St. James’s Place (SJP) works in partnership to plan, grow and protect our clients’ financial futures. We deliver personalised, face-to-face financial advice to our clients, who trust us to manage their money to reach their goals. We provide this service via the Partnership, a network of qualified, expert advisors. We put financial wellbeing and responsible business choices at the heart of everything we do. We believe in the value of difference and know that diverse teams can help us problem solve and innovate for clients.
We look for people to join SJP to make an impact and to contribute to our culture which is based around long term relationships, doing the right thing, and being the best version of ourselves.
Location: Cirencester Office
Workplace Type: Hybrid
Employment Type: 12 month Fixed-Term Contract
Seniority: Mid-Senior Level
Seeking someone with risk experience, preferably in the financial services, banking, or investment management sector, to work in our Group Risk Management team at SJP, covering a 12-month leave for a birthing parent.
You’ll join the Risk Framework and Technology team and play a vital role in leading Risk Business Partnering activities for the Technology & Change division in line with our risk management framework to improve risk awareness and culture.

• Providing advice to business areas to help them understand their risk management responsibilities and how to use the tools available in the risk management framework.
• Providing appropriate oversight and robust challenge to Risk Owners, Control Owners and Managers on the effectiveness of the risk management and internal controls in their area of responsibility (including their adherence to the Board risk appetite).
• Ensuring risks are effectively managed within the Group’s appetite, escalating risk events and issues where they arise
• Facilitating the completion of the annual risk and controls self-assessments and year end attestation process, which will include some validation and / or testing of controls to provide assurance of accuracy.
• Involvement in operational risk capital scenarios assessments and documentation relating to Technology and Business Change.
• Supporting third party related risk activities.