Job Introduction
This role’s primary focus is the establishment and operation of UK Risk Control’s Risk Change cabability coordinating and overseeing a diverse but linked range of projects delivered both by UKR, Functions outside UKR and Risk project delivery support provided by professional services firms.
In addition this role will also support the design and delivery of improvements to Risk Communications, both in terms of style and effective / impactful presentation of relevant content including making further enhancement to Risk Committee MI and supporting papers.
Main Responsibility
- Establish and build UK Risk Control Change capability with a particular focus on integrated oversight and reporting and recognising risk project interdependencies. This will include but not restricted to :
- Developing supporting templates and reporting formats whilst conforming with the Banks overall defined change methodology
- Formal / informal knowledge transfer and coaching of UKR staff on sound and effective change approaches / techniques
- Oversee the current suite of formal Risk Change working alongside existing Project Managers, Risk SMEs and other relevant project stakeholders. The current scope of Risk Change includes but is not restricted to:
- Risk Management Framework enhancement programme
- The PRA Periodic Summary Meeting (PSM) Credit risk MI project
- PSM credit data strategy project
- Credit Risk MI strategy
- Resolution Assessment Framework enhanements
- Climate Change response
- Support the mobilisation and coordination of new risk and regulatory driven change working alongside relevant UKR and broader bank SME’s and stakeholders
- Take a lead in supporting the developing effective, impactful and concise communication and MI particularily for executive and Board level reporting purposes and liaising with executive / board level stakeholders to inform, challenge and validate proposed changes, obtaining buy-in and approval
- Operates in line with the Bank's Risk Management framework (including sub-frameworks) and relevant risk and compliance policies and procedures, ensuring appropriate and timely escalation of any concerns to their line manager.
The Ideal Candidate
- No requirement for a specific professional qualification
About the Company
Handelsbanken is a relationship bank with a decentralised way of working, a strong local presence thanks to a nationwide network of branches, and a long-term approach to customer relations. Each Handelsbanken branch operates as a local business enabling it to make decisions at a local level and provide a bespoke service. The focus is always on the need of the individual customer and not on the sale of specific products.
The Bank is deeply committed to embedding good equality and diversity practice into all of our activities. This is so that we are an inclusive, welcoming and inspiring place to work that encourages everyone to apply, regardless of socio-economic background, age, disability, pregnancy and/or parental status, race (including colour, nationality, and ethnic or national origin), veteran status, marital and civil partnership status, religion or belief, sex, gender reassignment or sexual orientation.