Legal Specialist Community Banking Retail Banking

**Your new role with Bendigo Bank is just a few clicks away.**

Position description: Legal Specialist Community Banking PD.pdf

Closing date: Thursday, 29th August 2024

In Retail Banking our customers are at the forefront of everything we do, where the Community Banking team lead and champion the development and success of the Community Bank Model, which is made up of 220 Community Bank Companies with over 1500 Board Directors, covering more than 300 Community Bank Branches. Community Banking is a franchising model based on 'profit-with-purpose', which means our profits are returned directly to the community that has generated them.

The Legal Specialist is accountable for responding to and providing support, guidance and expertise to the Community Bank Boards on all aspects of the Community Bank franchising relationship, including the Franchise Agreement and supporting documents, legal and governance enquiries. You will play a key supporting role in responding to Community Bank Network enquiries regarding the legal and regulatory obligations of the Franchise Agreement.

Knowledge & Skills needed for this position:

- Strong understanding of the Franchising Code of Conduct (or ability to quickly learn), Corporations Law and other statutory and regulator requirements under the Community Bank model
- Understanding legislative impacts from a government perspective
- Demonstrated legal experience ideally within a Banking, Finance, Franchising, regulatory or compliance industries
- Understanding of Banking, Finance and franchising governance frameworks and associated regulatory bodies
- Ability to demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of company structures and local company frameworks
- Sound knowledge of general banking practices, advantageous
- Strong negotiation, leadership and influencing skills
- Tertiary qualifications in legal or paralegal studies. Tertiary qualifications in finance, or business strongly desirable or relevant Business experience.

This is a Permanent position working Full time hours where we offer flexible work options that put our people first, and a hybrid model of a minimum of two days in a local Head Office per week where we are open to all locations Australia-wide.

**About Bendigo Bank**

With over 7,000 employees, we are Australian’s most trusted retail bank, our purpose is - ‘to feed into the prosperity of our customers and communities, not off it’. We are one of Australia’s most trusted brands and this isn’t something we take lightly, which means Bendigo Bank is the Bank you can be proud to work at

**Our perks and benefits**:
Belong to a wonderful team of people. Know how we know they’re great to work with? They told us Great benefits, work life balance, and flexibility
- Bendigo Bank supports ongoing development, with the potential for a portion of education fees being reimbursed by the bank. We want you to be the best version of you, and to help you achieve that
- We know the last few years have been rough, so we have partnered with **Sonder** as our EAP provider that is so much more than just one-on-one counselling. At the touch of a button, you will have access to self-help 24/7 or you can live chat with a team of safety, medical, and mental health professionals to assist with anything life throws at you.

So, what are you waiting for? Come and join the better big bank

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