Governance Lead - Independent Governance Committee

Governance Lead Independent Governance Committee

Salary circa 80000 (National) circa 90000 (London)

Avivas Independent Governance Committee (IGC) is responsible for assessing the value for money offered to the firms Workplace Pensions and Investment Pathways customers. Their remit spans over 5 million contractbased customers and 100bn of assets under management.

The purpose of the role is to help the Committee achieve and maintain a strong governance framework by providing insight and adding value driving key activities and ultimately improving outcomes for Avivas workplace pension members.

You will act as a trusted adviser to the IGC and support the Committees Chair ensuring the provision of quality MI and governance documentation to enable them to discharge their regulatory responsibilities as set out in FCA rules. You will provide support and advice on a range of topics to assist the IGC in reaching their conclusions on Value for Money and will represent the IGC on projects delivering the single Value for Money framework.

A bit about the job :

To be successful in this role you will have an understanding of the key governance controls critical to the IGC with a focus on quality and timeliness. In this position your duties and responsibilities will include but not be limited to :

Achieving and maintaining a robust governance framework in line with FCA requirements and industry best practice.

Be the main point of contact with members of the IGC for queries and requests and liaising with a range of stakeholders this will include the Chair and members of the IGC Heads of all main business areas company secretariat the Life Board and other internal and external parties with regular and ad hoc roles supporting the IGC ensuring the right people are communicated with at the right time to support decision making and achievement of regulatory deadlines.

Creating and maintaining the IGCs annual Business Plan setting out the activities to be undertaken for the year and driving the creation and publication of the IGCs annual report ensuring key stakeholders are conversant with any challenges raised by the Committee.

Supporting the strategic direction of the IGC driving key focus areas and their prioritisation. Ownership of the Forward Agenda Planner Terms of Reference and Agendas for IGC meetings and site visits and review.

Prepare and review papers for Committee meetings then review and amend IGC meeting minutes as appropriate prior to sharing with the Chair.

Collaborative approach internally and with outsourced partners

Skills and experience were looking for :

Member oriented and a subject matter expert in pensions governance with experience of working with DC pension schemes.

Forward and outward looking approach to governance and industry developments with the desire to improve existing practices and innovate.

Organisation skills / experience in leading complex projects / reviews with a highlevel of attention to detail and accuracy while also being proactive with the ability to prioritise workload to work on own initiative and remain calm under pressure.

Excellent communication skills and good interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively with others including independent members of the IGC and senior stakeholders.

What youll get for this role :

Our purpose with you today for a better tomorrow is a promise we make to our colleagues too. And one of the ways we live up to that promise is by investing in you. We have so much to offer when it comes to being an Aviva colleague.

Starting salary circa 80000 (national) circa 90000 (London) (depending on skills experience and qualifications)

Bonus opportunity 12 (E grade) of annual salary. Actual amount depends on your performance and Avivas.

Generous pension scheme Aviva will contribute up to 14 depending on what you put in.

29 days holiday plus bank holidays and you can choose to buy or sell up to 5 days

Make your money go further Up to 40 discount on Aviva products and other retailer discounts

Up to 1200 of free Aviva shares per year through our Matching Share Plan and share in the success of Aviva with our Save As You Earn scheme

Brilliantly supportive policies including parental and carers leave

Flexible benefits to suit you including sustainability options such as cycle to work

Make a difference be part of our Aviva Communities and use your 3 paid volunteering days to help others

We take your wellbeing seriously with lots of support and tools.

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Aviva is for everyone :

Were inclusive and welcome everyone we want applications from all backgrounds and experiences. Excited but not sure you tick every box Even if you dont we would still encourage you to apply. We also consider all forms of flexible working including part time and job shares.

We flex locations hours and working patterns to suit our customers business and you. Most of our people are smart working spending around 50 of their time in our offices every week combining the benefits of flexibility with time together with colleagues.

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Employment Type : Full Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1