We currently have a fantastic opportunity for an Office Planning and Governance Manager to join the UK Life CEO Office team.

You will lead key governance, risk, project and internal communications activities on behalf of the UK Life CEO Office; with a particular focus on SMCR and risks, issues and actions.  You will deputise for the UK Life CEO Office Senior Manager on a regular basis and may need to manage several senior stakeholder relationships.

In 2020 Aviva introduced “Smart Working”. This means we offer you the split of working from home as well as coming in to our offices when required.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Lead the maintenance and evidencing of UK Life CEO adherence to SMF/SMCR responsibilities to include Core Role Responsibilities, IDD, Accountable Executive for Data and Prescribed Responsibilities.

• This includes maintenance of statements of responsibility, role profile, thrower/catchers, Management Information and ‘Reasonable Steps’ documents.

• Deputise for the CEO Senior Office Manager as required, acting as a trusted advisor, providing on-going support and delivery of a variety of tasks such as supporting team members, CEO Business Manager Responsibilities, and other ad hoc tasks.

• This will include taking on the Business Manager role and supporting the UKL CEO when the CEO Office Senior Office Manager is on holiday/absent from work.

• Manage the flow of papers and actions for UK Life and the relevant boards. Manage UKLH and UK Life Entity level risks on behalf of the UK Life CEO Relationship manage 2nd line Risk Team and co-ordinate review/audit activity.

• Manage any issues where UK Life CEO is owner, sourcing and providing information and timely updates, insights and challenges

• Carry out secretariat duties for UK Life SLT and any other relevant meetings.

Skills & Experience required

• A level qualification or equivalent, with demonstrable experience in a similar role

• Knowledge of Risk Framework, including a business knowledge and understanding of SMCR and legal entity structures

• Excellent relationship management and influencing skills and experience of managing senior stakeholders

• Strong organisation and planning skills are a must, as is the ability to be self-motivated and prioritise and adapt to ever changing demands

• Commercial and financial awareness, including knowledge of current trends to identify emerging and changing risks

• Working knowledge of regulatory and legal requirements

• An eye for detail and accuracy and an ability to take a whole business/function view

• A skilled communicator who is flexible in style and response to situations

• Quickly establishes priorities, working effectively on multiple initiatives

• A fast learner with the aptitude and attitude to learn more and a desire to work at pace and with enthusiasm

What will you get for this role?

• Salary between £35,000 - £45,000 depending on skills, experience and qualifications

• Generous defined contribution pension scheme

• Annual performance related bonus and pay review

• Holiday allowance of 29 days plus bank holidays and the option to buy/sell up to 5 additional days

• Up to 40% discount for some Aviva products through “My Aviva Extras” plus discounts for Friends and Family. (Some exclusions apply)

• Excellent range of flexible benefits to include a matching share save scheme

Working at Aviva

At Aviva, we’re people with a purpose. To be with you today, for a better tomorrow.

We bring this to life by ensuring managing risk is at the heart of the way we all work. We love people who do the right thing for our customers, and our colleagues. We want people who speak up, who take responsibility, and who make good decisions.

The way we do this is important too. We’re all about our people – that’s you – so we can be pretty flexible. If you want to work from home some of the time or change your hours so you can pick up your kids or care for someone in your family, we’re very open to that. In fact, we don’t advertise roles as either part or full time, because we know each person has different needs, just as each business area has different needs. So, it’s up to you to discuss working hours during your interview.

We care deeply about being inclusive and that means we encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We want our employees to bring their whole self to work and that starts with you.

We interview every disabled applicant* that meets the minimum criteria for the job. Once you’ve applied, please send us a separate email stating that you have a disclosed disability and we’ll make sure we interview you.

We’d love it if you could submit your application online. If you require an alternative method of applying, please give Dylan Wood a call on 07385 426164 or send an email to Dylan.wood@aviva.com.

*As defined in The Equality Act 2010*. By ‘minimum criteria’ we mean you should provide us with evidence which demonstrates that you generally meet the level of competence required and have the qualifications, skills or experience defined as essential to perform the role.