Risk and Compliance Officer

**Risk and Compliance Officer**

**What can you expect?**
- The primary purpose of this role is to provide advice and oversight of the business’s strategic and operational implementation and associated risk-taking activities. This includes Management of cyclical risk and compliance activities, oversight and analysis of core risk data to identify emerging trends and support AU and NZ Risk Advisory leads in the implementation of core activities.
- Your success in this broad role will be defined by an ability to understand the business and ensure strong engagement with both key internal and external stakeholders along with the ability to draw insight across multiple lines of business.
- We are open to you being based in either Australia or New Zealand

**What is in it for you?**

At Mercer, we recognize that our most important asset is our people. We offer benefits and programs that support career development such as professional development support, exam and study assistance and global rotation opportunities, which will support and nurture you with every opportunity to reach your full potential.

We also recognise the value of healthy, happy colleagues and promote a culture of care and wellbeing, offering benefits such as flexible working and much more
- Open to location within Australia or New Zealand
- Broad exposure to our businesses across the Pacific
- Flexible work arrangements
- Discounted insurances
- Incentive Compensation Plan
- Leading training and development program
- Professional environment where your career path really matters and is supported in our global organisation
- Great team environment with energetic and supportive colleagues

**We will count on you to**:

- Cultivate a culture of risk awareness through leading and supporting initiatives to uplift skills and capability relating to governance, risk and compliance across the Business.
- Provide oversight and monitoring of first line risk and business teams including control attestation and validation.
- Provide coaching and support to first line teams on key risk management processes and frameworks.
- Complete and provide accurate risk assessments on initiatives including adherence to Global policy requirements.
- Obtain and analyse risk data from internal and external sources to identify emerging risks and areas for improvement in risk capability.
- Participate in local and global initiatives requiring risk and compliance input.
- Prepare (and present) concise and meaningful professional risk and compliance reports for the Mercer Super and Mercer NZ teams along with related Boards and Board sub-committees.
- Actively contribute to the priorities and work plans for the Pacific Risk & Compliance function.

**What you need to have**:

- Sound understanding and ability to operate within Risk and Compliance frameworks, including the ability to consider risk strategically and take a commercial approach to compliance when required.
- Ability to provide value add advice to the Business in respect of risks, controls, process and administrative matters.
- Ability to analyse data and collate and prepare reports in relation to risk profiles, compliance plans, statutory requirements, regulatory fund lodgements, incidents, audit and investment risk data.
- Strong written and verbal communication, with foundation capability of operating with Boards and in the provision of Director level information.

**About us**:
Marsh McLennan is committed to embracing a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people regardless of their sex/gender, marital or parental status, ethnic origin, nationality, age, background, disability, sexual orientation, and gender identity.