Risk and Insurance Manager

Hello! Thanks for stopping by. Let us tell you about all the great reasons to join us here at Yorkshire Water:

We offer a competitive salary, depending on experience up to £65,000

• A company car lease/allowance scheme (£2,510 cash allowance)
• Annual incentive related bonus (up to 10% of annual salary)
• Private health care (self only)
• Attractive pension scheme (up to 10% company contribution)
• Life assurance cover of 4 times pensionable salary
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays – plus an extra wellness day!
• A great benefits package – choose from health cash plan scheme, critical illness insurance, dental insurance, life assurance flex and partner cover. 
• Retail savings scheme 
• Online GP service, cycle to work scheme, gym membership discounts and many more!

Location: Buttershaw / Hybrid Working (1 office day a week – Bradford)

Work type: Permanent. 37 hours per week, Monday – Friday.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Risk and Insurance Manager to join the Audit, Risk & Compliance team at Yorkshire Water and be a part of helping Yorkshire Water to provide the best service to our customers. Could this be you?

What we do:

Everyone has an idea of what a water company does. Here in Yorkshire, we make sure that over 5.4 million people living in the region and the millions of people who visit our region each year, can rely on our services, and have clean and safe drinking water on tap and that their wastewater is taken away. But for us, it’s so much more than this.

We look after communities, protect the environment, and plan to look after Yorkshire’s water, today, tomorrow 24/7, 365 days a year. We provide essential water and wastewater services to every corner of the Yorkshire region, and play a key role in the region’s health, wellbeing, and prosperity.

New environmental legislation, unprecedented levels of investment and changing expectations from customers means that this is an exciting time to discover opportunities within the water industry. The Audit, Risk & Compliance team are a key part of how we plan to meet the changing expectations of customers and regulators. 

The Risk and Insurance Manager will have responsibility for overseeing the development and promotion of the risk and controls framework, assurance policy, and the corporate risk management processes across the business. This includes our risk appetite, risk reporting processes and escalation, and overseeing the network of risk champions to ensure engagement across the business, embedding effective risk and control practice and a risk aware culture.

This role is also responsible for the delivery of the Kelda group Insurance portfolio, working with the brokers to secure the best value cover, providing advice, and improving the management of risk and overseeing the management of employer’s liability claims

Where you fit in:

As our Risk and Insurance Manager you will

• Develop and lead the risk and insurance team.
• Support the Head of Audit, Risk and Compliance in delivering team objectives and strategy.
• A key member of Audit Risk and Compliance leadership team, contributing to wider team planning and development.
• Represent risk at Kelda and YW Board, the Audit and Risk Committee, the Executive and senior leadership teams
• Lead the development and delivery of risk management training throughout Kelda Group and Yorkshire Water, including appropriate training, facilitation, and the provision of expert advice, embedding the Kelda risk and assurance framework. 
• Work with the wider organisation to develop the risk community of practice, encouraging development, career pathways and wider competence. 
• Work with external experts and networks to continually improve risk management and insurance in Kelda and Yorkshire Water.
• Ensure the risk and insurance process support the YW 10-year strategy and informs business planning; so that business plans reflect the necessary treatment of risks, the strength of the control environment and the associated risk appetite.
• Ensure that all board, executive and leadership team risk and assurance reports / insight are delivered to schedule as required.
• Promote the use of risk analytics (including risk appetite) to support decision making at senior management level, including insurance cover

What skills & qualifications you will need:

• Degree qualified
• Extensive knowledge of Risk or Insurance Management methodologies or related disciplines
• A good understanding of how Enterprise risk management systems, applications & processes are deployed
• Ability to develop, maintain & leverage value from an extensive internal & external network
• Exceptional communications skills, both oral & written
• The highest standards of integrity & ethics

You will also benefit from having:

• Membership of, or working towards full membership of IRM, ACII, ISRM,  or BCI.
• Experience of Risk and Insurance Management within an asset intensive, regulated industry 

Although we operate 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, it’s important to us that we support flexible working patterns and job share options (when we can), to help you make the best of both your work and home life. We know that juggling childcare responsibilities or getting that ideal work/life balance isn’t always easy!

Do we sound like your cup of tea?  

If you’ve got experience in Risk or Insurance and want to help us deliver great service for our customers whilst looking after the environment, then be sure to apply today to find out what a career with Yorkshire Water can offer you.  

Recruitment Process

Closing Date - 10 October 2024

If successful for the role, you will be required to undergo pre-employment checks that will include a Basic Disclosure Check, carried out through a Third-Party Company, prior to commencing employment. Depending on the role, you may also be required to go through the security vetting process for either a Counter Terrorist Check or Security Check clearance.

All our roles are subject to a medical questionnaire, and further medicals when required.

We are proud to serve the Yorkshire region and are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment that is reflective of the communities we serve. We strongly encourage candidates of all different backgrounds to apply.

Kelda Group reserve the right to close this position before the published closing date, should the need occur. We therefore advise that you complete and submit your application as soon as possible. 

No agencies please.