Risk Associate - Risk Operations

Howden is a global insurance group with employee ownership at its heart. Together, we have pushed the boundaries of insurance. We are united by a shared passion and no-limits mindset, and our strength lies in our ability to collaborate as a powerful international team comprised of 24,000 employees spanning over 56 countries. People join Howden for many different reasons, but they stay for the same one: our culture.

It’s what sets us apart, and the reason our employees have been turning down headhunters for years. Whatever your priorities – work / life balance, career progression, sustainability, volunteering – you’ll find like-minded people driving change at Howden.

Based in our London office and reporting to the Senior Risk Manager, this role will focus on supporting the Senior Risk Manager within Risk Operations in keeping the Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) framework live and effective across all pillars of the business. The successful candidate will be responsible for maintaining an accurate, up to date Risk and Control Register, contributing to meaningful risk output, and playing a key role in project management and ongoing governance matters such as the policy schedule and risk assessments.

• Supporting the Senior Risk Manager in producing and communicating the annual ERM plan.
• Managing assigned risk assessments and projects, contributing to others as required.
• Supporting the ERM Team in reporting processes on key plans, projects, and initiatives, as well as managing stakeholder expectations and escalating issues and concerns promptly.
• Directing and supporting the embedding of risk management activities across key change initiatives, including acquisitions.
• Ensuring the Risk and Control Register remains live and accurate.
• Supporting Risk Business Partners across the organisation.
• Supporting the production of high-quality risk management information and reports.
• Assisting with ongoing administrative tasks as needed.

• Strong analytical, written communication, and presentation skills, with the ability to identify risks, trends, root causes, and mitigations.
• Solid understanding of risk management processes and frameworks.
• Ability to engage effectively with multiple stakeholders across all levels.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office:
  Outlook, PowerPoint and Excel.
• Analytical and problem‑solving capability.

A career that you define. Our business succeeds by allowing our people to make a mark in the areas they care about most: personal development, volunteering, and fundraising for charity, or creating new insurance products that address society’s greatest challenges. And we know that separate home and work lives don't really exist. If you're happy and healthy at home, you're more likely to be happy and fulfilled at work – and vice versa.

That's why we do our best to support our people in every aspect of their lives.

At Howden we value diversity – there is no one Howden ‘personality type’. Instead, we’re looking for individuals who share the same values as us:
Our successes have all come from someone brave enough to try something new. We support each other, in the small everyday moments and the bigger challenges. We are determined to make a positive difference, at work and beyond. We consider our people our chief competitive advantage and as such we treat colleagues, candidates, clients, and business partners with equality, fairness, and respect – regardless of age, disability, race, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, or family circumstances.

We’re on a life‑long journey to become an ever‑more sustainable…