Operational Risk Associate

Salary: £42,000 – £48,000 per year

Our client in Berkshire is looking for an Operational Risk Associate to join their team. The purpose of this role is to provide support to the Operational Risk Manager, in the maintenance and ongoing development of the Operational Risk Frameworks, Incident Management and Business Continuity Planning. 

The role holder will be a part of the second line risk team ensuring appropriate support, challenge and guidance to the business in a timely and pragmatic manner ensuring Risk processes are embedded within the Company.

Core Key Accountabilities:

– Produce timely and accurate Risk MI for inclusion in relevant reporting for Committees in line with the Terms of Reference whilst ensuring reporting content remains fit for purpose

– Assist with the updating of the Company’s overarching Risk Management Framework and associated Policies & Process documents

– Support the administration of the Company’s Risk Appetite Framework and monitoring/reporting/maintenance of supporting Risk Metrics, ensuring these are reviewed with business owners on a periodic basis offering challenge where appropriate

– Support the maintenance and review of the Company’s Risk Registers, and Business Risk Self Assessments (BRSAs) offering challenge where appropriate 

– Administer the Company’s incident management process, maintaining incident logs 

– Administer the Company’s Data Protection breach process maintaining the breach log and PIA assessment process

– Support with the maintenance of the company’s business continuity and operational resilience planning ensuring that they are maintained and challenged for appropriateness

– Provide support on projects to implement changes and/or new risk based legal and regulatory guidance

Key Competencies required:

– Ability to analyse and interpret complex issues and provide advice and constructive challenge

– Ability to understand and convey information clearly and help others understand risk issues in a logical and common sense way

– Able to manage multiple tasks concurrently, prioritise appropriately and manage stakeholders

– Able to work well as part of a team

– A strong communicator, possessing an ability to build networks of contacts across the organisation

– Be open-minded and willing to adapt their style to suit the needs of the organisation

– PC literate, able to prepare effective presentations and reports. Strong Excel and Powerpoint skills will be required

Please note:

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