Risk & Compliance Officer

Role profile

We have a great opportunity for a Risk & ComplianceOfficer to join our Risk & Compliance team. This is a permanent position,based in the Bristol office on a hybrid working pattern with three days in theoffice.

The team

A positive and supportive culture is a vital part of theRisk & Compliance team. Working together is at the heart of everything wedo, enabling us to deliver a professional, high standard of service to thebusiness within a happy and enjoyable environment. We believe in nurturing eachperson's strengths, supporting them when they need it, and encouragingprogression through personal development and training. We are a progressive andever adapting team where opinions are valued and input is always welcome. Ourkey internal clients are fee earners across the UK offices and colleagues in UKBusiness Services, and we aim to provide consistently excellent, practicalsupport while continuously improving our processes and communicatingeffectively across OC.

What you'll do

Reporting to the Head of Risk & Compliance, the mainpurpose of this role is to support the monitoring, management, review, adviceand reporting on compliance and/or risk-related issues across the firm-both dayto day and via specific Risk & Compliance and firmwide projects.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Helping to design, implement, maintain and operate effective policies and processes to manage OC's exposure to risk and ensure regulatory compliance.
• Participating in Risk & Compliance and other firm-wide projects and initiatives as required.
• Internal audit and ongoing monitoring of the firm-wide Quality Management System to satisfy our ISO 9001 accreditation.
• Preparing and delivering clear reporting on key regulatory and compliance outcomes.
• Keeping up to date with professional, legal and best-practice developments in legal service quality, regulatory compliance and risk management, and sharing relevant insights.
• Identifying risk and compliance issues that require follow-up or investigation.
• Helping to manage the compliance learning management system and monitoring firm-wide completion of compliance training.
• Receiving, recording and managing regulatory breaches across OC, providing timely advice to fee earners and escalating where appropriate.
• Providing professional support and guidance to fee earners and Business Services, developing strong internal client relationships to enable delivery on key objectives.
• Contributing to the continuous review and improvement of processes and promoting a culture of mutual understanding through effective communication.

What we're looking for

You will bring a genuine interest in compliance andregulatory work, strong attention to detail, and the ability to communicateclearly and professionally at all levels.

Also required:

• High level of accuracy, confidentiality and discretion.
• Ability to work under pressure with conflicting deadlines, juggling a varied workload.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Confidence to act on your own initiative, take ownership of projects/issues, and collaborate effectively as part of a team.
• A fluid and adaptable approach, comfortable operating in a constantly evolving, challenging environment.
• Curious and inquisitive mindset with the confidence to challenge and improve what you see.
• Strong analytical capability, including data manipulation and presentation.
• Proficiency with MS Office (particularly Excel) and knowledge of PowerBI.

Salary and benefits

We offer competitive salaries and generous benefits. We value the health and wellbeing of our people and our wide range of initiatives and benefits support this.

Our recruitment process

Please note that although we include closing dates for our roles as a guide, we review and progress applications on a rolling basis. At Osborne Clarke we do not make any recruitment decisions using automated decision-making.

We are committed to providing an environment where you can perform to the best of your abilities at every stage of your recruitment experience and beyond. If you require any adjustments to be made during the application stage, interview process, or when working with us, please let us know in confidence.

About Us

Osborne Clarke is an international legal practice with over 330 Partners and more than 1,260 talented lawyers in 26 locations*. Our sector-based approach enables us to help our clients tackle the issues they are facing today, and prepare for the ones that they will face tomorrow. Advising them both comprehensively and commercially. We love working closely with our clients on new deals, products and solutions which will transform their businesses, markets and even sectors. And our unique approachable culture is not an added extra, it's fundamental to our success.

At Osborne Clarke we value difference and encourage applicants from all backgrounds. We want everyone to feel that OC is a place where you can be yourself and belong, and our range of interest groups and diversity networks - not to mention our great teams - are a part of making that a reality.

*Services in India are provided by a relationship firm