Job Description

Description

This role is a 6 month contractor to:

Act as a mentor and coach to a newly appointed Portfolio Lead (planned to be Jane Stoate) - assisting in prioritising workload and training junior members of the team to enable upskilling.

Support the team during the 2026 ORSA process (given three experienced members of the team will have left at year end).

Assist in all aspects of risk management including challenging the risk management and controls within clients and supporting reporting to both client and Asta governance forums.

Support the newly reorganised Risk Team and through a period of growth and change.

Acting as a mentor and coach to newly appointed Portfolio Lead - assisting in prioritizing workload and training junior members of the team to enable upskilling. Expertise in risk management frameworks and reporting assumed.

Review and own reporting to both client and Asta governance forums.

Key Responsibilities

Development and mentoring of Portfolio Lead roles

Detailed knowledge and expertise of all aspects of the ERM Framework and related reporting assumed (as outlined in points 2-8) Providing mentoring and guidance to enable newly promoted portfolio lead to embed, including workload prioritisation, training the newer members of the team and Risk Managers, to improve efficiencies in the team in respect of ways of working. To assist and support the CRO in managing the newly reorganised team and through a period of growth and change.

Risk Management Framework

Support the development and maintenance of the risk framework, in liaison with other team members and the Head of Risk. Provide feedback and improvement suggestions for the risk framework, to the Portfolio Leads and CRO.

Risk identification and monitoring

Responsible for reviewing the identified risks and their ratings, providing suggestions and input. Contribute to ensuring a complete record is maintained in AstaPoint of all the risks for the clients and Asta entities Contributing to and facilitating risk workshops to identify and rate risks in clients.

Risk Reporting

Reviewing and assisting with drafting regular and ad hoc reporting for the client Assurance Working Group, Syndicate Boards and Committees.

Client Relationship Management

Assist the CRO and Portfolio Leads in building and maintaining strong working relationships with relevant staff at Asta, to establish a strong risk culture.

Risk appetite & KRIs

Contribute to the development of the risk appetite statements and monitoring for clients and Asta entities, in line with the overall framework. Assist in discussing breaches with Syndicates and documenting the reasons and actions required. Oversee and support the maintenance of the Key Risk Indicators (KRIs) for review at Committee and Board level, flagging exceptions for management action.

ORSA

Prepare ORSA documentation for Syndicates and contribute updates to the ORSA framework for risk categories.

Stress & Scenario testing

Contribute to and assist with the development of reverse stress testing (RST) for Syndicates, and provide challenge and input to overall approach for operational risk modelling and RST scenario testing.

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

Communication and Mentoring:

Supporting a newly promoted Portfolio Lead in organisational skills, prioritizing workloads and helping the individual to train the more junior members of the team and management in the business benefits of an embedded enterprise wide risk management culture. Excellent interpersonal and written skills that enable the job holder to build trust with senior members of Asta.

Credibility:

Possess long term expertise and experience in risk management that persuades others of its value. Ability to deal with individuals at senior levels within Asta to influence business leaders. The ability to make a principled stand where required.

Flexibility:

The ability to retain a sense of perspective and recognise the occasional collision between "real world" situations and reality. Good organisational skills with the ability to adapt to changing priorities. The ability to work both independently and within a wider team.

Initiative:

The ability to contribute to on-going development / improvements through original thinking, persuasive argument and a considered approach. High level of accuracy and attention to detail

Job Benefits

Davies are committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace. We welcome candidates of all genders, gender identity and expression, neurodiversity, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, age, nationality, and belief (or lack thereof).



Join us and enjoy our ever-evolving benefits, including but not limited to:Reward platform - discounts for over 800 retailers 25 days holiday (rising with service) Well-being centre Recognition programme Family friendly employer Pension - company contribution at 10% Life Assurance (10 x basic salary) Private medical with an annual health check Development, training, and professional qualification Employee volunteering programme

About Asta

We are a specialist professional services and technology firm, working in partnership with leading insurance, highly regulated and global businesses.



We help our clients to manage risk, operate their core business processes, transform and grow. We deliver professional services and technology solutions across the risk and insurance value chain, including excellence in claims, underwriting, distribution, regulation & risk, customer experience, human capital, digital transformation & change management.



Our global team of more than 8,000 professionals operate across ten countries, including the UK & the U.S. Over the past ten years Davies has grown its annual revenues more than 20-fold, investing heavily in research & development, innovation & automation, colleague development, and client service. Today the group serves more than 1,500 insurance, financial services, public sector, and other highly regulated clients.