Banking and Securities Operations Senior Operative - London, United Kingdom - Bank of England

Bank of England

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Banking and Securities Operations Senior Operative - specialist in Collateral Management
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Primary Location UK-ENG-London

Job Banking Operations

Organisation CENTRAL BANKING OPERATIONS DIVISION

Job Posting 08-Mar-2024, 4:23:45 AM

The Bank of England is the UK's central bank. Our mission is to deliver monetary and financial stability for the British people. The Bank is a diverse organisation.

Each of its 4,000 people are committed to public service and dedicated to promoting the good of the people of the United Kingdom by maintaining monetary and financial stability.

An opportunity has arisen in a financial operations area, and the skills you will learn are highly transferrable across most Divisions within the Bank.

This job opportunity is also a fantastic chance to engage with senior partners, people, and systems.

Directorate overview

The Banking Directorate supports the Bank's mission of monetary and financial stability through delivering banknotes and banking services in a way that is efficient and effective; in step with a changing world; and inspires confidence and trust.
We are at the heart of the Bank, both in terms of our core role in Monetary and Financial Stability and the wide range of internal colleagues we collaborate with. The variety and immediacy of the work we do means we are one of the most outward facing areas of the Bank. We manage the Bank's customer banking and settlement operations; and act as the 'bank' within the Bank of England for government, UK Central Counterparties (CCPs) and other central banks. We are responsible for making sure that our banknotes have the latest anticounterfeiting technology, this is so that people can have confidence that the banknotes they use every day are genuine. We are also responsible for ensuring that there are enough highquality banknotes in circulation by working closely with financial institutions, banknote suppliers and retailers; and ensuring that holders of Scottish and Northern Irish notes are protected if a commercial banknote issuer defaults.

Department overview

Custody Settlement and Liquidity (CSL) is a subdivision within the Central Banking Operations Division (CBOD) acting as back office for the Bank's securities operations.

The business area allows the Bank to provide intraday liquidity to participants, as well as custody, securities, and settlement services in support of the Bank and Her Majesty's Treasury (HMT) foreign reserves, the Debt Management Office (DMO), and international central banks.

The Team:

The CMC team sits within CSL and is responsible for the settlement of collateral in support of the Bank's SMF and other Official Operations; settlement of custody trades on behalf of other central banks, the Debt Management Office (DMO), and other customers and the asset servicing of these securities holdings.

The team has close links to the Bank's Sterling Markets Division and Customer Banking Division and regularly interacts with other financial institutions.

The Collateral Management and Custody (CMC) Team currently comprises of; 4 Operations Technical Analysts, 8 Operations Technicians (Specialists) and 10 Operations Senior Operatives (Specialists).

About the Role
This is an exciting opportunity to develop knowledge and gain expertise in some of the Bank's core financial operations.

The role supports the timely and efficient settlement of securities, critical operational processes, and the Bank's official operations - making it a great opportunity to develop a good understanding of a wide range of products, policies and schemes implemented by the Bank.

There will also be opportunities to engage with new and exciting projects and change initiatives, working closely with a number of teams across the Bank such as the front office trading desks, middle office and operational risk.

In addition to business-as-usual operational responsibilities, we encourage innovation and new ideas to how we approach our processes, so you will be in an area where you are able to make a real difference.

Jobholders will work closely with other areas as well as working collaboratively within the team. You will also be given on the job training in the settlement and collateral management systems we use. All roles will provide opportunity to develop operational skills, increase business knowledge and engage with internal and external stakeholders.

The main job role responsibilities will include:

Supporting and monitoring of daily operations. This includes settlement of official operations, providing liquidity to the market (during both normal and stressed conditions) through regular operations, efficient settlement of a range of transactions carried out by the Sterling Markets Division and Foreign Exchange Division, and providing asset servicing and custody services to our clients. It will also include helping to coordinate testing of contingency facil