About the role:
We are seeking a Senior Associate to join our Risk and Resilience team in to focus on Enterprise Risk Management. If you would like to work with the senior management teams of some of the UK’s leading non-financial services companies, have strong problem solving skills, intellectual agility and can build deep and productive relationships, our practice could be the right opportunity for you.
You’ll work across a diverse range of well-known clients and have the opportunity to build experience designing and implementing risk management frameworks to help Boards identify, assess and manage the most significant risks in their organisation.
What your days will look like:
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Delivering client assignments
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Working as part of a team or independently depending on the size of the assignment
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Developing and managing client relationships
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Identifying and developing client opportunities
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Partial and full-time client secondments
The role is for you if:
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Enthusiastic and creative about developing themselves and others. Motivated to take ownership of project delivery and confident to work independently when required.
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Highly confident and resilient, comfortable asserting themselves with senior client stakeholders.
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Able to take a simultaneously methodical and innovative approach to problem-solving and delivery of client solutions, employing lateral thinking and making the connections others may not.
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In possession of strong interpersonal communication skills: confident presenting complex ideas using simple messaging and with the ability to build trust and rapport with diverse internal and external stakeholders.
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Curious about how current affairs and global mega-trends intersect with business and passionate about ethics, values and compliance.
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Required skills
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Technical enterprise risk management (ERM) knowledge and practical experience working with non-FS businesses on risk, controls, and resilience.
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Commercial acumen and knowledge of how complex organisations operate.
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Strong analytical, logic and problem-solving skills.
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Good project management and organisational abilities.
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Focused and able to take initiative (required to maximise growth potential).
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Able to build strong relationships and work effectively in teams with clients and colleagues.
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Able to work autonomously without the need for day-to-day direct oversight.
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Ability to communicate clearly with colleagues and clients at all levels.
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Strong report and presentation writing and delivery.
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Well-developed listening and questioning techniques.
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Demonstrable experience of working on multiple projects, managing your time effectively to deliver high quality work to tight deadlines
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A willingness to learn new skills and help develop and innovate new client propositions
What you’ll receive from us:
No matter where you may be in your career or personal life, our benefits are designed to add value and support, recognising and rewarding you fairly for your contributions.
These include flexible working, a hybrid office/client/home model, private medical cover, access to a virtual GP, volunteering days and a strong focus on wellbeing, inclusion and development.
