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At Harpenden Building Society we recognise that our people are our greatest asset. We put people first and keep their best interests at heart. We were founded in 1953, to help local people buy their own homes. Today, we are still growing...thriving and protecting the interests of our members.

We're honoured to have been recognised for our hard work by winning the 'Best Local Building Society' award at the What Mortgage Awards for five consecutive years. This is all down to our people, we believe we are a great place to work. We're always evolving and developing as a business and therefore offering a range of exciting career opportunities for people in our branches and at head office in Harpenden. We look to attract talented people and provide them with opportunities to grow and realise their potential.

If you would like to become part of our team, view our vacancies below.

We currently have vacancies for the below roles. To apply for any of our vacancies, please send your CV to recruitment@harpendenbs.co.uk

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This Policy describes the way we use personal data so that you can know how you might be affected. If you have any questions about this, you can contact us at dpo@harpendenbs.co.uk

If you need more details about any of our role/s, please speak to our Senior People Business Partner on 01582 765 411.

Head of Prudential Risk

Role
Job Title	Head of Prudential Risk
Department	Risk and Compliance
Hours	Part time
Location	Head Office – Harpenden/Hybrid
Overview	The Harpenden Building Society is seeking a part time Head of Prudential Risk. This is a pivotal role for our Society as we build out an exciting strategy. We are looking for an expert to oversee our prudential risk management and become a key member of our treasury project team. We are looking for about 50% of full-time hours and we are flexible as to how you might work with us. You could be someone looking to build a portfolio career with several clients, someone looking to reduce the hours that they work and avoid the commute into London, or someone who would like to work only during school hours and needs to take time off for school holidays. We operate a hybrid working arrangement. Working from home is fine, but we have a friendly office and we find it helps for everyone to come in to the office for at least some of their time. (salary quoted is pro rata for part time) Key Responsibilities: · Partner with the business areas to ensure that the first line of defence appropriately manage prudential risks including the identification, assessment, measurement, review, monitoring and reporting of risks and issues · Oversight of, and subject matter expert support for, a project underway to deliver treasury and prudential risk management capabilities to allow more complex mortgage and savings products to be provided by the Society · Delivering the prudential regulation(s) areas such as: ICAAP or ILAAP development, Capital / liquidity/ Operational Risk management · Work within the regulatory requirements of CRDIV/CRR2 with the ability to extend this regulatory knowledge to more strategic insight with impact assessments on the Society’s position and capital plans · Second line review of capital, liquidity returns and any other relevant report for delivery to the Regulators e.g. COREP/FINREP/PRA110 · Development and monitoring for Prudential Risk management for the Board and the Risk Committee(s) · Maintaining of up-to-date policy and procedures for the governance of Prudential Risk areas · Maintaining and monitoring a record of relevant regulations published by the Prudential Regulation Authority and Financial Conduct Authority and any other relevant regulators · Work with the Risk team in the development of the Society’s Recovery and Resolution Plan · Writing policies in relation to regulatory requirements such as MCOBs, Climate Change, Operational Resilience etc. · Ensure all activities meet and integrate with organisational requirements for quality management, health and safety, legal stipulations, environmental policies and general duty of care Knowledge, skill and qualification requirements: · Direct Risk Management experience, ideally within the Financial Services sector such as Banking, Building Society or credit Unions and/or other regulatory environments, particularly in prudential risk areas is essential · FRM, IRM, CFA or CISI Certification is advantageous · Proven ability to communicate effectively and to build and maintain relationships with colleagues at all levels across the Society, including Board meetings · Excellent attention to detail with the ability to multi-task · Relevant technical experience in risk and regulatory areas · Ability to work as part of a team and independently when required and work under the pressure of tight deadlines Benefits: Company pension Health & wellbeing programme Performance bonus Life insurance On-site parking Paid volunteer time Referral programme Company Sick pay Work from home For more information, or to apply for this vacancy, please email your CV to recruitment@harpendenbs.co.uk or call us on 01582 765411. If you feel you have the experience, knowledge and skills we are looking for and this sounds like your perfect job, get in touch; we look forward to hearing from you. We regret that we can only accept applications from persons authorised to work within the UK. By applying for this role, you consent to the submission of your details for this purpose only. Further information can be found in the Privacy Notice. Harpenden Building Society has a duty to ensure that job applicants are not subject to discrimination on the grounds of sex, marital status, civil partnership status, trans-gender status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief, disability and age.

