The Governance, Risk & Controls Manager is a key member of the Marketing Operations team, ensuring that strong governance, effective risk management, and robust control frameworks underpin the GI Go To Market (GTM) function. The team safeguards compliance and operational integrity across GI by maintaining clear standards, monitoring adherence, and enabling informed decision-making.

This 6 month opportunity is ideal for someone who enjoys shaping frameworks, driving high-quality governance, and supporting colleagues to operate confidently within clear controls and processes.

The role will also provide essential additional capacity to help the team manage an increased volume of activity and ensure governance and control standards continue to be met during a period of heightened workload.

A bit about the job:

This role ensures governance, risk and controls across GI GTM are clear, aligned and effective. It leads the development and improvement of governance frameworks, keeping policies, standards and controls simple and fit for purpose. The role strengthens risk management by maintaining risk registers, tracking mitigations, identifying emerging risks and escalating issues when needed.

It supports assurance activity, including audits, control testing and compliance reviews, ensuring evidence is accurate and easy to access. The role also oversees finance-related governance, including spend, to ensure controls are robust and well understood. Clear reporting gives stakeholders confidence, highlights issues early and offers practical solutions.

The role helps keep governance information flowing across GI C&M, supporting GTM teams to understand and follow agreed processes. It also supports cross-GTM initiatives, ensuring decisions align with governance frameworks and deliver strong business outcomes.

Skills and experience were looking for:

• Strong understanding of governance frameworks, risk management principles, and internal control design.

• Ability to identify risks and issues early, assess impact, and propose pragmatic solutions.

• Skilled at creating clear, concise governance documentation and reporting for stakeholders.

• Proactive mindset with the ability to work independently and respond flexibly to changing requirements.

• Knowledge of Consumer duty

Whatyoullget for this role:

Our purpose - with you today, for a better tomorrow is a promise we make to our colleagues too.And one of the ways we live up to that promise is by investing in you.We have so much to offer when it comes to being an Aviva colleague.

• Salary circa£45000-£50000(depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications)

• Bonus opportunity 10 % of annual salary Actual amount depends on your performance and Avivas.

• Generouspensionscheme - Aviva will contribute up to 14%, depending on what you put in.

• 29 daysholidayplus bank holidays, and you can choose to buy or sell up to 5 days

• Aviva-funded Private Medical Benefitto help you get expert support when you need it

• Make your money go further - Up to 40%discount on Aviva products, and other retailer discounts

• Up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares per year through ourMatching Share Planand share in the success of Aviva with ourSave As You Earnscheme

• Brilliantlysupportive policiesincluding parental and carers leave

• Flexible benefitsto suit you, includingsustainability optionssuch as cycle to work

• Make a difference, be part of ourAviva Communitiesand use your 3paid volunteering days to help others

• We take yourwellbeingseriously with lots of support and tools

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Aviva is for everyone:

Wereinclusive andwelcome everyone we want applications from all backgrounds and experiences. Excited but not sure you tick every box? Even if youdont, we would still encourage you to apply. We also consider all forms of flexible working, including part time and job shares. xbpsjku

We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you. Most of our people are smart working spending around 50% of their time in our offices every week - combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues.