Risk & Compliance Advisory Team - Head of Risk & Compliance Advisory

People's Partnership; Crawley; Sur place; GBP 95 000 - 130 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

People's Partnership is seeking a Head of Risk and Compliance Advisory to lead the Risk & Compliance Advisory function and partner with senior leaders across the business. You will drive governance, reporting, and risk mitigation, embedding risk considerations into decision-making and strengthening the organisation's risk culture.

The role reports to the Business Risk Director and will guide a team of risk partners, providing expertise and escalation on key risks, incidents and breaches while

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a senior risk management or related role.
• Strong analytics and problem-solving to interpret complex risk requirements.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with stakeholders at all levels.
• Demonstrated leadership and ability to build a high-performing team.

Responsabilités

• Provide leadership to the risk and compliance business partners team.
• Collaborate with business units to address risk and compliance issues and mitigate risks.
• Offer expert advice on risk and compliance matters to business leaders and teams.
• Lead governance reporting, monitoring action plans, incidents, and emerging risks.

Connaissances

Senior risk management

Stakeholder engagement

Leadership

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Formation

Risk management qualifications

Description du poste

Overview

Name

Job Title

Head of Risk and Compliance Advisory

Job Grade

18

Reports To

Business Risk Director

Direct Reports

5

Indirect Reports

Working Relationships

Internal

• Risk & Compliance Team
• Executives
• Department Heads / Directors Peoples Partnership functional management
• Risk, control, action, and incident
• owners

External

• Professional Advisors
• Third party suppliers
• Trustees
• External Auditors
• Boards

Accountability Level

4

Behaviours Level

Manager

FCA prescribed Responsibility

N/A

Main Purpose

The Head of Risk & Compliance Advisory will ensure the provision of high-quality risk and compliance advisory support to the business, helping them identify, assess, and manage risks and compliance effectively.

Reporting to the Business Risk Director, this role will lead the Business Partner function who act as trusted partners to the business, supporting strong governance, embedding risk and compliance considerations into decision-making, and contributing to a positive risk culture across the organisation

Key Responsibilities

Risk & Compliance Advisory

• Provide leadership and direction to the risk and compliance business partners team, fostering a culture of ethical conduct and risk awareness
• Collaborate with business units to address risk-and compliance related issues and provide guidance on mitigating risks to avoid and delimit risk crystallisation
• Provide clear, timely, and expert advice on risk and compliance matters to business leaders and teams.
• Support the identification, assessment, and management of risks.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives across risk frameworks, reporting, and processes.
• Act as a point of escalation for key risks, emerging themes, issues and Incidents and Breaches.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Build strong, collaborative relationships with business stakeholders, acting as a trusted advisor.
• Provide constructive challenge to ensure risk-based decision-making and regulatory compliance.

• Producing and delivering high-quality risk insight and reporting for governance forums, senior management, regulatory bodies, and Boards (including Trustees of The People's Pension), ensuring clear communication of risk management status and key findings.
• Encourage embedding of risk and compliance considerations into business planning, change activity, and day-to-day operations.
• On occasion deputising for the Business Risk Director where appropriate

Governance & Reporting

• Ensure production of high-quality reporting and insights on risk, and compliance.
• Lead monitoring of action plans, incidents, breaches, and emerging risks.
• Provide clear recommendations to strengthen governance and mitigate risk.

Behaviours

• Adhere to Company Risk Management policyand procedures, including reporting of incidents or breaches.
• Apply and promote Treating Customers Fairly (TCF) culture and principles, together with the organisation's behaviours and values.

Functional/ Technical Skills

Skill/ Experience

Essential/ Desirable

• Adhere to Company Diversity & Inclusion policy.

Behaviours Required

Understanding People:

• Asking questions
• Actively listening
• Learning from feedback

Create Simplicity:

• Challenging to improve
• Working together
• Creating straightforward solutions

Keeping our Promises:

• Taking ownership to deliver
• Setting clear expectations
• Respecting others

Experience

Essential

• Proven experience in a senior risk management or related role,
• with a focus on risk mitigation through business partneringStrong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret complex business and risk requirements
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage with stakeholders at all levels
• Demonstrated leadership experience, including the ability to build and lead a high-performing team
• Results-oriented mindset with a commitment to continuous improvement.

Desirable

• Excellent knowledge of UK workplace pensions market, or financial services
• Knowledge of risk management across commercial teams, digital teams, IT, operational resilience
• Relevant Risk management qualifications or any relevant related academic achievements

Accountability Level 4

Span of Control

Provides leadership to managers and/or professional specialists

Accountability of Performance

Has responsibility for the performance and results of multiple related units or a small but strategically important function

Tactical/Strategic responsibility

Develops departmental plans, including business, production, operational and/or organizational priorities. Provides input into departmental strategies

Budget & Resourcing accountability

Controls resources and policy formation in area of responsibility. Decisions are

guided by resource availability and functional objectives

Problem Solving

Identifies applications of functional knowledge and existing methodologies to complex problems

Time Frame

Focus is on Monthly targets and performance, ensuring performance is in line to meet annual business objectives.