Enterprise Risk Framework Manager

Role Overview

Enterprise Risk Framework Manager – Manchester. This role can be based at Manchester or Wrexham. The position involves liaising closely with all business functions to embed internal processes and mitigate risks from unauthorized activities, errors, omissions, inefficiencies, fraud, systems failures, or external events.

• Liaise closely with all business functions and embed internal processes to mitigate losses from unauthorised activities, errors, omissions, inefficiencies, fraud, system failures, or external events.
• Support the definition and embedding of minimum standards, processes and the governance structure for operational risk and internal control.
• Support the bank to embed Chetwood's risk management framework and the operational risk management policy.
• Provide support for the implementation and embedding of a three‑lines‑of‑defence model for risk management.
• Maintain effective working relationships across all three lines of defence, enhancing risk value to the business.
• Provide oversight and challenge of risk and control self‑assessments (RCSAs) completed by the business to identify and assess material business risks and controls.
• Design and conduct control testing to ensure the Bank's controls are operating effectively.
• Support the senior manager, enterprise risk & assurance with principal risk analysis, providing management with a quantified view of specific operational risks.
• Oversee the refresh of risk assessment, providing insight and advice and facilitating discussion with the bank's 1st line risk function.
• Report internal issues and incidents, forecast typical losses and utilise external data to inform risk assessments.
• Support the 1st line with management of issues and incidents to completion.
• Support 1st line projects by informing and offering guidance to avoid or treat risk.
• Assess and manage operational risk within the risk appetite of Chetwood.
• Support the senior manager, enterprise risk and assurance with the ICAAP operational risk assessment process and facilitate the production of the ICAAP statement to the PRA.
• Provide subject‑matter‑expert knowledge and support at governance forums.
• Support the risk reporting process and the Risk Appetite Statement (annual review and reporting).

• Minimum of 5 years experience within an operations risk role.
• Excellent analytical ability, familiarity with associated tools.
• Knowledge of the UK financial services regulatory environment.
• Ability to think innovatively and broadly across the risk spectrum.
• Knowledge of regulatory capital requirements – an advantage.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong communication skills.

• Competitive salary.
• 25 days holiday plus a birthday off.
• Pension contribution with Royal London Life Assurance.
• Private medical, dental and optical health insurance with Axa.
• Hybrid working.
• Free breakfast available.