Head of Governance & Assurance Business Partner – Health and Financial Promotions

Aviva; Chandler's Ford; Hybrid; GBP 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance firm is seeking a Head of Governance & Assurance Business Partner to lead Health Governance and Assurance while collaborating with senior stakeholders. The ideal candidate will have risk or compliance experience, particularly in regulated environments. This permanent role promises a salary of circa £100,000 plus bonuses, generous holidays, and flexible benefits.

Benefits

Bonus opportunity – 25% of annual salary

Generous pension scheme

29 days holiday plus bank holidays

Employee discounts

Free Aviva shares

Flexible benefits

Paid volunteering days

Wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Experience in a regulated environment, ideally Health-related.
• Confidence in engaging senior leaders and presenting at board level.
• Ability to work independently and make business-critical decisions.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Health G&A Business Partnering team.
• Collaborate to drive improved risk management.
• Support senior stakeholders in executing strategy safely.

Skills

Risk or compliance experience

Business partnering skills

Relationship management

Understanding of risk and compliance

Attention to detail

Job description

Location: Eastleigh/Bristol/York/Sheffield/Norwich with regular travel to our Eastleigh office

Head of Governance & Assurance Business Partner – Health and Financial Promotions

Salary: circa £100,000 (DOE)

Are you a proactive and self-starting Risk or Compliance professional looking for your next challenge?

This permanent opportunity could be ideal for someone with experience in a regulated environment—particularly Health—who’s ready to step into a dynamic role Leading the Health Governance & Assurance (G&A) Business Partnering team and the Financial Promotions approvals team. If you’re excited to work closely with senior stakeholders and help shape risk management practices in the Health business, we’d love to hear from you!

A bit about the job:

This permanent opportunity sits within the IWR (Insurance, Wealth and Retirement) G&A shared service function operating as a key member of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT). Business Partnering the MD Health and operating as part of the Health Leadership team and operating at Board level representation and discussions. You’ll play a key role in helping the business execute its strategy safely and at pace, providing proactive risk and control challenge, guidance, and support. You’ll also collaborate across the wider G&A Shared Services team to drive improved risk management and ensure good customer outcomes.

Skills and experience we’re looking for:

• Prior risk or compliance experience in a regulated environment, ideally Health-related.
• Strong business partnering and relationship management skills, with confidence in engaging senior leaders and an ability to present at board level.
• Solid understanding of risk, compliance, and corporate governance.
• Ability to work independently and make business-critical decisions.
• Excellent attention to detail, with strong presentation and leadership skills.

What you’ll get for this role:

Our purpose - with you today, for a better tomorrow – is a promise we make to our colleagues too. And one of the ways we live up to that promise is by investing in you. We have so much to offer when it comes to being an Aviva colleague.

• Salary circa £100,000 (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications)
• Bonus opportunity – 25% of annual salary Actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva’s.
• Generous pension scheme - Aviva will contribute up to 14%, depending on what you put in.
• 29 days holiday plus bank holidays, and you can choose to buy or sell up to 5 days
• Make your money go further - Up to 40% discount on Aviva products, and other retailer discounts
• Up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares per year through our Matching Share Plan and share in the success of Aviva with our Save As You Earn scheme
• Brilliantly supportive policies including parental and carer’s leave
• Flexible benefits to suit you, including sustainability options such as cycle to work
• Make a difference, be part of our Aviva Communities and use your 3 paid volunteering days to help others
• We take your wellbeing seriously with lots of support and tools

We’re inclusive and welcome everyone – we want applications from all backgrounds and experiences. Even if you don’t tick every box, we would still encourage you to apply. We also consider all forms of flexible working, including part time and job shares.

We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you. Most of our people are smart working – spending around 50% of their time in our offices every week - combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues.

We interview every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the job. Once you’ve applied, please send us an email stating that you have a disclosed disability, and we’ll interview you.

We’d love it if you could submit your application online. If you require an alternative method of applying, please email [e-mail]