Security Governance Officer (Part Time) in Surrey

This job is with Allianz Commercial, an inclusive employer and a member of myGwork – the largest global platform for the LGBTQ+ business community.

As a Security Governance Officer within Protection & Resilience, you will play a key role in strengthening governance, oversight and reporting across Protective Security. Reporting to the Head of Business Continuity and Protective Security you will help ensure compliance, drive consistency, and support delivery of security initiatives across the organisation.

Location: This role will be based in either our Guildford or Bournemouth Allianz office, please note that this is a hybrid working role with the expectation that you attend the office 40% of your time.

Salary Information: Pay: Circa £55,000 per year (pro rata). This reflects your experience, skills and location and forms part of our wider total rewards package.

About You:

• You will define, maintain and continuously enhance the Protective Security governance framework in line with Allianz corporate and functional rules.
• You will coordinate Protective Security activity across key areas including Physical Security, Personnel Security, Executive Protection and Event Security.
• You will review, challenge and track requirements, actions and initiatives through to completion.
• You will maintain a forward plan of governance activities such as self-assessments, audits, committee reporting and remediation actions.
• You will complete self-assessments and coordinate reviews, taking ownership of addressing any identified gaps or deficiencies.
• You will prepare and quality-check reports, presentations and papers for governance forums and senior stakeholders.
• You will provide status updates and maintain strong functional engagement with Group Protective Security and related functions (e.g. BCM, Emergency Response, Incident Management).
• You will organise governance meetings, track actions, and ensure timely delivery of outcomes.
• You will build and maintain effective working relationships across Protection & Resilience, the wider business and external partners.

Essential Skills:

• You have a solid understanding of governance and control frameworks, ideally within financial services or insurance.
• You demonstrate excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and build relationships.
• You possess strong analytical, organisational and reporting skills.
• You are confident using MS Office tools to support reporting and governance activity.
• You can work both independently and collaboratively, managing multiple priorities and delivering to deadlines.

Desirable Skills:

• Experience working within Protective Security or a related discipline.
• Understanding of regulatory, audit or assurance processes.
• Exposure to enterprise risk or resilience frameworks.
• Responsible Artificial Intelligence usage.

What We Will Offer You: Recognised and rewarded for a job well done, we have a range of flexible benefits for you to choose from - so you can pick a package that's perfect for you. We also offer flexible working options, global career opportunities across the wider Allianz Group, and fantastic career development and training. That's on top of enjoying all the benefits you'd expect from the world's number one insurance brand, including:

• Flexible buy/sell holiday options.
• Hybrid working.
• Annual performance related bonus.
• Contributory pension scheme.
• Development days.
• A discount up to 50% on a range of insurance products including car, home and pet.
• Retail discounts.
• Volunteering days.

Our Ways of Working: Do you need flexibility with the hours you work? Let us know as part of your application and if it's right for our customers, our business and for you, then we'll do everything we can to make it happen. Here at Allianz, we are signatories of the ABIs flexible working charter. We believe in supporting hybrid work patterns, which balance the needs of our customers, with your personal circumstances and our business requirements. Our aim with this is to help innovation, creativity, and you to thrive - Your work life balance is important to us.

Integrity, Fairness, Inclusion & Trust: At Allianz, we believe in fostering an inclusive workforce and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Our commitment to equal opportunities, gender equity, and balanced gender representation, is demonstrated by our numerous accreditations: EDGE certified for gender inclusion, Women in Finance Charter members, Disability Confident employer, Stonewall Diversity Champion, Business in the Community's Race at Work Charter signatories, and Armed Forces Covenant gold standard employer. We embrace neurodiversity and welcome applications from neurodivergent and disabled candidates, offering tailored adjustments to ensure your success. We encourage our employees to advocate for their needs, whether it's assistive technology, ergonomic equipment, mentoring, coaching, or flexible work arrangements.

Accessible Application for All: As part of the Disability Confident Scheme, we support candidates with disabilities or long-term health conditions through the Offer an Interview Scheme, for those meeting the essential skills for the role. Contact our Resourcing team to opt into this scheme or for assistance with your application, including larger text, hard copies, or spoken applications.

For any inquiries or to submit your application, please contact: Matthew Irvine. Closing date: 7/7/2026. We reserve the right to close the advert early if we reach enough applications. Join us - Let's Care for Tomorrow.