People Governance Advisor

Role Description You will be working as part of a team to support the People Governance Team Lead to provide a visible and highly proactive People governance service to management and all employees across the FNZ. You will be required to work closely with key stakeholders across the business including internal and external audit, risk, compliance, information security and legal teams, to ensure there is effective People governance, controls and compliance with current legislative, regulatory and industry standards and regulations. This role will manage various People Risk and Compliance projects on a day to day basis. There will also be responsibility for assisting the People team in administering and maintaining BAU tasks as required. This role will add value meet the People strategic business goals supporting the risk and compliance culture and embedding the FNZ values to create strong foundation. This role will drive multiple critical People projects within an established organisation. Specific Role Responsibilities Be the key contact for People Risk Management, providing support to the People team managers and Head of Functions to embed risk management processes, use appropriate framework tools (FNZ’s Risk & Control (FRanC) system) to ensure a consistent  approach globally. Provide support, guidance & assistance to the People team in respect of People governance , including general queries, regulatory obligations, industry standards, current legislation , and support in logging risk events and information in the relevant systems. First point of contact for all People related regulatory and governance queries including 2nd line risk queries Will co-ordinate 1st line Governance meetings and outputs regionally, and reporting out to relevant Risk & Compliance Committees. Ensuring regional outputs for regional 1st Line Governance meetings are captured and escalated to Group where necessary. Ensure there is effective monitoring and reporting of key People risk controls for all regions and functions Provide guidance on relevant regulatory matters and ensure full compliance and support with regional requirements. Responsible for ensuring that an effective and timely People governance advice service is delivered to the business Ensure that all local People policies are reviewed, updated, and comply with both internal and external guidelines/laws in a timely manner. Create new documentation where a gap is identified. Experience required Successful candidates are likely to have the following skills and experience: ·       Must be able to communicate effectively in English (verbal and written) ·       Degree qualified or equivalent experience Experience in supporting a People team and/or working in a governance/risk/compliance/audit based role in a fast paced environment (highly advantageous if within the Financial Services sector or regulated industry)