Risk Governance Manager

Risk Governance Manager -

Salary: Up to £52,000

12-Month Fixed Term Contract

We have a great opportunity for an expert Risk Governance Manager to join our team on a 12-month fixed term contract! This is a great job for someone with a good understanding of IT and Cyber risk and the supporting control frameworks, to have a real impact working with UK's leading Insurance business!

A bit about the job:

At Aviva we manage our risks to help proactively identify and control threats and vulnerabilities that could adversely impact the organisation and our customers; and the role that we have within the Chef Information Office (CIO) Risk & Assurance team is crucial in supporting this. You will be supporting the review of the IT, Cyber, Group Procurement and Operational Resilience control environment to protect our customers and deliver our Risk Goals.

Within the role you will:

• Lead Market/Functional SME input, guidance, and challenge to ensure compliance with the internal control framework, and quality application of it. Support (leading where required) risk and control debate (including reporting and forward view) at functional SLTs, completing independent assessment and testing when required
• Use insight, data and SME opinion to optimally challenge risk assessments, control positions, issue and action remediation, and risk events; providing input and reporting into central forums and Group CIO function and CIO market forms where required.
• Develop strong relationships with risk, control and issue owners to provide regular coaching on standard methodology, to ensure consistency and accurate application
• Working with all three lines of defense to ensure effective management of issues and alignment on the strength of the control environment, including support to audit reviews in the functions
• Lead on quality assurance activity ensuring adherence to risk management framework and tooling Minimum Standards and finding opportunities to influence said requirements

Skills and experience we're looking for:

• Thorough understanding of effective operational risk management
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate and challenge effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences, as well as adapt style and influence all levels of business, including senior management
• Excellent written communication skills - the ability to collate and summarise information in plain English and tailor your written communication to suit the audience, is key
• Awareness of IT and Security governance models and standards e.g. COBIT, ITIL, ISO27001
• Awareness of Third-Party Risk and Change Management frameworks and governance

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.

• Starting salary up to £52,000 (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications)
• Bonus opportunity - 10% 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

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Aviva is for everyone:

We're inclusive and welcome everyone - we want applications from all backgrounds and experiences. Excited but not sure you tick every box? Even if you don't, 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.

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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 give Tawana Chin a call on 07789 624461 or send an email to tawana.chin@aviva.com .

Location: Norwich, GB

Posted Date: 11/26/2024