Support Worker - Authorisations

Job Description

Support Worker - AuthorisationsThe Bank of England is the UKs central bank. Our mission is to deliver monetary and financial stability for the British people.The Bank of England is a diverse organisation. Each of its 4,000 plus people are committed topublic service and dedicated to promoting the good of the people of the United Kingdom by maintaining monetary and financial stability.ARTIS is a new Directorate formed in July 2021 and is formed of: the Authorisations Division, which deals with regulatorytransactions where firms apply to carry out PRA regulated activities, or make changes to the activities they undertake; the new RegTech, Data and Innovation Division; and the four divisions responsible for the supervision, as a host regulator, of the UK activitiesof banks, custodians and designated investment firms headquartered in over 50 overseas jurisdictions - including some of the worlds highest profile firmsWe believe in diversity. We define diversity as both who we are (identity diversity, such as gender orethnicity) and how we think (cognitive diversity). We are actively seeking the benefits of having a range of backgrounds and characteristics in our teams. Diverse teams are more inclined to consider novel ideas and challenge each other, enabling them to infercause and effect and to solve problems better and thereby help us to better achieve our mission. Diversity does not mean ticking boxes, it means ensuring we are best able to fulfil our mission of promoting the good of the people of the UK by maintaining financialstability. Department overviewThe Authorisations function is responsible for delivering an effective Authorisations framework for the PRA, ensuring compliance with various UK statutory requirements, in accordance with the PRAs risk tolerance and decision-makingframework. We are recognised, within and outside the Bank, as the centre of excellence for Authorisations knowledge, providing mentorship and direction on all regulatory transaction issues, always ensuring high quality outputs. We effectively combine deeptechnical knowledge and practical implementation. We are at the forefront of developments affecting Authorisations by making judgements to arrive at decisions in partnership with Supervision and others on behalf of the PRA, and ensuring the appropriate managementof critical events in a firms lifecycle.Job descriptionWe are looking for hardworking and self-motivated individual to support a visually impaired member of staff that works within the Major Transactions team, which is responsible for logging and assessingapplications for New Firm Authorisations, Changes in Control and Banking Transfer Schemes.Key responsibilities will be: Making documents accessible to member of staff. This will involve formatting documents from PDF to Word and Excel for compatibility withscreen reading software (some training will be available). Proof reading documents drafted by member of staff and formatting into professional format. To be able to navigate and communicate large documents proficiently Providing detailed descriptions of graphsand diagrams to member of staff. Providing admin support where accessibility software is less effective e.g. Outlook Calendar management, and other local software platforms. To be able to draft emails and other work documentation independently with short briefings.Taking accurate and relevant notes to support the member of staff in meetings. Reading and the ability to absorb technical documents to member of staff, ensuring material of any nature is read accurately, clearly and at a steady pace. Assisting at meetingsand networking events. Guiding member of staff around the office and to off-site meetings and training courses providing general orientation around unfamiliar venues including locating toilets, catering facilities etc. This will also include guidance on ad-hocpersonal tasks and errands.Level of support required will change depending on daily workload and a key success factor for the role will be the development of a sensitive and respectful working relationship to respond to these varying needs.In addition, therole will offer opportunities to be involved in the wider work of the Major Transactions Team. Role RequirementsMinimum Criteria Prior experience in support worker capacity in an office environment, ideally having supported an individual with visual impairment.Working knowledge of office applications including Outlook, Word, PowerPoint and Excel and experience in learning new, specialist software. The role holder will receive guidance from the individual they support however there are not set procedures to followand they will be expected to use initiative and judgement. Good communication skills - written/ verbal and descriptive, with an ability to interpret information communicated. Ability to and experience disseminating sometimes technical/sensitive informationand an ability to describe visuals/data in a non-complex manner. A proactive attitude, with a willingness to adapt ways of working as required to best support member of staff and their disability A general understanding or ability to learn about the subjectmatter of the role for which they are providing support and more broadly an understanding of Financial Services and the BoE. Desirable Criteria An understanding of Financial Services and the Bank of EnglandAdditional Information - ExternalThe Bank values diversityand inclusion - we want to reflect the society we serve better, we want the best people to work for us and we want our workplace to be inclusive. We value all forms of diversity, including but not limited to age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity,race, religion and sexual orientation. One way we support diversity and inclusion is through our staff-run networks, which are summarised here.We are fully committed to having a diverse and inclusive working environment, and are open to considering how therole might be carried out with flexible working. This role is therefore open to flexible working patterns. (Delete if operationally this may not be feasible)Where a role can be carried out from home, we are working towards colleagues spending at least halfof their time in the office, so that we can all benefit from working together in person, while maintaining the flexibility offered by home working. From 6 June 2022, we expect colleagues to spend a minimum of 40% of their working time in the office per month.Subject to that minimum requirement, individuals and managers should work together to find what works best for them and their team.We are also committed to making adjustments for candidates and employees where possible, and have partnered with external expertorganisations to support us in this. We are a member of the Disability Confident scheme, summarised here, and people who wish to apply under this scheme should check the box in the Candidate Personal Information under the Disability Confident Sch