Risk Business Partner

B&ce Group; Crawley; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job description

Primary Work Location: People's Partnership - Manhattan Building, Crawley

Description:

Risk Business Partner - Investments

About People’s Partnership:
At the heart of our not-for-profit organisation is a commitment and a motivation to make the future-saving experience a simple one for our members. We champion fairness and simplicity, not profit-chasing. Imagine a financial adventure where everyone's a winner, fuelled by our exceptional service and brought to life by the fantastic individuals who work for us. We're a diverse employer with a flexible, hybrid working approach, ensuring everyone gets the opportunity to come to work and be the best version of themselves.

What you'll be doing:

In recent years, the People’s Partnership has embarked on an ambitious and exciting growth strategy which has led to a significant transformation of the business. You will provide insight and challenge to ensure business leaders develop, agree, and deliver on these ambitious, strategically aligned and risk-disciplined plans.

The Risk Business Partner, part of the 2nd line Group risk function, provides critical support to the Investments Team by helping them navigate complex risks and ensuring that risk management processes are integrated into decision-making. This will be to enhance portfolio stability, optimize risk-return outcomes, and ensure compliance with regulatory and organizational frameworks.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Serve as an independent risk advisor to the investment team, providing expertise on risk-related topics and delivering the group risk framework within the department (e.g., risk modelling, asset allocation).
2. Participate in regular meetings with portfolio managers, analysts, and traders to discuss risk implications of investment strategies.
3. Help investment teams make informed risk decisions.
4. Collaborate with investment professionals to identify risks related to specific investment models.
5. Conduct thorough risk assessments for new and existing risks.
6. Evaluate external factors (economic trends, geopolitical events, etc.) that might impact investment risk.
7. Develop and maintain risk monitoring tools and dashboards to track risk.
8. Provide regular risk reporting to senior leadership and investment teams, highlighting key risk metrics and trends.
9. Ensure investments align with pre-defined risk limits and corporate objectives.
10. Work with the investment team to develop and implement strategies to mitigate identified risks.
11. Propose adjustments to the risk profile to stay within risk tolerance limits.
12. Act as a liaison between the investment team and risk management functions to ensure all decisions are aligned with the firm’s risk tolerance.
13. Assist in preparing for audits and reviews related to risk management practices.

What we’re looking for:

1. Experience in a first- or second-line risk role.
2. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
3. Good attention to detail and accuracy.
4. Good IT skills (Microsoft applications and GRC systems).
5. A team player who can collaborate with stakeholders at all levels to achieve objectives.
6. Experience of challenging and changing the business.
7. Organized and able to work with a matrixed team and shared resources to organize the team’s workload.

What you can expect from us:

1. Generous pension contributions with an employer contribution of up to 14%.
2. Real living wage.
3. Income protection, critical illness cover & death in service insurance.
4. Employee healthcare.
5. Parental and adoption leave.
6. Learning & development opportunities and study support.
7. Travel season ticket loans.
8. Subsidised restaurant in our Crawley office.
9. Volunteering days and charity payroll giving.
10. Onsite gym.
11. Ride-to-Work scheme.
12. Social clubs and events.

You can learn more about how we support our employees on our website.

Disability Statement:
People's Partnership is an equal opportunities employer. We believe everyone has the right to be treated fairly, with dignity and respect. We are committed to treating all our people (and all who apply for a role at People's Partnership) equally and enabling them to perform at their best and demonstrate what they have to offer. We are a disability committed employer; please let us know if you need any reasonable adjustments made to our recruitment process (application, selection assessments where relevant, and interview) to enable you to show us the best “you”.