Risk and Compliance Advisor

2 weeks ago

Sydney, Australia Gadens Full time

Legal
- Legal - Other
- Sydney
- Contract or Temp
- Be part of a growing team
- A truly flexible workplace - we call it "Your Work. Your Way"
- Opportunities for professional development and career progression

Gadens is offering a unique 12-month contract opportunity for a Risk and Compliance Advisor to join our collaborative team in the Sydney office, where teamwork is paramount. This is your initial career step up from compliance to governance as part of the broader Office of General Counsel team.
**Your role**
This role presents an excellent opportunity for someone seeking career advancement and development in a thriving team, ideal for someone ready to take the next step in their career.
Key responsibilities of the role will include:

- Assist in the development and continuous improvement of the firm's Risk Management Framework
- Maintain the firm's risk management process, systems and assurance mechanisms to monitor, control and minimise risks.
- Maintain the firm's Business Continuity Plan and Disaster Recovery Plan including annual reviews.
- Analyse and manage the firm's conflict process to identify any potential conflicts of interest.
- Facilitate training to the Firm on the firm's conflict management process.
- Actively participate and provide support in project work within the Risk and Compliance team
- Develop and update Compliance Manuals and Policies
- Provide risk and compliance input to strategic projects
- Other compliance duties, advisory and administrative duties as required

**About you**
- 2-4 years Compliance or Risk Management experience
- Proven ability to manage multiple tasks, prioritise workload and manage your time
- Ability to work autonomously and as part of team
- Solutions focused with strong problem solving skills
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Excellent level of accuracy and attention to detail
- Strong analytical, critical thinking and ability to be adaptable to changing priorities

**About us**
Gadens is a leading, independent Australian law firm, with a clear vision and strategy for the future. We help people achieve their purpose in a complex world, by leading by example, inspiring others, innovating and building something we are all proud of.
At Gadens, we:

- develop and inspire our people
- do the right thing and make an impact
- work with quality clients in our chosen markets
- solve problems with people and technology working seamlessly together
- are a widely recognised and respected brand.

**What we offer**
We offer:

- Progressive and market-leading Parental Leave support including:

- 30 weeks' Paid Parental Leave
- Superannuation contributions while on Parental Leave, for up to 52 weeks (based on 5 days/week, regardless of your working days)
- An external coach to support our people through the various stages of the parental leave journey (Launch, Leave and Landing)
- A supported and staggered return
- Budget relief for fee earners upon landing/return
- Support and paid leave for Surrogacy and IVF treatment
- a friendly, down-to-earth, and supportive team environment
- ongoing professional development opportunities
- truly flexible work practices
- health and wellbeing initiatives
- and much more

At Gadens, we engage with all of our people to create a work environment that encourages and promotes inclusion and diversity, while instilling pride in the firm and our values of excellence, collaboration, stewardship, positivity, responsibility and integrity. Our values and culture assist us in creating a cohesive environment in which we are committed equally to professionalism and personal fulfilment. We strive to create a culture where the principles of sustainability and corporate social responsibility are embraced and lived by our people every day. This includes respecting and connecting with First Nations people, and providing access to justice to those in need through our pro bono practice. This is what makes Gadens a great place to work.

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