Compliance Standardisation Project Assistant(2yrFTC)
Fantastic opportunity to gain experience on a project crossing legal, risk and compliance with one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory groups.
The position will provide support to the Legal, Compliance and Risk teams as they transition to a new global operating model.
Roles and responsibilities:
The main duties of the Legal, Compliance and Risk Project Assistant will be as follows:
Co-ordinate the implementation of standardised compliance processes across global offices
Liaise and influence through effective communication with the Legal, Compliance and Risk teams across the world to deliver against the project timeline and key milestones
Assist in establishing and maintaining project documentation
Provide project wide support
Support and attend the weekly project management meetings
Manage the integrated project plan to ensure the project is delivered on time, within budget and it meets or exceeds expectations
Assist core stakeholders in developing, implementing and maintaining individual and global project plans
Assist in the co-ordination of work between different teams in different locations
Assist in establishing the central project data repository (i.e. Sharepoint) and filing structure ensuring that there is a single point of control for project management documentation
Assist with all forms of project communication. This could be to the wider Legal, Compliance and Risk team (e.g Newsletters, Town Halls, etc.) or to the smaller project team (e.g. Project Plans, Timelines, Change Requests, etc.)
Assist with the management of communication across different functions (e.g. front office, operations IT)
Build, maintain and motivate the Legal, Compliance and Risk teams to work together in the most efficient manner
Assist with the preparation of project status reports
Coach, motivate and supervise Legal, Compliance and Risk team members working on the project. Influence them to take positive action and accountability for their assigned work
Key role interactions:
This role will require developing a close relationship with the Legal, Compliance and Risk Departments in all locations. In addition, it will require interaction with other functions (e.g. IT, HR, Legal, Compliance, Treasury Operations and the Business / Front-Office).
Key skills and attributes
Keen and willing to learn;
Strong communication and persuasion skills;
Strong Organisational and problem solving skills;
Methodical and accurate and consistent attention to detail
IT skills; particularly Excel and Powerpoint ; (MS Project is beneficial but training can be provided where necessary)
A diplomatic but tenacious approach
Ability to demonstrate a track record of working with senior stakeholders
A truly unique position with the scope to proved the successful person with a wide range of skills cross the compliance industry.
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