The role of the Compliance Assistant is to provide administrative support to the Compliance Director.

The role of Compliance is to ensure there is a strong regulatory control framework in place throughout the Group.

In addition to the duties of a personal assistant a key part of the role is to work with the Compliance Director on high profile Compliance and Risk projects. Duties include:

• Support the Compliance Director and Group Risk Officer on Group strategic projects.

• Co ordinate the design and content of the Compliance & Risk Intranet is and ensure it always up to date 

• Implement a training and competence scheme for Compliance and Risk staff    

• Prepare presentations and help prepare Board and other Senior Management and Committee reports 

• Oversee the Compliance budget

• Maintain FSA Letsure/Barbon records 

• Ensure prompt responses are provided to all of the Compliance Director’s emails, telephone messages and post 

• Co-ordinate and organise briefings and Compliance and Risk team meetings

• Prepare monthly expenses for the Compliance Director

• Maintain staff/holiday/absence/BCP/financial records for the Compliance and Risk team 

• Arrange travel and accommodation for the Compliance Director/Group Risk Officer and also for ad hoc Team events

The job holder needs to have good keyboard/computer skills and the ability to communicate effectively – both verbal and written.  They must be able to operate as part of a team but also alone, be able to accept, interpret and execute instructions, think clearly, be pro active and, above all, show initiative.