Specialist, Compliance - Governance & Risk Assessment (Emiratized)

First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB); Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 60,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

First Abu Dhabi Bank is seeking a Compliance professional in Abu Dhabi to support development and periodic review of standards, methodologies and guidance documents. The role administers the control document lifecycle, maintains policy registers, and tracks training delivery with HR.

The candidate should have a Bachelor’s degree in a related field and 1–3 years of experience in compliance, governance or risk assessment, with strong communication and reporting skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, finance, economics, law, risk management or related discipline.
• 1-3 years of experience in compliance, governance or risk assessment; fresh graduates considered.
• Sound communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Excellent report writing and documentation capabilities.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office including PowerPoint, Word and Excel.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Support development and periodic review of Group Compliance standards, methodologies and guidance documents.
• Administer the Compliance control document lifecycle, including approvals, publication and renewal.
• Maintain registers of policies, procedures, exceptions and deviations.
• Support the annual enterprise compliance risk assessment cycle and consolidate outputs into risk reports.
• Track risk assessment submissions and coordinate issues and actions in the Compliance Issue Management System.
• Support standardization and maintenance of Compliance training materials and track training delivery with HR.

Skills

Communication skills

Report writing

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Bachelor's degree in business, finance, economics, law, risk management or related discipline

Tools

PowerPoint

Word

Excel

Job description

Responsibilities

• Support development and periodic review of Group Compliance standards, methodologies and guidance documents
• Administer the Compliance control document lifecycle, including approvals, publication and renewal
• Maintain registers of policies, procedures, exceptions and deviations
• Support the annual enterprise compliance risk assessment cycle and consolidate outputs into risk reports
• Track risk assessment submissions and coordinate issues and actions in the Compliance Issue Management System
• Support standardization and maintenance of Compliance training materials and track training delivery with HR

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in business, finance, economics, law, risk management or related discipline
• 1-3 years of experience in compliance, governance or risk assessment; fresh graduates considered
• Sound communication and stakeholder engagement skills
• Excellent report writing and documentation capabilities
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office including PowerPoint, Word and Excel
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional compliance certification such as ICA or CAMS, or willingness to pursue one
• Basic understanding of the UAE regulatory framework including CBUAE requirements
• Familiarity with GRC or issue management tools

About the Company

First Abu Dhabi Bank is the largest bank in the UAE and one of the world's largest and safest financial institutions, offering personal, private, Islamic and corporate banking services.