oversight of Premises and Security Risk Management, including the documentation of policy, standards, and controls.
Other Non-financial Risk Standards and Control support
· Support governance leads in identifying other non-financial risk management controls to support the status of the organisation’s Important Business Services.
· Support and advise other international business units regarding good practices.
Role Requirements and Skills
Skills and Competencies
· Strong understanding of risk management frameworks and regulatory matters.
· Calm under pressure with effective crisis management skills.
· Excellent communication, negotiation and collaboration abilities.
· Ability to influence at all levels of the organisation.
· Knowledge of financial regulations on Operational resilience and Outsourcing.
· Knowledge of business continuity, incident management and vendor oversight,
· Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and analytics for supplier performance.
· Strong analytical skills and the ability to develop metrics around resilience performance.
Qualifications
· Preferred - University degree or equivalent.
· Preferred - Risk Management Qualifications (IRM, SIRM, equivalent)
Experience
· Relevant experience preferably in the insurance or financial services industry.
· Demonstrable experience of design, development and delivery of scenario based testing.
· Experience in operational resilience, business continuity, or risk management.
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