Project Assistant (Taxonomy)
- Employer
- UBS
- Location
- London, United Kingdom
- Salary
- Negotiable
- Posted
- Nov 15, 2022
- Closes
- Dec 10, 2022
- Ref
- 16193164
- Job Function
- Accounting/Audit/Tax
- Industry Sector
- Finance - General
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Education
- Bachelors
Your role
We are looking for a Project Assistant to support the 'Simplified Risk Taxonomy' (SRT) Project Manager (PM) to deliver a new non-financial risk taxonomy structure across the bank.
This will involve but not be limited to:
Your team
You'll be working in the Non-financial Risk Framework team within Group Compliance Regulatory & Governance (GCRG). As a Project Assistant on the risk taxonomy simplification project, you'll contribute to the optimization and simplification of the bank's existing non-financial risk framework to help effectively manage the non-financial risk portfolio.
Your expertise
We are looking for a Project Assistant to support the 'Simplified Risk Taxonomy' (SRT) Project Manager (PM) to deliver a new non-financial risk taxonomy structure across the bank.
This will involve but not be limited to:
- deputization for the PM on a variety of matters
- direct management of some stakeholder relationships
- tracking of remediation delivery
- coordination and execution of ongoing communications to stakeholders and executive management
- planning and coordination of the training ahead of the "Simplified Risk Taxonomy" implementation
- liaison with the Non-financial Risk Framework colleagues to ensure successful transition of the project into 'run the bank'
- production of governance meeting materials
- managing business requirements and requests from business colleagues
- ad hoc analysis of data points for executive management as required
- assisting the PM with engagement with the broader Program delivery
- identification of opportunities to improve our processes and recommend changes
- proactive contribution through the critical final stages of a project
Your team
You'll be working in the Non-financial Risk Framework team within Group Compliance Regulatory & Governance (GCRG). As a Project Assistant on the risk taxonomy simplification project, you'll contribute to the optimization and simplification of the bank's existing non-financial risk framework to help effectively manage the non-financial risk portfolio.
Your expertise
- ideally 3 years of experience in a similar role within the financial sector
- project management methodology experience using Agile and/or PRINCE2
- previously worked on non-IT Business change projects, end-to-end, in a banking compliance environment
- excellent written and verbal communication skills, able to tailor style to your audience
- inquisitive, able to challenge effectively and manage conflicting stakeholder needs