Assurance Standards Consultant

The opportunity

As Assurance Standards Consultant, we'd like you to take accountability for the delivery of effective assurance oversight keeping The Openwork Partnership safe and reduce consumer harm. Responsible for ensuring efficient and effective assurance standards are in place across the operational regulatory functions this is a proactive role with great scope for development.

This is a hybrid role with 2 days per week in our Swindon office.

The benefits:

Salary - £34,000
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
25 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:

Proactively identify and report any quality, trends, themes, emerging risks, and behavioural indicators.
Identify opportunities for improved efficiencies and to strengthen the regulatory controls.
Provide SME support and oversight across Openwork and 2plan entities within the COO function to support the delivery of effective control management across AR monitoring activity.
Undertake a variety of governance, monitoring and assurance activities including supporting compliance-based audits and risk assessments focused on systems and controls across operational functions.
Escalating effectively and making suggestions for action, and implementing solutions, to keep The Openwork Partnership safe & reduce consumer harm.
Display an understanding of the end-to-end business processes, procedures, and systems (across operational functions) so that the implications of change are fully understood and communicated.
Projects & Audits - Provide support to projects and initiatives as required. To assist with internal / external Audits and oversight.
Undertake regular reviews of policies and standards to ensure up to date and fit for purpose.
Where required work alongside business functions to document governance frameworks and processes.
Attend relevant groups/committees where required.

What will you need to succeed?

Relevant experience in a similar role in financial services
Qualified to Diploma Level (preferred or working towards)
Knowledge of FCA legislation particularly TCF and Data Protection
Understanding of The Openwork Partnership assurance model, risk/control frameworks, governance and regulatory controls.
Good market, risk and business awareness
Knowledge of The Openwork Partnership or another AR network
Excellent stakeholder and relationship management skills
Analytical skills and attention to detail
Sound judgement skills based on knowledge of regulatory rules.
Influencing skills
Professional, organised approach
Effective under pressure
Confident and articulate communication style with the ability to confidently influence manage conflict effectively.
Strong organisation skills including both verbal and written
Ability to prioritise on own initiative.

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.

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Assurance Standards Consultant

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