Department overview

The Authorisations function is responsible for delivering an effective Authorisations framework for the PRA, ensuring compliance with various UK statutory requirements, in accordance with the PRA's risk tolerance and decision-making framework. We are recognised, within and outside the Bank, as the centre of excellence for Authorisations knowledge, providing mentorship and direction on all regulatory transaction issues, always ensuring high quality outputs. We effectively combine deep technical knowledge and practical implementation. We are at the forefront of developments affecting Authorisations by making judgements to arrive at decisions in partnership with Supervision and others on behalf of the PRA, and ensuring the appropriate management of critical events in a firm's lifecycle.

Job description

We are looking for hardworking and self-motivated individual to support a visually impaired member of staff that works within  the Major Transactions team, which is responsible for logging and assessing applications for New Firm Authorisations, Changes in Control and Banking Transfer Schemes.

Key responsibilities will be:
 
1)Making documents accessible to member of staff. This will involve formatting documents from PDF to Word and Excel for compatibility with screen reading software (some training will be available). 
2) Proof reading documents drafted by member of staff and formatting into professional format.  
3) To be able to navigate and communicate large documents proficiently
4) Providing detailed descriptions of graphs and diagrams to member of staff. 
5) Providing admin support where accessibility software is less effective e.g. Outlook Calendar management, and other local software platforms.
6) To be able to draft emails and other work documentation independently with short briefings.
7) Taking accurate and relevant notes to support the member of staff in meetings.
8) Reading and the ability to absorb technical documents to member of staff, ensuring material of any nature is read accurately, clearly and at a steady pace.
9) Assisting at meetings and networking events.
10) Guiding member of staff around the office and to off-site meetings and training courses providing general orientation around unfamiliar venues including locating toilets, catering facilities etc.   This will also include guidance on ad-hoc personal tasks and errands.

Level of support required will change depending on daily workload and a key success factor for the role will be the development of a sensitive and respectful working relationship to respond to these varying needs.

In addition, the role will offer opportunities to be involved in the wider work of the Major Transactions Team.  

Role Requirements

Minimum Criteria

• Prior experience in support worker capacity in an office environment, ideally having supported an individual with visual impairment.

• Working knowledge of office applications including Outlook, Word, PowerPoint and Excel and experience in learning new, specialist software.

• The role holder will receive guidance from the individual they support however there are not set procedures to follow and they will be expected to use initiative and judgement.

• Good communication skills – written/ verbal and descriptive, with an ability to interpret information communicated. 

• Ability to and experience disseminating sometimes technical/sensitive information and an ability to describe visuals/data in a non-complex manner.

• A proactive attitude, with a willingness to adapt ways of working as required to best support member of staff and their disability 

• A general understanding or ability to learn about the subject matter of the role for which they are providing support and more broadly an understanding of Financial Services and the BoE.

Desirable Criteria

• An understanding of Financial Services and the Bank of England

The Bank values diversity and inclusion – we want to reflect the society we serve better, we want the best people to work for us and we want our workplace to be inclusive.  We value all forms of diversity, including but not limited to age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, race, religion and sexual orientation.

We are fully committed to having a diverse and inclusive working environment, and are open to considering how the role might be carried out with flexible working.  This role is therefore open to flexible working patterns. (Delete if operationally this may not be feasible)

Where a role can be carried out from home, we are working towards colleagues spending at least half of their time in the office, so that we can all benefit from working together in person, while maintaining the flexibility offered by home working. From 6 June 2022, we expect colleagues to spend a minimum of 40% of their working time in the office per month.  Subject to that minimum requirement, individuals and managers should work together to find what works best for them and their team.

We are also committed to making adjustments for candidates and employees where possible, and have partnered with external expert organisations to support us in this.  We are a member of the Disability Confident scheme, and people who wish to apply under this scheme should check the box in the ‘Candidate Personal Information’ under the ‘Disability Confident Scheme’ section of the application.

We anonymise applications so hiring managers will not be able to see your personal information when reviewing your submission, including your CV. Please take your time to complete the application form questions carefully and in detail as requested. The application questions form an important part of the initial selection process and any incomplete submissions will not be reviewed.
 

The Bank of England is a distinctive institution and our rewards are one of the things that set us apart. As well as enjoying a competitive salary you will work in a collaborative, inclusive environment, with a subsidised restaurant, flexible working opportunities and plenty of wellbeing initiatives.  

This specific role offers a base salary of Â£28,000 per annum, along with our comprehensive benefits package as follows:

•    A non-contributory, career average pension giving you a guaranteed retirement benefit of 1/95th of your annual salary for every year worked. There is the option to increase your pension (to 1/50th) or decrease (to 1/120th) in exchange for salary through our flexible benefits programme each year.
•    A discretionary performance award based on a current award pool.
•    A 7% benefits allowance with the option to take as salary or purchase a wide range of flexible benefits.
•    25 days annual leave with option to buy up to 13 additional days through flexible benefits.
•    Private medical insurance and income protection.