Learning Delivery Specialist

We're on a journey of Organisational Change and we need passionate yet technically focussed people who can build relationships and truly influence a variety of different stakeholders.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Lending Specialist to join our Bradford / Peterborough based Underwriting department. Join our diverse, friendly team and you'll be empowered to take responsibility and provide quick solutions to all kinds of customer queries.

What you'll be doing

As a Lending Specialist, you will provide specialist lending expertise on referred applications for both underwriting and property assessment, ensuring that decisions are in line with the Group's lending policies, risk appetite and commercial ambitions.

Acting as the lead expert, you will assess property for mortgage security and provide guidance to senior underwriters to support lending decisions ensuring the delivery of fair outcomes for YBS customers.

Within this role, you are required to utilise your specialist skills to coach and mentor all underwriters/senior underwriters to allow them to make appropriate lending decisions for customers and the group.

The Knowledge & Skills you'll have

To be successful in this role, you may need to have;

• Experience of embedding standards and guidance, ensuring that any changes are communicated appropriately
• Evidence of holding an underwriting mandate
• Experience of making decisions in complex and ambiguous situations
• Experience of assessing risk applications
• An understanding of the financial services industry, markets and competitors
• The ability to convert divisional priorities and goals into operational plans

Rewards and benefits

Not only do we provide the opportunity to make a valuable contribution to our business, we want to recognise and reward that contribution. We do this through an excellent benefits package that offers real reward:

• 27 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Money Purchase Pension scheme to which we contribute
• Private Medical Insurance
• Healthcare Cash Plan
• Bonus scheme
• Staff Mortgage facility and Staff Savings Account

Why choose the YBS Group?

Our culture
No matter where you join us, you can be sure of professional, fun and supportive people to work with. We believe this is at the centre of what makes Yorkshire Building Society such a great place to be.

Our vision
Our vision is to be the most trusted provider of Financial Services in the UK. We strive to achieve this by delivering financial security and long-term value to our members along with exceptional service.

Our values
Our values are embedded into every aspect of life here. Even during our recruitment process, you can be rest assured that you'll be treated in the same manner and go through the same steps as other applicants. And if you're going through one of our Learning & Development programmes, we'll ensure that you have support and guidance every step of the way.

Yorkshire Building Society Group is an equal opportunities employer.