Job Description

Role Responsibilities
The role will directly support the Chief Risk Officer (CRO), Corporate, Commercial and Institutional Banking and Europe & Americas (CCIB and EA).

Support CRO, CCIB and EA deliverables to key committees.

• Responsible for the preparation of the CRO report for submission to the CCIB Risk Committee and ensure that the CRO reports are drafted in a timely and accurate manner and capture all the key risk topics for discussion at the relevant committees. This includes reviewing the risk information report and papers to CCIB RC to draw out key messages for CRO report. Identify and investigate issues on behalf of CRO.
• Ensure that there is an up to date schedule of deliverables for CCIB Risk Committee.
• Prepare papers which CRO, CCIB and EA is responsible for, such as CCIB Deep Dive.
• Review all CCIB Risk Committee papers for content and work closely with the secretariat in enforcing the standard of papers.
• To liaise with relevant internal stakeholders to complete actions arising from different committees where the CRO, CCIB and EA is either chair or a member.
• Create and develop presentations for internal and external forums.

Manage the CRO office:

• Assist the CRO, CCIB and EA on focusing their time on areas that are most critical in terms of delivering the Risk strategy.
• Take ownership of creating an effective communications strategy for the CCIB Risk function.
• Plan for and ensure that CRO, CCIB and EA is appropriately briefed for all internal and external meetings, including meetings with regulators and investors.
• Manage Risk Management Team and Risk Top Team meetings run by the CRO, CCIB and EA.
• Ensure that CRO, CCIB and EA JD and responsibilities are updated as necessary.
• Responsible for the annual review process of the job descriptions of the CRO, CCIB and EA\xe2\x80\x99s direct reports.
• Support the CRO, CCIB in the closure of risk audit issues by tracking and reporting progress.

General Management
Be a key contact for the direct reports of the CRO, CCIB and Europe & Americas.

Optimise time management for the CRO, CCIB and Europe & Americas including:

• Identifying individuals for CRO, CCIB and Europe & Americas to meet
• Having oversight of CRO, CCIB and Europe & Americas annual calendar planner ensuring optimal alignment with functional and Group objectives
• Undertake specific business projects for the CRO, CCIB and Europe & Americas
• Set the annual agenda for meetings of CRO, CCIB and Europe & Americas with direct reports and other key stakeholders, covering key people activities and follow up actions, including CCIB Risk Top Team.
• Support execution of the functional strategy and agenda across CCIB Risk function.

Strategy

• Play an active role within the CCIB Risk Management Team, supporting the CRO, CCIB and EA to deliver business objectives and build team awareness of the business value created.
• Monitor and track progress of deliverables including key initiatives and projects that support the achievement of the strategic agenda.

Business planning and co-ordination

• Support the CRO, CCIB and EA in all aspects of running the CCIB Risk function.
• Manage agendas, prepare materials and track action items for various meetings including CCIB Risk Committee, CCIB RMT, CCIB Risk Top Team and other meetings.
• Review materials submitted to the CRO, CCIB and EA and ensure timely follow through.
• Create and deliver reports and presentations, as required.
• Drive alignment and engagement of key stakeholders and their BPMs.
• Take the lead in driving continuous improvement, e.g., identifying and executing ad-hoc improvements to processes.
• Lead by example, building the appropriate culture and values, using effective leadership, coaching and engagement.
• Set appropriate tone and expectations from their team and work in collaboration with relevant stakeholders, including risk and control partners.
• Develop and embed a high-performance culture with specific focus on capability, effectiveness and productivity. Support the development of talent to ensure a high-quality succession pipeline at all levels and ongoing development activities that focus on the identified high performing and high potential individuals within the businesses. Focus on inter-region and global talent opportunities and pipelines.

Projects

• Act as main contact point and coordinator for CCIB Risk on any projects and initiatives as directed and required by CRO, CCIB and EA.

People & Talent

• Work closely with CCIB Risk function\xe2\x80\x99s HR Business Partner/team to coordinate people agenda across CCIB Risk function.
• Coordinate specific people plan projects/ initiatives for CCIB Risk function.
• Lead by example and build the appropriate culture and values according to the Bank\xe2\x80\x99s Priorities / Strategy.
• Promote diversity at all levels.

