Specialist, Operational Risk Insights

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At IAG, our purpose is to make your world a safer place. We are customer led and data driven and believe we have important responsibilities to enable the communities and people we service to be safer, stronger and more confident. In order to deliver on this purpose, we expect our people to demonstrate the IAG Spirit, take reasonable care for their Health & Safety and to celebrate and respect diversity in all its forms.

**Job description**:
We have an exciting opportunity for a Board Reporting Specialist to join IAG’s Group Risk Division. Reporting to the Manager, Operational Risk Governance, Oversight & Assurance, this highly visible role supports the development, maintenance and oversight of fit-for-purpose operational risk reporting for use across IAG.

The role ensures that a consistent approach to operational risk is adopted across all of IAG’s operations and that insights are used to facilitate decision making. The role is also instrumental in supporting the Group Operational Risk & Assurance team to co-ordinate input into Board and Committee reporting processes as well as any downstream reporting required.

**Key Responsibilities**
- Preparation of Board and Risk Committee reporting, upstream and downstream reporting and other ad-hoc requests as required;
- Work in close collaboration with Enterprise Risk & Operations to meet all required Board and Committee deadlines;
- Collate operational risk data and information for the purpose of insight and reporting;
- Provide specialist advice on the design and operation of effective operational risk reporting;
- Liaise with Risk Advisory as well as Operational Risk teams in New Zealand to ensure a Group-wide reporting view is provided;
- Scan the external market for insights and indicators which could impact on operational risk;
- Promote operational risk practices through the use of data;
- Support the Group Operational Risk & Assurance team with the effective oversight of the first line;
- Identify Group-wide themes, insights, emerging risks, incidents and issues to inform valuable discussions with Risk Advisors to ensure a co-ordinated and effective response;
- Undertake continuous monitoring to identify gaps in the quality of risk data, (including Risk Profiles, Controls and Action tracking), making recommendations to ensure the consistency, validity and integrity of data can be relied upon for aggregation, monitoring, assessment and reporting across the Group.

**Skills & Experience**
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including experience in writing to a senior audience;
- Confidence in engaging senior business stakeholders;
- Proven relationship / stakeholder management skills;
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively across broader groups to deliver desired outcomes;
- Highly organised, with high attention to detail and forward planning;
- Well-developed influencing and collaboration skills;
- Ability to condense complex data points, themes and trends into simple and focussed advice.

**Desired experience**
- Relevant general / life / re-insurance, banking or superannuation experience - preferably large multi-jurisdiction / international and cross-regulated organisations;
- Good understanding of financial services risk methodologies;
- Enterprise Risk, Operational Risk, Governance, Legal, Compliance or Regulatory Assurance.

**Ready for anything? Let’s talk.**

**Applications close on Monday 20th February.**

IAG rewards and recognises its people with generous benefits, career development opportunities and real work-life balance. Employees also enjoy 13% superannuation, up to 50% insurance discounts, flexible work and leave options, generous parental leave and return to work programs, various corporate partner discounts and a people-focused culture that celebrates achievements big and small.

IAG has committed to the reconciliation movement in Australia for First Nations people and focus on providing a safe and supportive work environment for all our employees. More information on our Reconciliation Action Plan can be found on our company website.

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