Operational Risk, Resilience & Continuity Specialist

TN United Kingdom; West Bromwich; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in West Bromwich is seeking an Operational Risk, Resilience & Continuity Specialist. The role involves supporting the Senior Manager in delivering operational resilience outcomes, analyzing management information, and presenting reports to governance groups. The ideal candidate will have experience in risk management and operational resilience, with strong communication skills to engage with all levels of leadership.

Benefits

Holiday starting at 175 hours (25 days)

2 paid volunteering days a year

Life assurance at 4 times your salary

Private medical insurance

Salary Sacrifice Electric/Hybrid Car Scheme

Perkbox account for perks and discounts

Qualifications

• Experience in Operational Resilience and Business Continuity.
• Knowledge of relevant regulations and guidance principles.
• Ability to communicate at all levels of the business.

Responsibilities

• Support Senior Manager in delivering Operational Risk requirements.
• Review and embed Operational Risk policies and frameworks.
• Conduct quality checks and control reporting.

Skills

Risk Management

Operational Resilience

Business Continuity

Communication

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17.05.2025

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01.07.2025

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Job Description:

Operational Risk, Resilience and Continuity Specialist

Salary: c. £35,000 per annum

Hours: 35 hours per week Part time considered (may require occasional weekends/evenings)

Contract: Permanent

Here at the West Bromwich Building Society we are all about making a you-shaped career. We understand it’s not always easy juggling your career with all the important things outside of work. But with the right opportunities and support we can help you build a career that works for you.

We have a fantastic opening for an Operational Risk, Resilience and Continuity Specialist. The post holder will support the Senior Manager to deliver required outcomes to meet the Operational resilience regulation, support the business continuity programme and to drive the approach to risk culture within the Society.

This role will be executed in collaboration with business areas and will include interaction with all levels of the leadership team across the Society. The role will involve analysing and interpreting a range of Management Information from departments as well as the risk, resilience and continuity system tools.

The role holder will be required to present reports to regular governance groups as required.

What the role will look like:

• Support the Senior Manager in the delivery of agreed 1st Line Operational Risk, Resilience & Continuity requirements and business objectives.
• Review and embed the Operational Risk, Resilience & Business Continuity policies and related frameworks for the Society, in accordance with both industry best practice as well as meeting regulatory standards.
• Leading the activities to maintain, improve and embed 1st line risk management through the Operations division, by providing guidance, support and education to assist departments in identifying, assessing and managing Operational Risks.
• Facilitating the use of the Society’s Risk Management system (Riskonnect) and Resilience & Continuity system (Shadow Planner) by providing training and support.
• Conduct quality checks and control reporting repositories to ensure adherence to departmental standards.
• Provide challenge and support on business processes to ensure good risk management outcomes, including improved control where required.
• Support the Risk Event reporting process ensuring data quality checks and root cause analysis is conducted to identify actions that help to prevent recurrence.
• Monitoring and production of regular reporting including ExCo level, on dispensations, agreed key performance and risk indicators identified across all areas of Operational Risk, Resilience and Continuity.
• Coordinate and support required regulatory reporting (Self-Assessment, COREP).

For more information on the role please do have a look at the job description below

What you will bring to the role:

• Knowledge of business critical functions/services, applications, system platforms, technical infrastructure, suppliers etc;
• Experience working in a customer focused, front line service area.
• Operational Resilience and Business Continuity experience, including awareness of relevant regulations and guidance principles.
• Risk Management experience, ideally in the Financial Services sector.
• Willingness to challenge business areas on existing processes
• Ability to build relationships and communicate at all levels of the business, including Senior Leaders and Executive.
• Experience of dealing with situations of stress and rapid change e.g. crisis.

We Value a diverse range of skills and experiences here at the West Brom. So even if you don't meet every single requirement listed in the job description but are passionate about the role, we still encourage you to apply.

What's in it for you:

• We pride ourselves on our development opportunities and always look to promote from within wherever possible,
• Holiday starting at 175 hours (25 days) plus bank holidays that grow with your time with us and the opportunity to buy or sell up to 5 days holiday each year,
• 2 paid volunteering days a year,
• Living Pensions: Pension scheme starting at 5% contribution from you and 7% contribution from us, and we’ll match your further contributions up to 10.6%
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave with paid fertility treatment, neonatal and pregnancy loss leave,
• Life assurance provided by the Society at 4 times your salary,
• Yearly performance related pay scheme and pay review,
• Private medical insurance that’s discounted when your time with us grows, with the option to include family members,
• Salary Sacrifice Electric/Hybrid Car Scheme,
• A Perkbox account giving you 24/7 access to perks, benefits, discounts, wellbeing tools and loads more!
• And much more, from flexible working options, wellbeing support and a whole heap of warm West Bromness.

Why choose the West Brom?

At the West Brom we appreciate that our employees are unique individuals with differing needs depending on their specific circumstances and stages in life. When we say our people are the West Brom’s biggest asset that doesn’t mean just viewing them as employees. We are proud of our heritage and absolutely believe that the West Brom is a great place to work.

We’re a Disability Confident Leader and encourage disabled applicants and all from diverse backgrounds to apply. We’ll do what we can to adjust our recruitment journey and offer a guaranteed interview to disabled applicants who meet what we’re looking for. If you need any support with applying to one of our roles, get in touch at [emailprotected] .

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*Please note We reserve the right to withdraw our adverts earlier than the original published expiry date, therefore if you are interested please submit your application as soon as possible*

Head Office: 2 Providence Place West Bromwich B70 8AF. www.westbrom.co.uk The West Brom is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and Prudential Regulation Authority. Register no. 104877. ‘the West Brom’ is a trading name of West Bromwich Building Society.