As a Security Governance Officer within Protection & Resilience, you will play a key role in strengthening governance, oversight and reporting across Protective Security. Reporting to the Head of Business Continuity and Protective Security you will help ensure compliance, drive consistency, and support delivery of security initiatives across the organisation.
Location: This role will be based in either our Guildford or Bournemouth Allianz office, and is a hybrid working role with the expectation to attend the office 40 % of your time.
Salary Information
Pay: Circa £55,000 per year (pro rata). This reflects your experience, skills and location and forms part of our wider total rewards package.
About You
- Define, maintain and continuously enhance the Protective Security governance framework in line with Allianz corporate and functional rules.
- Coordinate Protective Security activity across key areas including Physical Security, Personnel Security, Executive Protection and Event Security.
- Review, challenge and track requirements, actions and initiatives through to completion.
- Maintain a forward plan of governance activities such as self‑assessments, audits, committee reporting and remediation actions.
- Complete self‑assessments and coordinate reviews, taking ownership of addressing any identified gaps or deficiencies.
- Prepare and quality‑check reports, presentations and papers for governance forums and senior stakeholders.
- Provide status updates and maintain strong functional engagement with Group Protective Security and related functions (e.g. BCM, Emergency Response, Incident Management).
- Organise governance meetings, track actions, and ensure timely delivery of outcomes.
- Build and maintain effective working relationships across Protection & Resilience, the wider business and external partners.
Essential Skills
- Solid understanding of governance and control frameworks, ideally within financial services or insurance.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and build relationships.
- Strong analytical, organisational and reporting skills.
- Confident use of MS Office tools to support reporting and governance activity.
- Ability to work both independently and collaboratively, managing multiple priorities and delivering to deadlines.
Desirable Skills
- Experience working within Protective Security or a related discipline.
- Understanding of regulatory, audit or assurance processes.
- Exposure to enterprise risk or resilience frameworks.
- Familiarity with responsible Artificial Intelligence usage.
What We Will Offer You
- Flexible buy/sell holiday options.
- Hybrid working.
- Annual performance‑related bonus.
- Contributory pension scheme.
- Development days.
- A discount up to 50 % on a range of insurance products including car, home and pet.
- Retail discounts.
- Volunteering days.
Our Ways of Working
We support flexible working patterns to balance the needs of our customers, your personal circumstances and our business requirements. We aim to help you innovate, create and thrive, and promote work‑life balance.
Integrity, Fairness, Inclusion & Trust
We are an equal‑opportunity employer and are proud of our many accreditations in gender, disability, sexuality, race and others. We embrace neurodiversity and welcome applications from neuro‑divergent and disabled candidates, offering tailored adjustments to ensure success.
Accessible Application for All
Through the Disability Confident Scheme, we support candidates with disabilities or long‑term health conditions with tailored assistance. We encourage applicants to request assistance such as larger text, hard copies or spoken applications.
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