It Risk And Assurance Manager Job In Manchester

Job Description

Job Description:

IT Risk and Assurance Manager

Salford Quays, Brighton or Staines

Hybrid Working Options

Full time (37.5hrs pw) - Permanent

From £79,500 + Excellent Benefits

We consider all types of flexibility, including locations, hours and working patterns.

We make health happen

The IT Risk and Assurance Manager role is responsible for leading work to implement the risk management framework across a wide range of information technology related risks affecting the business. This includes Information Security, technology failure, information governance, cyber, data protection, privacy and business continuity, so the business operates within risk appetite. Within this framework, they will lead the oversight and challenge of IT related risks across both business as usual activity, projects and other developments.

The IT Risk & Assurance Manager is part of the IT Risk & Assurance team and reports into the Head of IT Risk & Assurance. The role will build positive and open relationships with wider IT community and with other business areas where these risks manifest.

You'll help us make health happen by:

• Working closely with the appropriate Information Systems (IS) and business teams to foster a high-achieving, well-controlled organisation which can achieve growth targets safely
• Developing, maintaining and promoting the information risk and resilience components of the appropriate Risk Management Framework (RMF) including risk appetites, emerging risks and incident capture and analysis
• Supporting IT and business teams in consistently applying the RMF to identify, assess, manage, monitor and report all material risks using appropriate tools (e.g. risk registers) and key performance and risk indicators and thresholds
• Supporting management in other functions to enhance risk management practices in the related areas of Information Risk and Cyber Security;
• Providing oversight and challenge of the firms systems and controls in respect of risk management;
• Providing oversight and validation of the firms reporting of risk;
• Fostering a positive culture of confident and informed risk-taking through training, communication and promotion of the agreed risk framework
• Delivering to the Enterprise Risk team annual plan
• Developing an accurate view of the business IT risk profile and the effectiveness of risk control activities through the Internal Controls & Risk Management Assessment (ICRMA) process

Key Skills needed for this role:

• Experience of leading or materially contributing to IT Strategy, IT Project delivery and technology architecture
• Exposure to IT risk management and associated governance frameworks, methodologies, and emerging practice, with a desire to develop a deeper appreciation of this topic
• Skilled communicator and report writing with the ability to influence and motivate others
• Experience of financial services regulatory environment and key regulatory regimes
• Experience of working at senior levels and able to present, influence and to advise senior management including boards

Benefits

Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health - from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family friendly benefits.

• 25 days holiday, increasing through length of service, with option to buy or sell
• Bupa health insurance as a benefit in kind
• An enhanced pension plan and life insurance
• Annual performance-based bonus
• Onsite gyms or local discounts where no onsite gym available
• Various other benefits and online discounts

Bupa

We're a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose - helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do.

We encourage all of our people to "Be you at Bupa", we champion diversity, and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. That's why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

As a Disability Confident employer, we offer a guaranteed interview for every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the job. We'll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.

Time Type:
Full time
Job Area:
Legal, Risk & Audit
Locations:
Bupa Place, Staines - Willow House, Victory House, Brighton #J-18808-Ljbffr