Risk Consultant

The opportunity In this role you will play a key part in developing and implementing the Group risk framework, helping Openwork make informed, risk-based decisions. Working closely with Senior Risk Managers, you'll partner with teams across the business to deepen their understanding of their risk and control environments and support them in effectively mitigating potential risks. This is a hybrid role based 2 days a week in the Swindon office. The benefits: Salary - up to £38,000 Bonus scheme - on target bonus - 7.5% Pension scheme - contribute up to 5% of your salary and Openwork will match you and put in an extra 5% Critical illness cover Income protection - 1x salary Death in service - 4x salary 27 days holiday + bank holidays, with the opportunity to buy up to an additional 10 days A range of other flexible benefits to include private medical insurance, dental insurance and much more. Key Accountabilities: Provide support to the wider second line function as required Support Senior Risk Manager by feeding into the narratives to the risk assessments and reports for the OHL Board, Risk and Compliance Committee and OHL executive team Support the Group Risk Director in ensuring that the risk and control frameworks of the Group and its businesses are operating effectively Liaise with managers across the business to pinpoint the risk involved in their function, and put controls in place to satisfy the risks Share best practices with managers and support the creation of their individual frameworks Help the Senior Risk Manager to drive ownership and understanding of the benefits of risk management across the business. Innovate and develop new risk approaches, utilising industry and subject knowledge and contacts Ownership and maintenance of the Group risk database, acting as lead administrator for user access and queries, and development of new functionality Work with the business on maintaining risk and incident logs and escalating emerging issues as appropriate What will you need to succeed? Proven background within a customer service or risk function where technical and analytical skills have been utilised A hunger to learn and an eagerness to grow Educated to a degree level in the areas of Finance, Economics or Business Management. Proactive; self-starter; and independent with the ability to take initiative Ability to demonstrate attention to detail and focus on excellence Problem solver with hands-on expertise in applying solutions Cooperative team player; with strong ability to develop and support colleagues Possess self-awareness, good listening skills, and ability to give and receive feedback well Possess creativity and the ability for making impactful presentations Enthusiastic with the ability to display interest and passion for your line of work and the industry generally Innovative and original thinking with ability to challenge thinking and foster continuous improvement Detail oriented: Ability to seek and assemble relevant details necessary to complete a task Why us? We're a dynamic, fast paced, and growing business with huge ambition. This is all made possible by the brilliant people who are part of The Openwork Partnership family. We're investing heavily in our colleagues, continuously striving to give them the platform to develop personally and professionally and reach their full potential. We’re also very proud of our culture, as one of the Best 100 Large Companies to work for in 2022. The Openwork Partnership values, and respects individuality and we are committed to building an inclusive culture and environment which truly recognises and celebrates our colleague’s individual differences and identities – just like our financial advice, for us, it’s personal. We believe everyone can make a difference and your race, religion, disability, and gender will never be a barrier. At Openwork, we have a strong ethic of care for each other where you can balance a successful career with your commitments and interests outside of work. We believe that you will bring your best self to work if you are trusted to choose when, where and how you do it.