People Strategy Risk Manager

Canada Life UK looks after the retirement, investment and protection needs of individuals, families and companies. We help to build better futures for our customers, our intermediaries and our employees by operating as a modern, agile and welcoming organisation.

Part of our parent company Great-West Lifeco, Canada Life UK has operated in the United Kingdom since 1903. We have hundreds of respected and supported employees committed to doing the right thing for our customers and colleagues.

Canada Life UK is transforming to create a more customer-focused business by providing our customers with expertise on financial and tax planning, offering home finance and annuities propositions, and providing collective fund solutions to third party customers.

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Job Summary:The People Strategy function of Canada Life UK is a key part of the business, supporting colleagues across all UK divisions as well as managing major people change programmes.

The first line PS Manager will be responsible for managing the PS 1st line risk, oversight, and management of controls on a day-to-day basis to deliver support to the execution of the business strategy and ensure that all people risks are managed effectively – within the function and across CLUK.

The role of the PS Risk Manager is to lead the drive for ensuring that the Enterprise Risk Management Framework facilitates effective and appropriate risk management across the PS division and develops effective risk management reporting for all people risk across CLUK. The role will foster an appropriate risk culture and meets the needs of the full range of stakeholders (including Board, executive and regulators).

In addition, the role will also lead on the development of clear and consistent metrics in relation to the measurement of operational risk across all PS risk categories, within PS and across the organisation, ensuring consistency across CLUK. This will also include the development of clear operational risk measurement for relevant committees, boards and working groups, including supporting the development and embedding of operational risk appetite measures, key risk indicators and RCSA processes.

Experience Required: • Good interpersonal/networking skills, with the ability to maintain a variety of relationships with multiple stakeholders• Strong communication skills, demonstrating a clear and articulate standard of written and verbal communication in a complex environment, tailored for all levels of management. • Experience in the life insurance industry• knowledge of enterprise risk management and the relevant regulations, including the technical aspects relating to the quantification and analysis of a wide range of risks• Experience of embedding and maintaining an enterprise risk management framework• Knowledge of second line of defence risk oversight activities• Proven track record at delivering reporting requirements under time pressure with attention to detail.• Strong time management and organisational skills

Benefits of working at Canada Life

We believe in recognising and rewarding our people, so we offer a competitive salary and benefits package that’s regularly reviewed. As a Canada Life UK colleague, you’ll receive a competitive salary and comprehensive reward package including a generous pension and bonus scheme, along with, income protection, private medical insurance and life assurance. We have a fantastic number of other benefits and support services as well as regular personal and professional development.

How we work at Canada Life

Our culture is unique and incredibly important to us. We care about doing the right thing for our people, customers and community and helping others to build better futures. Our blueprint behaviours shape and influence how we work, and are central to the relationships we have with others. Every day we are encouraged to be more curious, own the outcome, face into things together and find a way forward.

We want colleagues to have rewarding careers with us so we invest in the development of our people, technology and workplaces. That’s why we offer a range of training, flexible working and opportunities to grow and develop.