Senior Analyst, Technology Risk (12-month Secondment/FTC)

Scale G

12-month Secondment/FTC

Full-time

Location: Leeds

Flexible Working Options:

• Flexible start and end times of the working day to assist with school run and other appointments.
• A 50% in-office attendance requirement can be spread across the month to accommodate diverse working patterns
• Working from abroad policy - short period (subject to approval and policy within the team)

A day in the role:

A typical day would start with updating the daily internal audit report used by senior management to understand the audit action position. The role holder may then be involved with other colleagues to review audit evidence passed from audit action owners for submission to our Internal Audit division. Depending on the day the Risk and Audit team would meet at 10, allowing for school run commitments, for a cascade of information from the manager about projects (new and ongoing), new items of work focus coming, operational and audit concerns of senior Technology Directorate Management. The team would then discuss key control and risk issues of the different divisions within the directorate and any engagement information. The aim being to ensure the team is as best informed as possible. The team would discuss progress of any audits and subsequent actions to ensure these are delivered on time. You may then be involved in meetings with audit owners and action owners to discuss new audit findings from Internal Audit and / or meet with Internal Audit to discuss new audit findings, challenge meetings from Technology Directorate or planning meetings for new audits. You may then meet with external auditors to review weekly progress and ensure that Technology Directorate are providing control evidence according to agreed schedules. If you are in the office, you may go to lunch with a colleague using the in-house catering facilities. In the afternoon you may be involved with a one of Technology Directorate's divisions for a regular risk control review with one of their Local Risk Control Officers to assist and advise on the management of their risk controls and remediation of any risk issues. This followed by continuing constructing / reviewing a report for one of the many regular risk governance meetings or perhaps taking a self-paced education module from our comprehensive training facility. You may then be meeting with one of the technology teams to understand their operations and assist in our programme of presentations on risk and audit education across Technology.

Role Requirements

This role is focused on ensuring that the TRAM team meets its audit and risk objectives. The role holder must have a good technology understanding and IT audit and risk management process (industry best practice) knowledge. A dedicated and conscientious approach is necessary to enable TRAM to meet ever changing demands and deliver its outcomes successfully. Good inter-personal and management skills are essential to interact with audit and risk stakeholders to ensure that commitments are met.

Minimum Criteria

We're looking for someone who has the following key skills and experience:

• Experience of building effective working relationships with others and provide challenge where appropriate.
• Practical experience of technical audits and processes, including requirements, evidence presentation, management responses and agreeing closure.
• Good technical understanding of business drivers, IT architecture, constructs, interactions, processes and dependencies.
• Experience in managing an organisation's technology operational risks in a structured manner.
• Understanding of operational risk principles, controls, processes, terminology.

Essential Criteria

We are interested in hearing from candidates who have the following capabilities:

• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written, with the ability to adapt to the relevant audience as required.
• Analytical, with strong attention to detail and ability to analyse multiple data sources to identify and respond appropriately to risks.
• Methodical, Proactive, tenacious, resourceful and flexible and able to work with enthusiasm in a changing and sometimes, time pressured environment
• Able to manage a variety of competing tasks and issues, prioritising appropriately and escalating where necessary.
• Good Team player
• Good stakeholder management, interpersonal and influencing skills.
• Good creation of structured documentation and reports and diligence in quality assuring the work of peers.
• Capable of coaching and mentoring colleagues e.g. local risk representatives across the divisions.

Desirable Criteria

It would also be beneficial, but not necessary, to have some of the following:

• Certified in industry recognised risk management methodologies such as CISA, COBIT, CRISC.
• Working knowledge of GRC tools e.g. RSA Archer
• Comprehensive experience of working in IT services provision and support
• Project Management understanding if not a certified practitioner
• Business case construction and financial management experience
• Understanding of ITIL based service delivery and operations procedures

Don't hesitate to apply if you don't meet all the essential criteria. We value diverse perspectives and believe that different backgrounds can contribute to our team's success.

How This Role Fits into the Wider Bank

The Technology Directorate of the Bank provides the technical services and solutions for the Bank to be able to deliver its mission to maintain monetary and financial stability.

The Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) Division is one of several within the Technology Directorate. OCIO is a diverse division made up of multiple specialist teams that support the Executive Director / Chief Information Officer. OCIO provides the strategy, governance and subject matter expertise to support and develop the day-to-day running of the directorate.

