Group Risk Officer

**We’re First Central Insurance & Technology Group (First Central for short), an award-winning innovative insurance and technology organisation, delivering market-leading motor insurance, underwriting, distribution, finance, technology and legal services.**
Ambitious team players can make their mark here. Sound like you? You’ll fit right in

Analytical and organised? Investigative and meticulous? Passionate about compliance? These are just some of the skills you'll bring, to be our** Group Risk Officer.**

Working flexibly, you'll spend most of your time working from home, with a day a week in the office (so living close to Haywards Heath, West Sussex or Salford Quays, Manchester would be perfect). But of course, it’s your choice - if you prefer to be in the office more - that's good with us too.

**You’ll** be the perfect person for us if**:

- You've got the know-how of Principles of Risk Management
- you're knowledgeable of trends in the insurance industry and best practice in risk, compliance and corporate governance
- you have a logical and systematic approach to analysis of symptoms and causes of Risk, identifying key issues, underlying trends and interrelationships

**Job responsibilities**:

- To support the Head of Risk and Group Risk Managers in designing and implementing the overall Risk Management Framework for all entities across the Group
- To gain a detailed and practical understanding of the risk management system and train other Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) as appropriate
- To seek to identify system enhancements to improve functionality, working with the relevant stakeholders to implement changes in a controlled way
- To act as a Risk SME, supporting Risk and Controls reviews across the Group
- To gain a detailed understanding of the contents of the risk registers within the risk management system and update as required
- To review and monitor evidence received for controls and mitigation actions, including challenge to management on control scoring
- To develop and maintain strong relationships with Risk/Control owners and Risk/Controls SMEs across all Pillars
- To support the production of board and committee reporting
- To engage the Assurance colleagues on areas that require control reviews and evidence checking
- To assist with specific regulatory and business projects that may require Governance function input as required
- Comply with the requirements, and act in accordance with, the Group Code of Conduct and Fitness and Propriety policies at all times
- Ensure compliance with Company Policies, Values and guidelines and other relevant standards/ regulations at all times, including compliance with the Senior Managers Certification Regime (SMCR) Conduct Rules
- To administer the risk Inbox and any other reasonable duties

**Job-specific competencies**

**Experience & knowledge**
- Good knowledge of the principles of Risk Management
- FCA rules, regulations, principles and codes of practice
- Knowledge of trends in the insurance industry and best practice in risk, compliance and corporate governance
- Good communication skills, both verbal and written
- Good time management and organisation skills
- Ability to question and obtain information from others
- Strong attention to detail and analytical skills
- Problem solving, with the ability to translate issues and find resolutions
- Good organisation, with the ability to meet tight deadlines
- Strong intellect and good numeracy and literacy

**Behaviours**
- Self-motivated and enthusiastic
- Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team
- A flexible approach and positive attitude
- Develops and utilises a network of contacts, providing advice on Risk across the organisation
- Effective at influencing own manager, colleagues and senior management
- Gains cooperation and support by clear explanation of facts and issues
- Actively participates in business initiatives and project teams
- Demonstrates persistence, resilience and tolerance for stress in the face of obstacles
- Takes responsibility for own actions, performance and development
- Seeks to challenge and improve current processes and approaches
- Works with a high degree of autonomy within agreed parameters
- Proactively plans and organises own work
- Logical and systematic approach to analysis of symptoms and causes, identifying key issues, underlying trends and interrelationships
- Demonstrates in-depth understanding of the key factors influencing the business internally and externally
- Has the capacity to think across a range of business functions and systems
- Emphasis on attention to detail and accuracy
- Embed and incorporate the Company Values
- Confident in presenting complex information in a clear and concise manner
- Strives to drive business improvements to contribute to the success of the business

Our ambition is huge. But your impact could be massive.

Want to know more? Sounds like you? Then click on Apply.

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