Governance, Risk And Compliance Associate

Sellick Partnership; Ringway; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm is seeking a Governance, Risk, and Compliance Associate to join a Litigation Funder in the UK. The role offers remote working with a salary of £55-65k. Responsibilities include managing governance practices and risk frameworks, ensuring GDPR compliance, and enhancing risk reporting processes. Ideal candidates will have a strong understanding of corporate governance and compliance, with pertinent qualifications being a plus. Excellent organizational skills and project management experience are also essential.

Benefits

Pension Contribution

Private medical cover

Life assurance

Discretionary Bonus

25 days holiday + Bank holidays

Qualifications

• Ambition to work in a fast-paced startup environment.
• Understanding of corporate governance, risk management, and compliance.
• Knowledge of cyber risks best practices and GDPR.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and manage the Group's governance calendar.
• Maintain and update Group-wide risk and compliance policies.
• Act as Data Protection Officer (DPO) ensuring GDPR compliance.

Skills

Governance knowledge

Risk management

Compliance understanding

Excellent drafting skills

Organizational skills

Project Management

Education

Professional qualification in risk, compliance, governance or law

Job description

Governance, Risk and Compliance Associate

Remote working £55-65k
Offices London or Manchester

Overview

Sellick Partnership is pleased to be working with a Litigation Funder who is looking for a Corporate Governance, Risk and Compliance Associate to join them on a permanent basis. With offices based in London or Manchester and the opportunity to work this role fully remote. This business is heavily backed by investors with a clear 5 years strategic plan, making this a very exciting time to join them.

Responsibilities

• Governance duties: Coordinate and manage the Group's governance calendar, including Board and committee meetings. Governance administration such as agenda preparation, tracking issues and actions and minute taking.
• Take ownership of the Group's Attestation process which includes liaising with the Group's subsidiary CEO's and senior leadership teams where applicable.
• Maintain and update Terms of Reference for all governance forums. Ensure decisions and actions are captured, communicated, and followed up effectively.
• Support the evolution of governance practices in preparation for future public reporting, continue to develop and enhance governance practices and regulatory expectations with readiness for UK Corporate Governance Code.
• Maintain, further develop and enhance the Group's risk management framework, ensuring consistent methodologies across subsidiaries.
• Continue to identify, assess, monitor and help manage material risks to the Group, including financial, operational, reputational, cyber and regulatory risks.
• Maintain and update Group-wide risk and compliance policies.
• Enhance the regular risk reporting processes for senior management and the Board.
• Work with leadership and subsidiary heads to fully embed risk management culture and mitigate identified risks.
• Act as Data Protection Officer (DPO), ensuring GDPR compliance, incident management, and staff training where appropriate.
• Work with the Group Chief Technology Officer to ensure all information and data security, and cyber risks are managed effectively across the Group.
• Take ownership of the Group's Compliance Training Program.

Qualifications

• An ambition and drive to work in a fast paced and exciting start up environment.
• Understanding of corporate governance, risk management and compliance within an audit, financial or legal setting.
• Knowledge of cyber risks best practice and GDPR/DP.
• Excellent drafting skills and organisational skills.
• Project Management experience.
• Professional qualification either in risk, compliance, governance or law would be a bonus (e.g. ICSA/CGI, ICA, IRM) or accounting (ACA/CIMA/ACCA).

Benefits

• Pension Contribution
• Private medical cover
• Separate health cashback plan
• Life assurance
• Income protection
• Critical illness cover
• Discretionary Bonus
• 25 days hols + Bank holidays

This role has arisen due to an internal move in the business so they are ideally looking for someone who can start on short notice ideally. Please APPLY NOW or contact Chelsey Saxon for more information.

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