Risk and Compliance officer

Risk and Compliance Officer – Middle East

An International family office is looking for a Risk and Compliance officer to join their Team in the Middle East that looks after their interests across Europe. This is a great opportunity to join a team looking after the Middle East and Asia interests of a prestigious Family office.

The Role:

This role is offering the chance to be instrumental in updating, upgrading, and embedding the Family Office compliance and Risk framework across their Middle East and Asia offices. As the Risk and Compliance Officer, you will be responsible for ensuring the business operations and procedures comply with all legal regulations and internal policies.

Responsibilities

• Managing day to day compliance queries from the business
• Working with the business to ensure that all regulatory, operational and conduct risks that impact the Group have been identified, assessed, and have appropriate controls that are appropriately monitored
• Develop and maintain the risk register
• Develop a compliance and risk monitoring program
• Ensuring all regulatory filings are made prior to filing deadline
• Assisting in the development of a strategic approach to risk and compliance across the Group
• Providing advice and support on regulatory requirements
• Liaising and engaging stakeholders and senior members of staff on compliance and risk matters
• Reading large pieces of regulation and break down what is needed to be done and how it applies to the business
• Ensuring that local risk management frameworks and processes are aligned with global ones and deliver the intended outcome
• Drafting, assessing, and implementing policies