Risk Assurance Consultant

Job Introduction

** Remote/home working**

Reporting to the Head of Risk, as the Risk Assurance Consultant you’ll work closely with the risk function management to support the implementation and oversight of the Saga Risk Management Framework across all business units and enterprise functions.

You’ll have good industry experience with a proven track record of delivery, combined with a good risk management, audit or compliance skillset. You’ll have a genuine passion risk management a strong desire to keep up to with industry developments and best practice in respect of operational risk and other risk types.

You shall be a team player that is proactive and collaborates closely with business stakeholders across both enterprise functions and business units and the wider Risk & Compliance team.

Role Responsibility

• Support the development and promotion of the risk framework to meet business needs and keep pace with best practice, including the delivery of the annual risk plan.
• Conduct risk analysis, including root cause(s), on identified and emerging risks, highlighting areas for improvement and working with the business to accept recommendations and agree a plan to deliver, including oversight of successful completion.
• Implement good risk management practice applying internal and external risk principles.
• Support the facilitation of the identification, capture, reporting and management of emerging risks across the Saga.
• Supply risk management training to the 1st line and 2nd line as required by the business to ensure there is the right level of understanding of risk management theory and application, including but not limited to areas such as top risk identification and reporting, risk scoring, incident reporting, risk register completion, control testing and risk appetites.
• Act as a point of expert guidance to the wider business on specific aspects of the risk framework.
• Support the Head of Enterprise Risk to conduct Independent review & challenge of risk system usage, incident management and risk and control registers to ensure policy requirements are being met and any gaps identified and communicated back to the business.
• Produce reports detailing your findings from any risk analysis conducted, including recommendations, in a style that clearly articulates the most critical issues to allow management to prioritise its response accordingly.
• Attend risk committees, meetings, governance forums and working groups, leading where required, to provide independent line 2 review and challenge on the subject of those meetings.
• Support the production of risk reporting for Saga plc, ELT and business unit risk committees and Boards.

The Ideal Candidate

• Relevant risk, compliance, audit or similar experience in a relevant industry.
• Strong track record of working with management of all levels effectively and professionally.
• Qualification in risk management or similar area, or willingness to achieve such qualification within first 18 months in role.

Our values are:

• Precision Pace - Always owning and making things happen.

• Empathy – Always aware of others.

• Curiosity – Always asking why.

• Collaboration – Always one team, the Saga team!

Package Description

Our people are everything to us. The way they deliver exceptional experiences every day for our customers, for their colleagues. The way they own what they do. Their 'Why's it like that?' curiosity. How they always think of others and work together to get things done. For us, for you, make do will never do. Good enough? Not even close. Come and do the best work of your life alongside lovely colleagues. Come to Saga.

In return, you can look forward to all the responsibility and involvement of an integral role, providing you with a rewarding and fast-paced career with an excellent benefits package.  

The standard benefits when you join Saga include:

• Remote working available where possible
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays with the choice to buy a further 5 days annual leave per year
• Free private medical insurance after 1 years' service
• Workplace Pension
• AXA Be Supported
• A range of reductions and offers from leading retailers, travel groups and entertainment companies

About the Company

Having spent our first 30 years focused on travel, Saga launched Saga Magazine and developed home and motor insurance and financial services in the 1980s. Private medical and pet insurance followed in the 1990s, along with the launch of our own cruise ship operation. The strength of the Saga brand provides the Group with the ability to develop in-house or partner with suppliers to offer our customers and members highly differentiated, competitively priced products which meet their evolving needs.

Saga exists to help our customers and members lead the life they want to lead. To succeed in this, we know that the most important thing to do is to listen to our customers and members. At the heart of our business model is our drive to know more about our customers’ wants and needs so we are best placed to serve them.

Applying this approach over the past 70 years has enabled us to become the UK's specialist provider of products and services to people aged over 50 in the UK. The Saga brand has become one of the most recognised and trusted brands amongst UK consumers in this demographic and is recognised for its high quality products and exceptional standards of service. These include cruises and holidays, insurance, personal finance and the Saga Magazine.

When you join Saga you will see that we are committed to treating all employees fairly and to offering equal opportunities in all aspects of employment and advancement.

We value diversity not just because it is the right thing to do, but because diverse teams perform better. Creating a culture in which everyone feels welcome and offering equal opportunities in all aspects of employment and advancement is incredibly important to us. Fair consideration is given to applications from all applicants, including those with disabilities and those over who are over 50 as we are champions of age inclusivity.

We are an official Disability Confident Committed employer and ensure that our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible and we will make reasonable adjustments as required.

We are a member of the 30% Club and partner with Women Ahead which offers us a fantastic opportunity to take part in a leading, global, cross-company, leadership mentoring scheme to champion female talent.

We are a signatory of the Armed Services Covenant and have received a Silver Award from the Employer Recognition Scheme. 

To all recruitment agencies: Saga does not accept agency CVs unless specifically engaged on the role by the HR Recruitment Team. Please do not forward CVs to our recruiters, employees or any other company location. Saga is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited CVs.

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