Governance, Risk and Controls Specialist

Whatever stage of life you're in, our benefits are designed to provide the support, flexibility, and peace of mind you need to thrive both at work and beyond.

In addition to our discretionary annual bonus scheme, which reflects both individual and company performance, you'll benefit from a market-leading benefits package tailored to support your wellbeing, financial security, and family life.

• 28 days' annual leave plus bank holidays, with the option to purchase up to 5 additional days.
• Private Medical Insurance - company-funded cover for you and your immediate family
• Generous Pension Scheme - a non-contributory employer contribution of 10%, increasing with length of service up to 15%, plus the opportunity to increase this through salary sacrifice
• Enhanced Parental Leave - up to 26 weeks' full pay to support growing families.
• Protection Benefits - company-funded critical illness cover, income protection, and life assurance
• EV salary sacrifice scheme through Tusker

Reasonable Adjustments
We're an equal opportunities employer and want to ensure our recruitment process is accessible and inclusive for all, if you require reasonable adjustment(s) at any stage please let us know by emailing us at careers@sjp.co.uk
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We're looking for a Governance, Risk & Controls professional to join our Partnership Directorate on a 13-month basis. The successful person will play a key role in strengthening the governance, risk and control environment that supports our Appointed Representative network.

This is an opportunity to work at the heart of a highly regulated business, partnering with team members across the organisation to ensure risks are effectively identified, managed and reported. You'll help drive a strong risk culture, support regulatory compliance, lead control testing activity and contribute to the continuous improvement of our governance and risk frameworks.

The role offers significant exposure to senior leadership and the opportunity to influence business decisions that support sustainable growth, good customer outcomes and effective risk management.

• Supporting the delivery of risk programmes and governance initiatives across the business.
• Partnering with risk owners to maintain robust risk and control frameworks and embed accountability.
• Leading risk and control assessments, workshops and control testing activity.
• Producing high-quality risk reporting, governance papers and management information for senior stakeholders.
• Managing issue identification, root cause analysis and remediation activities.
• Providing insight, challenge and recommendations through governance forums and committees.
• Supporting the ongoing development of risk management processes, systems and ways of working.
• Contributing to annual self-assessments and regulatory oversight activities.

Are you ready to chart your own career path? With our refreshed strategy, we're building on our rich heritage and transforming our business to be more scalable and efficient, unlocking the capabilities needed for future success. This includes significantly investing in technology, streamlining the way we work and creating an environment where colleagues feel engaged, empowered and accountable; where they can show up, speak up and perform - because we believe in the difference our work makes.

Location: Cirencester, Bristol, London or Manchester

Workplace Type: Hybrid

Employment Type: 13 month Fixed-Term Contract

Seniority: Mid-Senior Level

You'll be an experienced risk, governance or controls professional who enjoys working collaboratively across a business to improve processes, strengthen controls and support better decision-making. You'll be comfortable influencing collaborators at all levels, facilitating discussions about risk and control efficiency, and balancing regulatory requirements with commercial priorities. We're looking for someone who can bring both strong technical risk knowledge and a pragmatic, solutions-focused approach.

As this position is being offered on a 13-month fixed-term contract, the successful candidate will need to be available to commence employment in January 2027.

You should also be comfortable with occasional travel as part of the role, including visits to our offices and collaborator meetings across the UK.

If you're excited about this role and believe you have the skills and experience we're looking for, we'd love to hear from you! Please submit an application by clicking 'apply' below and our team will be in touch.
As a business regulated by the FCA we would advise you to familiarise yourself with the conduct regulations and in particular consumer duty obligations prior to an interview with SJP.