Governance Change Coordinator

Governance Change Coordinator

Location: London, Hybrid Working

Length: 6 month initial contract

PAYE only 

Overall purpose of the role 

The Governance Change Coordinator will play a key role in a regulatory change project within the OPAM (Oak Pension Asset Management Limited) team at Barclays responsible for Barclays UK Pension allocations. This will involve significant changes in the investment management fund for Barclays Pensions - understanding current governance/process and identifying amendments.

The role will be responsible to coordinate and manage the changes required to existing  governance arrangements to ensure they meet regulatory requirements, or are appropriate for the OPAM business going forward once the project completes. The role will require strong communication with compliance and legal teams. Previous experience in a similar role in investment governance would be ideal.

Key Accountabilities: 

• Gain a comprehensive understanding of the existing governance framework and decision-making forums.

• Evaluate the impact of the change project on the OPAM business. Propose future governance requirements and options to the OPAM’s operating committee and OPAM Board.

• Collaborate with Compliance and Legal on changes to ensure regulatory requirements for post-project OPAM’s governance framework are planned and implemented.

• Project manage and maintain project plans for the delivery of governance changes. Examples include coordinating review of committee structure and terms of reference.

• Coordinate the review and updating of the risk framework for post implementation.

• Track, maintain and deliver a project plan of tasks relating to required governance changes.

Key Skills: 

• Previous experience in working with risk frameworks

• Experience working with entities with governance references in place

• Assessing current structure and proposing an appropriate process for future business changes

• Previous Asset Management experience would be beneficial for awareness of processes involved

• Multi-asset class management would be ideal

• Strong Stakeholder management skills with varying levels of seniority

• Experience working with teams of various expertise to bring about change

• A paralegal/corporate secretarial or governance background would be advantageous

• Ability to manage multiple priorities concurrently

About Barclays 

Barclays is a British universal bank. It is diversified by business, by different types of customers and clients, and by geography. Barclays businesses include consumer banking and payments operations around the world, as well as a top-tier, full service, global corporate and investment bank, all of which are supported by its service company which provides technology, operations and functional services across the Group. 

Values 

Everything Barclays does is shaped by its five values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship. The Barclays values inform the foundations of its relationships with customers and clients, but they also shape how Barclays measure and reward the performance of colleagues. Simply put, success is not just about what you achieve, but about how you achieve it. 

Diversity

Barclays aims to foster a culture where individuals of all backgrounds feel confident in bringing their whole selves to work, feel included and their talents are nurtured, empowering them to contribute fully to Barclays vision and goals. 

Hybrid

At Barclays, we offer a hybrid working experience that blends the positives of working alongside colleagues at our onsite locations, together with working from home.  We have a structured approach where colleagues work at an onsite location on fixed, ‘anchor’, days of the week, for a minimum of two days a week or more, as set by the business area (or nearest equivalent if working part-time hours). Please discuss the working pattern requirements for the role you are applying for with the hiring manager. Please note that as we continue to embed our hybrid working environment, we remain in a test and learn phase, which means that working arrangements may be subject to change on reasonable notice to ensure we meet the needs of our business.

Your Benefits 

As a contract employee of Randstad Sourceright, you’ll receive a wide range of financial and personal benefits. There’s enrolment in a pension plan (after 12 weeks on assignment) and holiday pay. You’ll also get 24/7 access to an Employee Assistance Programme, designed to help you deal with any problems that could be affecting your home or work life. Plus, there’s discounts at heaps of high street shops, restaurants and entertainment - from Asda to Zizzi Italian restaurants.