Governance Framework Officer - VP

Citigroup, Inc.; Belfast; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Governance framework specialist to enhance decision-making processes and support effective governance management. This role involves building and maintaining a comprehensive governance framework, monitoring compliance, and developing materials for presentations to raise awareness of governance processes. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in financial services, operational risk, and corporate governance, along with excellent analytical and communication skills. Join a dynamic team where your contributions will significantly impact the organization's governance landscape.

Qualifications

• Experience in Financial Services, Business Risk, and Corporate Governance.
• Strong analytical and communication skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Assist in building and maintaining a Governance framework.
• Monitor compliance and manage inventory of Governance Committees.
• Develop materials for presentations to enhance awareness of governance processes.

Skills

Financial Services Experience

Corporate Governance

Operational Risk

Compliance

Program Management

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Education

Bachelor's/University degree

Job description

The Client Organization was established to drive enterprise-wide approaches to client coverage, identifying and filling in gaps or reducing duplication to ensure consistency throughout the firm. Additionally, it plays a leading role coordinating the allocation of capital and other financial, technology and human resources towards the client segments with the best returns potential. Finally, it is responsible for managing wholesale credit and counterparty risk for the organization. The Client Organization operates across 40+ jurisdictions globally.

The Client Organization Governance and Escalations team sits within the Chief Administrative Office, under the Head of Controls. The team supports and executes activities related to Corporate Governance, including Governance Committees, management meetings, Board Material Data Accuracy Controls, Escalations of Events, and oversight of the Client Organization Executive Scorecard Risk & Control metric performance and Organizational Change Management.

Overview:

This role specifically sits within the Governance framework team. The role will be expected to execute and support a range of activities related to the Client Organizations Governance framework for effective Governance management and improving the Client Organizations overall decision-making through enhancing processes and culture.

Responsibilities include:

• Assist with building upon the designed, implementing, and maintaining a Client Organization Governance framework in line with Citi's Governance Operating Model
• Include Governance Committee policy documents, templates, training, communications, review and assessments within the framework and desktop procedures
• Maintain and regularly review the inventory of Client owned Governance Committees and management meetings and manage the inventory through the lifecycle
• Monitor compliance with the framework and work with various Committee or management meeting secretaries or coordinators to identify and address potential issues related to operational efficiency
• Regular reporting of inventory that may be included in Governance Committees or management meetings
• Identify governance flow for ease of understanding matters being escalated or elevated
• Reduce redundancies or duplicative management meetings through robust screening of new management meeting request
• Develop materials for and assist in presenting 'Roadshows' across the Client Organization to build awareness of the Client Organization's Governance framework, processes, and roles and responsibilities
• Execute controls to ensure effectiveness

Qualifications & skills:

• Relevant work experience in Financial Services in Business Risk, Operational Risk, Compliance, and/or Corporate Governance
• Experience in Corporate Governance and governance coordination.
• Moderate experience in providing effective ongoing program management support including continuous program improvement
• Strong understanding of a broad range of financial services products/services and end-to-end processes
• Solid knowledge of and experience with financial services control environments, business processes, and ever-evolving governance processes and regulatory environments
• Demonstrated ability to apply critical thought in evaluating business problems, articulating problem statements concisely and guiding the development of logical, pragmatic control recommendations and solutions
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Self-starting team player with the ability to multitask and prioritize
• Demonstrative analytical skills with follow-up and problem-solving capability
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint

Education:

• Bachelor's/University degree

Job Family Group:

Controls Governance & Oversight

Job Family:

Governance Reporting & Analysis

Time Type:

Full time

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