- To embed and continually improve the ERM framework across the Group so that:
- Risks are identified, updated and managed within all Group entities
- Appropriate risk reports and MI packs are submitted to relevant Group Boards/Committees and to the parent company (SBS).
- Ensure that management across the Group understand the ERM framework and their responsibilities within it.
- Ensure a comprehensive understanding and adherence to risk management standards, processes and procedures.
- Act as a source of technical expertise on risk matters for others across the Group.
- Ensure risks are robustly anticipated, mitigated and managed.
- Perform risk assessments and deep dive reviews of Group entities (and functions, where appropriate) and activities across the Group through facilitated workshops and analysis.
- Provision of training to aid the identification, assessment, management and recording of risks at all levels.
- Respond to and manage emerging issues through the mechanisms of the framework.
- Maintenance of the Board Control Manual.
- Manage [one] Risk Analyst and [three] Risk Managers and develop their skills and capabilities in order to deliver effectively.
- Develop and maintain effective and collaborative working relationships with internal stakeholders to ensure that a strong culture of risk management is embedded across the Group.
- Work closely with key stakeholders across the Group and with 2^nd and 3^rd line teams at SBS to ensure an agreed and co-ordinated approach to risk management.
- Keep abreast of best practice and external developments in the area of risk management and ensure that learning is applied.
- Identify and escalate at the earliest opportunity any significant risks and issues to the Group Risk & Compliance Director
- Deliver action tracking of SBS Internal Audit and Compliance actions.
- Attend Committees as agreed with the Group Risk Compliance Director.
- Ad hoc support as directed by the Group Risk & Compliance Director.
- Experience of managing or implementing risk frameworks, ideally in a Financial Services environment.
- Ability to use a wide range of analytical tools and well as project planning techniques.
- Ability to understand the commercial and organisation impacts on the risk profile.
- Excellent interpersonal and influencing skills and the credibility to work well with Directors/ Senior Management and to liaise with regulators/ authorities.
- Excellent attention to detail and ability to deliver high quality written work and reporting.
- Ability to assess the impact and relevance of issues and articulate them in a clear and precise manner whilst ensuring a commercial approach is maintained.
- Highly self motivated with ability to prioritise time and work and to react to urgent situations.
- Relevant professional qualification.