Major Contracts Risk & Assurance Professional (Snowhill, Birmingham, United Kingdom)

About the role

This job supports a risk management framework that helps BT Group be smart with risk, making informed decisions that enable a progressive, trusted and resilient company that connects for good. In performing assurance over our major customer contracts, the role also helps the business connect for good by being a trusted, critical friend. To protect the business by identifying risk in advance and ensuring oversight of those accountable to address the risk.

This role can be based in Birmingham or London. Working 3 days a week in the office and 2 days working from home.

You'll have the following responsibilities

Contribute to the formulation and delivery of the annual assurance plan for the GRC Support the Units in applying and embedding the Key Controls, sharing best practice and providing guidance to help bring it to life Support and deliver assurance assessments, advising on risk mitigation actions Provide written reports and actions as a result of assurance activity &/or findings from risk investigations Provide support on initiatives associated with Major Contracts GRC Assurance and/or Advisory & Consultancy activity/projects Analyse datasets and information to support/underpin risk and assurance investigations Provide support to programme /project/actions initiatives that the Major Contracts GRC team are involved in Providing support for the GRC as set out in the GRC Framework and the GRC best practice .

You'll have the following skills and experience

Assurance management and reporting outcomes Risk, Control and Governance experience Communication skills, including report writing Ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders creating an open, supportive, positive work environment that encourages collaboration within the Major Contracts community. Ability to organise and prioritise time to deliver outcomes to agreed timescales Analytical skills. Data investigation capability that supporting risk investigations Curiosity, particularly in terms of understanding of the value drivers of the business and applying that to the work carried out by the Major Contract second line team Experience in supporting bids and in life contract delivery and understanding contractual obligations Some specialist knowledge in areas of bid/contracts, such as Security, Delivery, Legal, Finance

Benefits

Annual On target bonus 10% (personal and company multipliers) BT Pension scheme; minimum 5% employee contribution, BT contribution 10% Life Assurance Direct share scheme Exclusive colleague discounts on our latest and greatest BT broadband packages 50% off EE mobile pay monthly or SIM only plans and 50% discount for friends and family on EE SIM only plans My Discounts gives colleagues access to unbeatable savings on everyday purchases at hundreds of retailers Discounted EE TV including TNT Sport and the NOW Entertainment membership Great support for working parents including pay whilst on maternity, adoptive, and paternity leave Option to join the Healthcare Cash Plan or other benefits such as dental insurance, gym memberships etc. 25 days annual leave (not including bank holidays), increasing with service Volunteering days so you can give back to your local community Brand new electric vehicle salary sacrifice arrangement, known as ‘My EV’

About us

BT Group was the world’s first telco and our heritage in the sector is unrivalled. As home to several of the UK’s most recognised and cherished brands – BT, EE, Openreach and Plusnet, we have always played a critical role in creating the future, and we have reached an inflection point in the transformation of our business. Over the next two years, we will complete the UK’s largest and most successful digital infrastructure project – connecting more than 25 million premises to full fibre broadband. Together with our heavy investment in 5G, we play a central role in revolutionising how people connect with each other. While we are through the most capital-intensive phase of our fibre investment, meaning we can reward our shareholders for their commitment and patience, we are absolutely focused on how we organise ourselves in the best way to serve our customers in the years to come. This includes radical simplification of systems, structures, and processes on a huge scale. Together with our application of AI and technology, we are on a path to creating the UK’s best telco, reimagining the customer experience and relationship with one of this country’s biggest infrastructure companies. Change on the scale we will all experience in the coming years is unprecedented. BT Group is committed to being the driving force behind improving connectivity for millions and there has never been a more exciting time to join a company and leadership team with the skills, experience, creativity, and passion to take this company into a new era.

A FEW POINTS TO NOTE:

Although these roles are listed as full-time, if you’re a job share partnership, work reduced hours, or any other way of working flexibly, please still get in touch.

We will also offer reasonable adjustments for the selection process if required, so please do not hesitate to inform us.

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