The Technology Risk and Audit Team (TRAM) sits within OCIO and provides risk and audit management for the operations of the Technology Directorate.

Overseeing the 1st line risk management of Technology's services, the TRAM team provides reporting to the Technology and the Bank's risk governance boards and to the 2nd line Bank wide risk management function. The TRAM team provides a risk operating model to ensure risks controls are identified, maintained for effectiveness and risk issues are captured, mitigation plans are effective and tracked to completion. TRAM also provides an audit management framework to ensure audits within the directorate are efficiently planned and executed and any findings are addressed in the timescales required.

The team members work closely with Technology colleagues and wider Bank risk stakeholders in a collaborative way to identify control weaknesses and opportunities for efficiency improvements, as part of our continuous improvement mandate.

We are currently building out a new Technology Risk Operating Model as part of a new Technology Directorate Operating Model. We are in an exciting period of change, with a new management structure, ways of working and new and expanding services being introduced to the Bank.

Our Approach to Inclusion

The Bank values diversity, equity and inclusion. We play a key role in maintaining monetary and financial stability, and to do that effectively, we believe we need a workforce that reflects the society we serve.

At the Bank of England, we want all colleagues to feel valued and respected, so we're working hard to build an inclusive culture which supports people from all backgrounds and communities to be at their best at work. We celebrate all forms of diversity, including (but not limited to) age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, race, religion, sexual orientation and socioeconomic status. We believe that it's by drawing on different perspectives and experiences that we'll continue to make the best decisions for the public.

We welcome applications from individuals who work flexibly, including job shares and part time working patterns. We've also partnered with external organisations to support us in making adjustments for candidates and employees in the recruitment process where they're needed.

For most roles where work can be carried out at home, we aim for colleagues to spend half of their time in the office, with a minimum of 40% per month. Subject to that minimum requirement, individuals and managers should work together to find what works best for them, their team and stakeholders.

Finally, we're proud to be a member of the Disability Confident Scheme. If you wish to apply under this scheme, you should check the box in the 'Candidate Personal Information' under the 'Disability Confident Scheme' section of the application.

Salary and Benefits Information

We encourage flexible working, part time working and job share arrangements. Part time salary and benefits will be on a pro-rated basis as appropriate.

We offer a salary as follows:

Leeds circa £36,400 - £40,950

In addition, we also offer a comprehensive benefits package as detailed below:

• Currently a non-contributory, career average pension giving you a guaranteed retirement benefit of 1/80th of your annual salary for every year worked. There is the option to increase your pension (to 1/65th) or decrease (to 1/105th) in exchange for salary through our flexible benefits programme each year. The Bank has the discretion to vary standard accrual rates and dial up and dial down rates at any time and to withdraw dial up and dial down options at any time.
• A discretionary performance award based on a current award pool.
• An 8% benefits allowance with the option to take as salary or purchase a wide range of flexible benefits.
• 26 days' annual leave with option to buy up to 12 additional days through flexible benefits.
• Private medical insurance and income protection.

National Security Vetting Process

Employment in this role will be subject to the National Security Vetting clearance process (and typically can take between 6 to 12 weeks post offer) and the passing of additional Bank security checks in accordance with the Bank policy. Further information regarding the vetting and security clearance requirements for the role will be provided to the successful applicant, and information about how the Bank processes personal data for these purposes, is set out in the Bank's Privacy Notice.

The Bank of England welcomes applications from all candidates, but as a UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) approved sponsor, we have a responsibility to comply with the Immigration Rules and guidance. As such, our ability to employ individuals who require sponsorship for immigration purposes is limited. The Bank cannot guarantee that you and / or the role you are applying for will be eligible for sponsorship and that any application made to UKVI will be successful. Eligibility will therefore be considered on a case by case basis.

The Application Process

Important: Please ensure that you complete the 'work history' section and answer ALL the application questions fully. All candidate applications are anonymised to ensure that our hiring managers will not be able to see your personal information, including your CV, when reviewing your application details at the screening stage. It's therefore really important that you fill out the work history and application form questions, as your answers will form a critical part of the initial selection process.

This role closes on Sunday 7 September.

The assessment process will comprise of two interview stages.

Please apply online, ensuring that you complete your work history and answer ALL the application questions fully and in detail as your application will not be considered if all mandatory questions are not fully completed.