Governance Manager (Frameworks)

Governance Manager

9-month contract

Salary: circa £45,000

Location: all Aviva sites

Are you an experienced Governance professional looking for a varied new role where you would be exposed to a key team of one of the UK's largest insurance companies? We currently have a fantastic opportunity within our Investment Operations - Unit Pricing team and are seeking a Governance Manager to manage the governance frameworks within which Unit Pricing operates.

This opening is a 9-month fixed-term contract from January to September 2025.

A bit about the job:

The Governance Manager is a member of the Unit Pricing Controls team and supports the Director of Investment Operations, the Head of Unit Pricing and the rest of the Investment Operations Senior Leadership Team (SLT) to ensure their teams operate efficiently and safely, with a robust risk & controls environment and governance framework.

The responsibilities of the role will include:

• Leading the secretariat function for Unit Pricing Group (UPG), Breach Group and the two Unit Linked Shareholder Risk Oversight groups. This includes managing the Terms of Reference, agenda and reporting packs, meeting schedule, attendees, the meetings themselves and meeting minutes; and ensuring actions are executed and the Groups remain fully effective in line with the relevant policies and guidance.
• Write reports for other groups such as Unit Linked Fund Governance Committee (ULFGC) and the Finance Risk & Solvency Committee (FRSC) as required.
• Maintenance of the Unit Pricing policies and framework in line with regulatory requirements, including tracking changes due to legacy policy harmonisation.
• Provide support to the Unit Pricing team on operational readiness for large projects as well as governance and risk advice to stakeholders.
• Key point of contact for internal and external audits.
• Ensure tasks undertaken by analysts are performed to the appropriate standard.
• Delivering a specific project to make the Unit Pricing polices more user friendly.

Skills and experience we're looking for:

• Articulate, with written and verbal communication skills.
• Analytical and problem-solving mindset
• Pride in accuracy and equally comfortable with the detail as well as the big picture.
• Excellent organisational and relationship management skills
• Understanding of financial markets, regulatory frameworks and/or risk management would be an advantage.

What you'll get for this role:

Our purpose - with you today, for a better tomorrow - is a promise we make to our colleagues too. And one of the ways we live up to that promise is by investing in you. We have so much to offer when it comes to being an Aviva colleague.

• Starting salary circa £45,000 (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications)
• Bonus opportunity - 10% of annual salary. Actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva's.
• Generous pension scheme - Aviva will contribute up to 14%, depending on what you put in.
• 29 days holidays plus bank holidays, and you can choose to buy or sell up to 5 days
• Make your money go further - Up to 40% discount on Aviva products, and other retailer discounts
• Up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares per year through our Matching Share Plan and share in the success of Aviva with our Save As You Earn scheme
• Brilliantly supportive policies including parental and carer's leave
• Flexible benefits to suit you, including sustainability options such as cycle to work
• Make a difference, be part of our Aviva Communities and use your 3 paid volunteering days to help others
• We take your wellbeing seriously with lots of support and tools

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Aviva is for everyone:

We're inclusive and welcome everyone - we want applications from all backgrounds and experiences. Excited but not sure you tick every box? Even if you don't, we would still encourage you to apply. We also consider all forms of flexible working, including part time and job shares.

We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you. Most of our people are smart working - spending around 50% of their time in our offices every week - combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues.

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We interview every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the job. Once you've applied, please send us an email stating that you have a disclosed disability, and we'll interview you.

We'd love it if you could submit your application online. If you require an alternative method of applying, please send an email to balazs.palcsek@aviva.com

Location: York, GB

Posted Date: 11/26/2024