Operational Risk Framework Lead

1 week ago


Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom USS Full time

Operational Risk Framework Lead
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Business Area: Group Risk
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Place of Work: Liverpool
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Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract
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When you join USS, the size and scale of our pension scheme means you will have numerous opportunities to learn and develop your career. Given our size you'll have real autonomy and influence as you collaborate closely with a wide-ranging team of experts.

Our office is a vibrant place to work, and we offer flexibility of office/homeworking due to our hybrid model.

About the role
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In your role as Operational Risk Framework Lead you will make a meaningful and valued contribution from the outset. This role will provide a great opportunity to lead the review and enhancements of the USS risk and control framework (e.g. control standards, control attestation standards, 2nd line control testing standards).

The successful individual will draft initial standards based on industry best practices and will coordinate review & feedback workshops with the EORM team and key stakeholders (e.g. Business control, compliance, Information Security).
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This role is a 12-Month FTC.
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What you will be doing
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As a trusted part of the Group Risk you will be responsible for:***-
Review and enhance the current control framework standards based on industry best practices*:

  • Develop a new 2nd line control assurance methodology in collaboration with the EORM, Information Security and Compliance teams*:

  • Develop a firm wide control attestation process in collaboration with the 1st line business control teams*:
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Review and streamline the current risk framework documentation (i.e.

, policies, frameworks & procedures)
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Develop training materials for control standards and provide training to the business to enable the embedding of the new control framework*:


  • Support the risk managers with the review of the business control libraries*:
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Present new standards and policies to the risk committee for approval

About you
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To be successful in the role you will have:***-
Strong experience and knowledge of risk management framework best practice, methodologies and emerging practice*:

  • Experience working in a Risk function, business control function or audit function*:

  • Excellent communication and strong stakeholder management skills are required*:
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Strong Microsoft Office skills

Why join us?
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How we will reward you
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Great starting salary:

  • Generous annual leave package:
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Access to a high quality pension scheme provided through Universities Superannuation Scheme:


  • Supportive people policies (including enhanced occupational sickness pay and family friendly pay):
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Financial contributions towards your personal development to help you maintain your physical and mental wellbeing:


  • Access to a range of health and wellbeing services i.e.
, private healthcare, discounted gym membership:

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Learning and development opportunities to develop your skills, knowledge and talent:


  • Employee Volunteer Day's to support the communities where you work and live:
- **Cycle to Work Scheme

Our culture and values
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Our people are what makes us different. We work together to create a diverse and inclusive culture that embraces individuality, where people are welcomed and feel comfortable in the knowledge that they can be themselves. Our purpose firmly states the importance of members, putting them 'front and centre' of what we do.

This is embedded through our values:

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Integrity:

  • Collaboration:
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Excellence
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About us
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The Private Markets Group (PMG) consists of a 70+ person team that oversees c. £25 billion in assets across a fast-growing and diverse portfolio of private equity, infrastructure, private credit and property investments on behalf of the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS). By operating as a single team, with individual areas of specialism and expertise, PMG is able to combine its resources through a "OnePMG" approach to investing which allows us to maximise origination, due diligence, transaction execution and asset management by tailoring the right mix of skills.
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Capable of deploying capital across the full range of private market investing (direct, joint ventures, partnerships, co-investments and funds), and with in-house asset management and strategy teams complementing our investment function, PMG has developed a strong track record of innovation that is frequently recognised by our peers across equity, credit and property and, as one of the UK's pre-eminent private markets' investors, PMG often partners with many of the largest, most respected global financial institutions.
*****PMG's portfolio includes ownership of some of the UK's largest and most recognisable private companies including Heathrow Airport and Moto,

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