About the role

The Procurement & Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) Function is responsible for ensuring the Society’s requirements are met through its procurement of goods and services, ensuring value for money is achieved and risks are appropriately identified and mitigated. 

Our Procurement & Third Party Risk team is recruiting for a Senior Third Party Assurance Officer to ensure risks associated with the use of Third Parties are appropriately managed and mitigated in line with the Enterprise Risk Management Framework and associated regulations, guidance and policies.

This brand-new first line of defence role will be conducting assurance reviews on Third Party suppliers utilised across the Society. The person in post will ensure the resilience of services and security of data that customers and colleagues rely on and ensure that suppliers are acting in a compliant and sustainable manner.

Engaging with a range of stakeholders and Third Parties the role holder will review and assess existing policies, processes and controls, suggesting pragmatic solutions in the event of challenges and undertake agreed processes regarding the on-boarding and assessment of suppliers.

Our benefits include: * 28 days holiday a year plus bank holidays and a holiday buy/sell scheme
* Annual discretionary bonus scheme
* Personal pension with matched contributions
* Life assurance (6 times annual salary)
We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

About you

You’ll have demonstrable experience of risk management specifically documenting risk and controls, assessing controls, logging events and on-going monitoring of the Enterprise Risk Management Framework.

You’ll have the ability to create accurate meaningful reports and manage logs, reports and folders relating to Third Party Risk and also have experience of assessing supplier compliance to regulations, Policy and process recommending where necessary mitigating actions.

About us

As a mutual, we’ve always worked together to improve the lives of others. Now one of the largest Building Societies in the UK, over 3,000 of us share that goal, in our branches and Head Office. Our benefits go beyond basic pay, with a discretionary bonus scheme, a culture of reward and recognition and total support for our wellbeing.

We’re serious about equality, of race, age, faith, disability and sexual orientation, but also of personality and the way we think. By being yourself, you’ll make us stronger.
You can build so much more than a career. Come and make a difference in our Society, that’s been voted a ’Great Place to Work’ by our team.

Flexibility and why it matters
We understand the need for flexibility, so wherever possible, we’ll consider alternative working patterns.Have a chat with us before you apply to see what the possibilities are for this role.