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AGR

Compliance Officer

4 days ago

Aberdeen

AGR are working closely with our Aberdeen-based client to recruit a Compliance Officer to join its team on a temporary basis until the end of 2026. About the role: This role will be responsible for designing, implementing and overseeing the company’s compliance and data privacy frameworks. This role promotes ethical conduct and provides support to the organisation on compliance and privacy matters. The Compliance Officer will serve as the primary liaison with regulations and oversee internal compliance activities, including those related to privacy and ethical conduct, as well as compliance-related investigations and training programs. The role will also involve some support for company secretarial and corporate Governance matters. Key duties and responsibilities: • Develop and maintain a risk-based and robust compliance framework aligned with key risk areas including Anti-Bribery and Corruption (ABAC), Antitrust/Competition Law, Fraud, Conflicts of Interest, and Trade Compliance, • Conduct ongoing compliance risk assessments and lead remediation efforts, • Monitor evolving regulations and guide updates to internal policies, • As a key element of the compliance framework, establish and implement risk-based third-party risk management procedures, including due diligence, monitoring, and relevant assurance processes, • Design and implement company-wide compliance training programs, including the establishment of a risk-based nominations process, more tailored training for higher-risk roles, and periodic effectiveness assessments, • Prepare and present compliance performance reports as well as continuous improvement plans and objectives to leadership on a periodic basis, • Establish and maintain an Ethics and Compliance communications plan, including periodic leadership and staff internal communications and external communications to business partners where appropriate, • Lead responses to regulatory inquiries, audits, and examinations, • Triage reports of misconduct and lead or oversee investigations, including maintaining proper records on outcomes and remediation where applicable, • Develop and maintain a comprehensive policy governance framework, ensuring periodic review, proper version control, and accessibility to relevant stakeholders, • Coordinate a business-as-usual compliance monitoring and assurance program, • Responsibility for implementing, managing and promoting internal reporting mechanisms together with management and other key roles At AGR we are committed to finding the best fit for our team, building a unique and exciting environment. Even if you don’t meet every requirement below but you feel you have something to bring to the table please still apply or get in touch with a member of our recruitment team. Work Experience: • Proven experience in senior compliance and/or data privacy roles, preferably within industries such as oil and gas, • Strong understanding of global compliance and privacy standards (e.g., UK GDPR, DPA 2018), • In depth knowledge of enforcement regimes and regulatory expectations as related to corporate compliance programs, including but not limited to the FCPA, UK Bribery Act, OFAC sanctions, and other relevant international frameworks. Experience in implementing privacy programs, conducting risk assessments, and managing incidents, • Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills, • Legal, finance or compliance-related qualifications preferred, • Privacy certifications such as CIPP/E, CIPM, or ISEB Data Protection are highly desirable, • Familiarity with frameworks such as ICO’s Accountability Framework, NIST Privacy Framework, and ISO 27001 is beneficial.

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