OVERALL SUMMARY
At Close Brothers we look to recruit individuals from all different backgrounds and encourage you to apply even if you don’t tick every box. We celebrate diversity, promote inclusivity and are open to discuss flexible work options to help you balance your work and home life.
Join the Close Brothers Retail Division where you will be responsible for ensuring the development, ownership, and governance of the Retail Division’s frameworks that underpin Group Policies and Standards.
Working as part of the Governance, Risk & Control team our ideal team member will have previous experience of working in risk, controls, governance, or policy management within a regulated environment with excellent organisational skills.
RESPONSIBILITIES
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Understand the Group Policies and Standards framework and relevant Retail requirements, and current Retail policy environment.
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Develop, write, and maintain Retail Division frameworks that underpin and align to Group Policies and Standards, ensuring frameworks are clear, practical, and tailored to the operational needs of the Retail businesses.
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Oversee divisional framework implementation across all Retail businesses.
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Monitor and challenge first line compliance with Group Policies, Standards, and divisional frameworks.
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Maintain clear and auditable traceability between Group Policies and Standard and the Divisional framework.
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Partner with first line stakeholders across Retail businesses to support effective implementation of policy and frameworks.
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Conduct a comprehensive review of existing divisional policy and procedural documentation.
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Set the tone within the function/business by encouraging an inclusive culture and role modelling the company values and expected behaviours
WE WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU IF YOU HAVE:
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Exceptional stakeholder engagement, relationship management and influencing capabilities at all levels of an organisation.
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Demonstrable experience in writing and implementing frameworks, policies, standards and procedures.
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A strong appreciation of first line control environments and governance expectations.
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Experience overseeing or assessing compliance with policies and standards.
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An ability to interpret Group-level requirements and translate them into practical divisional frameworks.
IT IS NOT ESSENTIAL BUT IT WOULD BE GREAT IF YOU HAVE
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Worked within a Chief Controls Office or centralised governance function.
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Knowledge of FCA regulatory expectations and Consumer Duty principles.
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Experience managing traceability or policy mapping structures.
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Familiarity with GRC systems or policy management tools.
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Data analysis tools exposure (Power BI, SQL)
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Professional qualifications (e.g., ACA, ACCA, IRM, ORM, AQ).
We are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. We recognise that candidates may have specific needs that require adjustments to ensure they have a fair and equal opportunity to demonstrate their skills and abilities. Candidates who require the job description or application form in an alternative format, or any other adjustments, are encouraged to email us at [email protected] or request a call back.
ABOUT US
At Close Brothers we support employees to balance their work life priorities and in this role you will be able to enjoy a mixture of hybrid working.
Close Brothers is a leading UK merchant banking group providing lending, deposit taking and securities trading. We employ approximately 3,000 people, principally in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Close Brothers Group plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250.
To find out more about Close Brothers, please visit our careers page: https://www.closebrothers.com/careers
To find out more about life at Close Brothers:
https://www.closebrothers.com/life-close-brothers#374017299-899295541
To find out more about our benefits:
https://www.closebrothers.com/employee-benefits
To find out more about our commitment to creating an inclusive environment:
Our Responsibility - Diversity and inclusion ¦ Close Brothers Group
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At Close Brothers Group, we are all connected by our mission to be the best place in the UK for wealth professionals and their clients.
We believe that everyone should think ahead, have a financial plan and invest wisely. Our clients are professionals, business owners, individuals, charities, families, and employers, who rely on our clear financial advice and investment management services to preserve and grow their long-term savings and investments.
We are a team of about 900 people based in 15 offices across the UK. Our geographic footprint means we can combine a local approach with face-to-face services to enable strong, long-term relationships with our clients.
Sustainability is fundamental to our purpose and we have a responsibility to help address the social, economic and environmental challenges facing our business, colleagues and clients. We strive to do the right thing and are dedicated to helping the charities that matter most to our people.
Our vision is to develop an open and inclusive company that ensures everyone is valued, respected and included, so that in years to come our business will represent a diverse and inclusive workforce from the top down.
We look to recruit individuals from all different backgrounds. If this job is of interest to you but you do not meet every criteria then we encourage you still to apply as we are open to providing training opportunities.
