Training & Competence Supervisor

As part of a team of Training & Competence Supervision experts, you will deliver quality and risk oversight to Openwork’s Partner Firms, Advisers and practice supervisors to the Openwork standard. Effectively collaborate with a range of internal stakeholders, be a trusted and integral business partner whilst adopting a continuous improvement approach to all things: seeking to evolve ways of working aligned to Openwork’s strategic aims.

Benefits

• Salary - up to £60,000
• Bonus scheme - on target bonus 10%
• An annual car allowance of £4,236
• Pension scheme - contribute up to 5% of your salary and Openwork will match you and put in an extra 5%
• Critical illness cover
• Income protection - 1x salary
• Death in service - 4x salary
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays, with the opportunity to buy up to an additional 10 days
• A range of other flexible benefits to include private medical insurance, dental insurance and much more.

Your responsibilities

• Deliver Supervision according to Openwork’s Assurance Model and Supervision Framework
• Ensure effective oversight and engagement of Practice Supervisors where appropriate
• Ensure risk management approach is applied in a tailored and impactful way including effective root cause analysis and remedial actions; positive and collaborative engagement with Partner Firms/Advisors; evidence of good customer outcomes being achieved through intervention
• Use MI/Data and critical thinking to identify patterns/root cause and focus Supervision priorities
• Influence positive attitudes and behaviors towards conduct, competence and client outcomes across all stakeholders
• Effectively balance commerciality and regulatory risk in the performance of role
• Own supervision activities planning and organizing, ensuring regulatory requirements are met and that focus is proactive to address emerging risks

What you will need to succeed

• MAQ or equivalent (essential)
• Holds Level 4 Diploma qualification or committed to work towards Wealth Qualification within 18-months in role
• Holds or committed to complete Equity Release Qualification within 12-months in role
• Ensure own competence as a Supervisor is maintained to perform role and up to date CPD/SPS/SOS status where appropriate
• Min 2 years’ experience Supervising Advisers and providing technical guidance and direction as a subject matter expert
• Evidence of strong understanding of the FCA T&C handbook and broad understanding of the wider regulatory environment
• Experience applying FCA handbook expertise with confidence and flexibility across a wide range of situations
• Evidence of creating risk and quality remediation plans suitable for root cause and achieving good client outcomes
• Experience working effectively alongside sales and business development teams or evidence of the requisite competencies to do so
• Persuading & influencing: creates immediate positive and credible impression on others, changes course of conversations with persuasive contribution, actively seeks agreement from all parties
• Analysing: identifies trends and patterns amongst various data sets, uses in-depth probing to gather information and identify a range of alternatives
• Judgement, decision making & problem solving: tackles complex scenarios by obtaining data and insight and applying judgement in context, demonstrates understanding of how individual issues are part of a larger system
• Deciding & initiating action: takes responsibility for tasks, acts quickly and decisively, handles objections convincingly and does not back down when challenged, works independently without constant guidance
• Relating and networking: puts others at ease, quickly builds rapport, effectively interacts at all levels, takes steps to diffuse conflict and manage disagreements with tact
• Drives functional results: shows collaboration and drive to make a difference across teams

Why us?

We’re a dynamic, fast paced, and growing business with huge ambition. This is all made possible by the brilliant people who are part of The Openwork Partnership family. We’re investing heavily in our colleagues, continuously striving to give them the platform to develop personally and professionally and reach their full potential.

We’re also very proud of our culture, as one of the Best 100 Large Companies to work for in 2022. The Openwork Partnership values, and respects individuality and we are committed to building an inclusive culture and environment which truly recognises and celebrates our colleague’s individual differences and identities – just like our financial advice, for us, it’s personal. We believe everyone can make a difference and your race, religion, disability, and gender will never be a barrier. At Openwork, we have a strong ethic of care for each other where you can balance a successful career with your commitments and interests outside of work. We believe that you will bring your best self to work if you are trusted to choose when, where and how you do it.