Risk Management

• Understand the risk and control environment in CRO, CCIB and EA\xe2\x80\x99s area of responsibility, driving rectification, as required.
• Understand and help manage the people-related risk profile of relevant the functions including operational and reputational risk, to Group Standards.
• Ensure CRO, CCIB and EA is briefed on key risk and governance issues.

Governance

• Embed the Group\xe2\x80\x99s values and code of conduct, as it relates to the role remit, to ensure that adherence with the highest standards of ethics, and compliance with relevant policies, processes and regulations among employees form part of the culture.
• Engage with relevant audit report findings across the relevant functions and ensure feedback is acted upon.

Regulatory & Business Conduct

• Display exemplary conduct and live by the Group\xe2\x80\x99s Values and Code of Conduct.
• Take personal responsibility for embedding the highest standards of ethics, including regulatory and business conduct, across Standard Chartered Bank. This includes understanding and ensuring compliance with, in letter and spirit, all applicable laws, regulations, guidelines and the Group Code of Conduct.
• Effectively and collaboratively identify, escalate, mitigate and resolve risk, conduct and compliance matters.

Key stakeholders
Internal

• Risk Management Team and CCIB Management Team
• CCIB Risk Management Team,
• Members of CCIB Risk Committee
• Regional Chief Credit Officers and Chief Credit Officers
• Group Internal Audit
• Risk Reporting team

Other Responsibilities

• Embed Here for good and Group\xe2\x80\x99s brand and values in Country and Region; Perform other responsibilities assigned under Group, Country, Business or Functional policies and procedures; Multiple functions (double hats).

Our Ideal Candidate

• 8+ years of Direct experience in one risk control discipline
• Academic or Professional Education/Qualifications, i.e., standards required for roles: University Degree in Finance/ Business/ Economics related disciplines.
• Bank training, i.e., mandatory & developmental - role specific, and regulatory/compliance bank wide & role specific
• Business planning and co-ordination
• Languages: i.e., those required for roles: Business Communication
• Excellent writing skills, with the ability to succinctly summarise complex issues into half a page of text.
• Ability to influence, negotiate and constructively challenge individuals at a variety of levels.
• Presence and gravitas with the ability to communicate credibly with senior stakeholders.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and multi-cultural awareness and sensitivity.
• Flexible, adaptable with the ability to operate at pace and multi task.
• Direct experience in at least one risk control discipline.
• Ability to take the initiative and a strong desire to learn.

Role Specific Technical Competencies

• Interpersonal skills
• Writing skills
• Risk Management
• Data Analysis

About Standard Chartered

We\'re an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact. For more than 160 years, we\'ve worked to make a positive difference for our clients, communities, and each other. We question the status quo, love a challenge and enjoy finding new opportunities to grow and do better than before. If you\'re looking for a career with purpose and you want to work for a bank making a difference, we want to hear from you. You can count on us to celebrate your unique talents. And we can\'t wait to see the talents you can bring us.
Our purpose, to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity, together with our brand promise, to be here for good are achieved by how we each live our valued behaviours. When you work with us, you\'ll see how we value difference and advocate inclusion. Together we:

• Do the right thing and are assertive, challenge one another, and live with integrity, while putting the client at the heart of what we do
• Never settle, continuously striving to improve and innovate, keeping things simple and learning from doing well, and not so well
• Be better together, we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term

In line with our Fair Pay Charter, we offer a competitive salary and benefits to support your mental, physical, financial and social wellbeing.

• Core bank funding for retirement savings, medical and life insurance, with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations
• Time-off including annual, parental/maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 weeks maximum) and volunteering leave (3 days), along with minimum global standards for annual and public holiday, which is combined to 30 days minimum
• Flexible working options based around home and office locations, with flexible working patterns
• Proactive wellbeing support through Unmind, a market-leading digital wellbeing platform, development courses for resilience and other human skills, global Employee Assistance Programme, sick leave, mental health first-aiders and all sorts of self-help toolkits
• A continuous learning culture to support your growth, with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical, virtual and digital learning
• Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation, one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity, across our teams, business functions and geographies - everyone feels respected and can realise their full potential.

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