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Job Title: Governance Officer
Salary: From £38,800 + Excellent Benefits
Location: Salford Quays, Manchester or Angel Court, London (UK wide travel)

Working Options: Hybrid Working – able to attend office when needed

Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Contract Type: Permanent

We make health happen

At Bupa, our purpose is to help people live longer, healthier, happier lives and make a better world. As a Governance Officer, you will play a crucial role in ensuring we proactively comply with regulatory requirements and manage risks appropriately. Your work will directly contribute to maintaining high standards of record keeping, data quality, and stakeholder management, which are essential for delivering excellent health services. Join us in driving continuous improvement of our risk and governance frameworks and making a positive impact on our customers' lives.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain the inventory of management committee Terms of References in collaboration with various secretaries.
• Coordinate annual committee effectiveness reviews of Bupa Insurance management committees, present findings to stakeholders, and track actions until completed.
• Draft key frameworks, policies, and procedures in conjunction with senior stakeholders across the business and ensure they go through governance.
• Support the Head of Controls and Standards with ad hoc management requests.
• Perform Quality Assurance on Controls testing.
• Contribute to key risk and governance reporting (1st and 2nd Line).
• Establish strong working relationships across all relevant functions, including 2nd and 3rd Line teams.
• Maintain high standards of record keeping and data quality at all times.

What We're Looking For

• Experience working in Risk, Governance, or Internal Controls.
• Strong business writing skills with the ability to articulate technical matters in simple language.
• Ability to travel to office locations nationally (London, Manchester, Brighton, Staines).
• Company secretariat experience and awareness of the regulatory environment impacting the financial services industry is desirable.
• Demonstrate influencing skills and comfortable challenging senior stakeholders with constructive and evidence-based rationale.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to present confidently to varied audiences.

Benefits

Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health – from mental and physical, to financial, social, and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family-friendly benefits.

Joining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more:

• 25 days holiday, increasing through length of service, with option to buy or sell
• Bupa health insurance as a benefit in kind
• An enhanced pension plan and life insurance
• Onsite gyms or local discounts where no onsite gym available
• Various other benefits and online discounts

Why Bupa

We're a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring, and responsible in everything we do.

We encourage all of our people to “Be you at Bupa”, we champion diversity, and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. That's why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This means we aim to offer an interview/assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role. We'll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.

If you require information regarding this role in an alternative format, please email: careers@bupa.co

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