We are looking for a pro-active and self-motivate Senior Consultant, Risk Control and Partnering to join the Retail Risk business function.

Your role will present a great opportunity to work in our Retail Risk function as a first line regulatory risk expert helping ensure application of key policy and regulatory changes which support performance expectations and good customer outcomes, meeting our strategic and regulatory expectations.

We are happy to consider flexible working approaches to help you perform at your best.

At Nationwide we offer hybrid working wherever possible. More rewarding relationships are supported through our hybrid approach, bringing colleagues together across our UK wide estate, whilst also supporting generous access to home working. We value our time in the office to solve problems, to learn, and to feel connected.

For this job you'll spend at least two days per week, or if part time you'll spend 40% of your working time, based at either our Northampton, Swindon or Masterton Park office. If your application is successful, your hiring manager will provide further details on how this works. You can also find out more about our approach to hybrid working here.

If we receive a high volume of relevant applications, we may close the advert earlier than the advertised date, so please apply as soon as you can.

What you’ll be doing

You’ll be working alongside your colleagues in Retail to maintain a safe risk environment. You’ll be working with business and change teams to ensure risks are identified, appropriately mitigated and understood whist maintaining the documented risk profile and supporting effective risk reporting.

Your main responsibilities will include:

• Providing risk expertise, objective advice and actionable insight to one or more teams within Retail, primarily focussing on Retail Products. This will include risks that could result from ongoing business activities, small through to large strategic change.
• Completing risk assessments across the range of risk categories.
• Supporting business teams to design, operate and evidence a robust, effective and efficient control environment.
• Maintaining the risk and control profile, supporting reporting into forums and committees as needed.
• Staying abreast of regulatory and legislative change which may impact the risk environment whilst working with risk owners to ensure appropriate steps are in place to mitigate future risk.
• Deputising as appropriate for the risk Manager(s) and/or Head of, which will include participating in senior committees and forums as well as leading meetings and contributing to projects.

About you

The minimum requirements for the role are:

• Practitioner level experience working in a first line risk environment within financial services
• Experience in providing accurate, expert pragmatic risk advice
• Experience in interpreting regulations and providing advice on practical solutions
• Proven ability to demonstrate decisiveness and sound judgement on a consistent basis
• Strong relationship management, communication and influencing skills to help build trust and maintain relationships with a variety of stakeholders across all levels of the society and externally

Our customer first behaviours put customers and members at the heart of how we work together. They are the set of behaviours that every colleague needs to display, in every role:

• Feel what customers feel - We step into our customers’ shoes, using their feedback and insights to empathise with them and to understand their needs, so that every decision we make starts and finishes with our customers in mind
• Say it straight - We are brave in speaking out and saying what we think – we’re honest and direct with good intent, openly sharing diverse perspectives to reach the best conclusions and using language everyone can understand
• Push for better - We don’t settle for mediocrity, we challenge the status quo, taking responsibility for continuous improvement and personal development
• Get it done - We prioritise what will have the greatest impact, we are decisive, and we take accountability for delivering brilliant customer outcomes

You can strengthen your application by showing how our customer first behaviours resonate with you, and where you may have already demonstrated these.

The extras you’ll get

There are all sorts of employee benefits available at Nationwide, including:

• A personal pension – if you put in 7% of your salary, we’ll top up by a further 16%
• Up to 2 days of paid volunteering a year
• Life assurance worth 8x your salary
• A great selection of additional benefits through our salary sacrifice scheme
• Wellhub – Access to a range of free and paid options for health and wellness
• Access to an annual performance related bonus
• Access to training to help you develop and progress your career
• 25 days holiday, pro rata

Banking – but fairer, more rewarding, and for the good of society

We forge our own path at Nationwide.

As a mutual, we’re owned by our members - those customers who bank, save or have a mortgage with us. We challenge the financial sector status quo. We don’t see customers as the engine of our own profit. We share our profits with them and put their needs first. Always there when they need us. Supporting them and their lives.

If you’re inspired by fairer finances, passionate about making a meaningful impact, and truly care about our customers, you’re one of us.

At Nationwide, you are challenged to grow and rewarded for doing so. Valued. Recognised. Inspired to be your best. As a community we want our working lives to count. As a team, we celebrate what we achieve. As a standard-setter, we work for the good of customers, communities, and broader society.

We are Purpose-driven. Uncompromisingly Customer. Unstoppably Nationwide.

What to do next

If this role is for you, please click the ‘Apply Now’ button. You’ll need to attach your up-to-date CV and answer a few quick questions for us.

We respond to everyone, so we will be in contact shortly after the closing date to let you know the outcome of your application.

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