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About the Role
As a Risk Consultant, you'll play a pivotal role in helping our Partner Practices grow safely and sustainably by championing a forward-looking, data-led approach to risk management. Acting as a trusted risk specialist, you'll work closely with Partner Practices and internal stakeholders to identify, assess and mitigate risks, while supporting the implementation of regulatory requirements and best practice.
This is a varied and influential role that combines risk expertise with stakeholder engagement, enabling you to make a meaningful impact across our Partnership. You'll provide guidance on regulatory matters, identify emerging risks and trends, and help drive positive outcomes for both our Partners and clients.
What You'll Be Doing
- Deliver Partner Engagement Programmes and Firm Reviews on both an annual and ad hoc basis.
- Support Partner Practices in understanding and implementing regulatory change, internal risk processes and governance requirements.
- Use your risk expertise to identify, assess and help resolve risks across Partner Practices and the wider business.
- Analyse available data to identify trends, emerging risks and opportunities for improvement.
- Escalate breaches requiring formal investigation to the Second Line Investigation team.
- Coordinate and monitor corrective actions to ensure identified issues are addressed and do not reoccur.
- Collaborate with First Line teams, including Supervision, Academy, Early Years and Business Partnering, to provide risk guidance and support.
- Contribute to internal audits, lessons learned exercises and oversight reviews to ensure robust risk management practices are maintained.
About You
A Risk professional who is comfortable operating within a regulated environment and influencing a wide range of stakeholders. You have a strong understanding of risk management principles and financial services regulation, and you're confident using data and insight to identify trends, assess risk and recommend practical solutions.
You'll enjoy building trusted relationships and working collaboratively with Partner Practices and colleagues across the business. Equally, you'll be comfortable challenging where appropriate, balancing commercial considerations with effective risk oversight to support sustainable business growth.
Essential Criteria
- CII Level 4 Diploma in Financial Planning
- Strong understanding of financial services regulation, risk frameworks and the ability to interpret and apply complex regulatory requirements.
- Proven experience analysing risk data, financial information and management reporting to identify trends, assess risks and drive appropriate actions.
- Demonstrable experience prioritising, influencing and working with multiple stakeholders within a risk, compliance or highly regulated environment.
Desirable Criteria
- Knowledge and experience of Salesforce CRM.
- Coaching, mentoring or capability-building experience within a risk environment.
- Strong commercial awareness and the ability to balance effective risk oversight with business growth objectives.
Additional Information
- Willingness and ability to travel to Partner Practices and business locations across the UK as required.
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