Project Assistant (Taxonomy)

Your role

We are looking for a Project Assistant to support the ‘Simplified Risk Taxonomy’ (SRT) Project Manager (PM) to deliver a new non-financial risk taxonomy structure across the bank.

This will involve but not be limited to:

• deputization for the PM on a variety of matters
• direct management of some stakeholder relationships
• tracking of remediation delivery
• coordination and execution of ongoing communications to stakeholders and executive management
• planning and coordination of the training ahead of the "Simplified Risk Taxonomy" implementation
• liaison with the Non-financial Risk Framework colleagues to ensure successful transition of the project into ‘run the bank’
• production of governance meeting materials
• managing business requirements and requests from business colleagues
• ad hoc analysis of data points for executive management as required
• assisting the PM with engagement with the broader Program delivery
• identification of opportunities to improve our processes and recommend changes
• proactive contribution through the critical final stages of a project

Your team

You’ll be working in the Non-financial Risk Framework team within Group Compliance Regulatory & Governance (GCRG).  As a Project Assistant on the risk taxonomy simplification project, you’ll contribute to the optimization and simplification of the bank’s existing non-financial risk framework to help effectively manage the non-financial risk portfolio.

Your expertise

• ideally 3 years of experience in a similar role within the financial sector
• project management methodology experience using Agile and/or PRINCE2
• previously worked on non-IT Business change projects, end-to-end, in a banking compliance environment
• excellent written and verbal communication skills, able to tailor style to your audience
• inquisitive, able to challenge effectively and manage conflicting stakeholder needs