Governance Policy Manager

Job purpose:

 The Governance Policy Manager will work closely with the Governance workstream lead and will be responsible for ensuring that the documentation required for the business to meet its business needs and regulatory obligations are developed, implemented and that an appropriate and structured monitoring and review process is evolved.

Accountabilities and Activities:

Governance policies

  • Work with the Governance workstream to create a policy template that all required businesses should follow
  • Work with the Governance workstream lead to identify and engage internal resources, on a global basis, to identify existing ‘best practice’ policy documents
  • Work with the Governance workstream lead to identify and engage internal resources to act as subject matter experts in the drafting and updating of required policies
  • Draft new policies and update existing policies, as required in consultation with the subject matter experts/ business units
  • Support the subject matter experts to include the appropriate level of detail in their policies
  • Review all policies to ensure consistency in standards and fit against the template
  • Review the clarity of policies and ensure amendments / improvements to drafting are made where appropriate
  • Ensure that all policies are developed in accordance with the overall integrated programme project plan
  • Ensure that all policies are collected and held centrally in a structured repository and that they are easily accessible
  • Work with the Governance workstream lead, the cultural change workstream lead  and the policy owners to establish an implementation plan ensuring that all policies are communicated to the appropriate business areas and that appropriate coaching and support is provided to those that need to follow them
  • Establish a process by which compliance with the policy suite is monitored and reported on
  • Establish a process to ensure that any identified improvements are made

Group Governance and Risk Management Manual

  • Establish an online manual containing all relevant governance and risk management information and ensure the contents are secure, version controlled and kept up to date

Committee terms of reference

  • Provide support to the Governance workstream in the creation, communication and storage of required terms of reference for the Group, Divisional and BU committees within the business, as required

Overall

  • Provide support within the Governance workstream team and to the Governance lead in progressing governance activities as required as part of the Integrated Programme Plan including for example with organisational structures, Own Risk & Solvency Assessement (“ORSA”) development etc

Qualifications, Training and Experience:

QUALIFICATIONS

Should preferably possess:-

  • Degree qualified or equivalent
  • Broad understanding of all corporate functions within a large corporate organisation, such as Finance, Compliance, legal, HR, IT
  • Experience of drafting formal documentation that will be viewed by a wide audience
  • Experience of working with and reviewing information within a legal or regulatory/governance subject matter
  • Excellent relationship building and networking skills
  • Ability to influence and obtain buy in and ownership from the subject matter experts in the business
  • Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
  • A high degree of attention to detail
  • Exceptional organisation and planning skills

 Judgement Skills:

  • Able to form a view on the appropriateness of the content provided by the business
  • Free to determine when it is necessary to challenge and/or apply pressure to internal stakeholders
  • Acts as internal advocate for the programme
  • Holds self responsible for outputs of Governance workstream
  • Ability to manage conflicting tasks and deadlines

 

 

Job Code:

TC522424

Salary:

Circa £45k

Employment Type:

Permanent

Location:

London

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01484 721 627