Savings Operations Associate

Role
Job Title	Savings Operations Associate
Department	Savings
Hours	Full time
Location	Based in Harpenden. The role also requires the post holder to provide cover at the branch network in Radlett, Tring, Leighton Buzzard and Harpenden as and when required.
Overview	Salary: £22,347/annum The Harpenden Building Society is seeking a Savings Operations Associate Purpose: To provide support to our members over multiple channels, ensuring that a high level of customer service is delivered whilst adhering to operational and regulatory standards. Primarily based at Head Office in Harpenden, within the Member Services Team, a Savings Operations Associate provides support and guidance to the Society’s Branch network who are the first point of contact to many of our members as well as supporting other departments within Head Office. Support will also be required to the branch network of Harpenden, Tring, Leighton Buzzard and Radlett as required, engaging in face-to-face conversations with members relating to products and services they may have or want with Harpenden Building Society. Key Responsibilities: To ensure that service is delivered in line with internal service level agreements as described in the annual objectives. To always provide an efficient service to our members, in line with the service standards as described in the annual objectives. To deal with management requests. To maintain sound knowledge and understanding of the applicable regulations relating to the role. To ensure that work is completed in accordance with Society procedures and policies. To perform all tasks/service in line with the agreed quality assurance framework. To be responsible for any keys in your possession. To identify and support vulnerable members. To process customers’ requests in line with the Society’s procedures and policies. To provide onsite cover at our branch offices as and when required. Carry out branch cashiering responsibilities as required. Benefits: 23 days holiday Buying and selling of holiday scheme Enhanced 10% employer pension contribution Health cash plan Employee Assistance Programme Group Income Protection Life Insurance Company pension Free flu jabs Free parking Health & wellbeing programme Life insurance Sick pay For more information, or to apply for this vacancy, please email your CV to recruitment@harpendenbs.co.uk or call us on 01582 765411. If you feel you have the experience, knowledge and skills we are looking for and this sounds like your perfect job, get in touch; we look forward to hearing from you. We regret that we can only accept applications from persons authorised to work within the UK. By applying for this role, you consent to the submission of your details for this purpose only. Further information can be found in the Privacy Notice. Harpenden Building Society has a duty to ensure that job applicants are not subject to discrimination on the grounds of sex, marital status, civil partnership status, trans-gender status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief, disability and age.

Branch Cashier

Role
Job Title	Branch Cashier
Department	Branch
Hours	Full time
Location	The role is dual based at the Harpenden branch and Radlett branch. Two Saturday's a month are also required for which an additional day rate will be paid totalling approximately £1,700.
Overview	Salary: £22,347/annum This is a great opportunity to work as part of our small team at our local branch in Harpenden, managing our customers' savings needs. The hours are full time, 37.5 per week, Monday - Friday (8.45am - 5.15pm) plus every other Saturday morning. A fixed payment of £69.90 is made for each Saturday morning worked. You must have a strong customer service ethos as maintaining our high standards is important to us. You'll be helping customers with their everyday savings needs, from opening accounts to paying in and making withdrawals, as well as other savings related needs and administration. You'll be handling cash and responsible for managing your till. Experienced at utilising computer systems, dealing with customers face to face and via the telephone. Previous experience is desirable. We are a regulated Society so you'll also learn about the policies and processes needed to ensure we do the right thing for our customers and protect their monies. About us We are a small, mutual building Society with our main office in Harpenden, Herts, and branch offices in Radlett, Tring, Leighton Buzzard and Harpenden. We employ around 85 colleagues in total. You will have: GCSE in maths and english Strong communication, written and numeracy abilities Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel Excellent face to face skills A good telephone manner Benefits: 23 days holiday Buying and selling of holiday scheme Enhanced 10% employer pension contribution Health cash plan Employee Assistance Programme Group Income Protection Life Insurance For more information, or to apply for this vacancy, please email your CV to recruitment@harpendenbs.co.uk or call us on 01582 765411. If you feel you have the experience, knowledge and skills we are looking for and this sounds like your perfect job, get in touch; we look forward to hearing from you. We regret that we can only accept applications from persons authorised to work within the UK. By applying for this role, you consent to the submission of your details for this purpose only. Further information can be found in the Privacy Notice. Harpenden Building Society has a duty to ensure that job applicants are not subject to discrimination on the grounds of sex, marital status, civil partnership status, trans-gender status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief, disability and age.