Ethics and Compliance Officer

Job Description

Ethics and Compliance Officer

Derby/ Germany

Derby/Germany/Hybrid – minimum 2/3 days on site per week

We have an excellent opportunity for an Ethics and Compliance office to join our team. You will partner with the business to sustain a culture of integrity based on ethical principles, compliance, and the effective management of non-financial risk.

As an Ethics and Compliance officer you will provide support and guidance on all Ethics and Compliance policies including Conflicts of Interest, Gifts and Hospitality, Sponsorships and Donations, Confidential Information and Speak Up. You will manage the day-to-day operation of the Know Your Partner (third party due diligence) programme for the business and support with Anti-bribery and Corruption (ABC) risk assessment, monitoring, assurance, training, and communication activities.

Why Rolls-Royce?

Rolls-Royce is one of the enduring and iconic brands in the world and has been at the forefront of innovation for over a century. We design, build and service systems that provide critical power to customers where safety and reliability are paramount.

We are proud to be a force for progress, powering, protecting, and connecting people everywhere.

We want to ensure that the excellence and ingenuity that has shaped our history continues into our future, and we need people like you to come and join us on this journey.

We’ll provide an environment of caring and belonging where you can be yourself. An inclusive, innovative culture that invests in you, gives you access to an incredible breadth and depth of opportunities where you can grow your career and make a difference.

What we offer:

We offer excellent development opportunities, a competitive salary, and exceptional benefits. These include bonus, employee support assistance and employee discounts.

What you will be doing:

• Support the Head of Ethics and Compliance – Business Capabilities and Enabling Functions to implement and oversee the company’s Ethics and Compliance programme.
• Act as a first point of contact for Ethics and Compliance questions and concerns, providing day-to-day support and guidance to employees on Ethics and Compliance policy matters.
• Carry out monitoring and assurance activities, including ABC risk assessment, Ethics and Compliance maturity reviews, joint venture monitoring and support internal audits.
• Collaborate with other divisional and corporate Ethics and Compliance team members to solve problems, share knowledge, and help and improve the global Ethics and Compliance programme.
• Develop and implement ethics and compliance training, and drive initiatives and/or comms to improve ethical and compliance awareness and behaviour.

Who we’re looking for

At Rolls-Royce we put safety first, do the right thing, keep it simple and make a difference. These principles form the behaviours that guide us and are an essential component of our assessment process. They are the fundamental qualities that we seek for all roles. For this role you will need to demonstrate understanding of the appliable health and safety standards and we are looking for someone who is/has:

• Knowledge and experience of Ethics and Anti-Bribery and Corruption Compliance topics, either directly or indirectly from a related role (e.g. risk, internal audit, commercial).
• Degree or equivalent in a business, law, risk or a related field.
• Ability to build relationships and communicate effectively with stakeholders across broad range of functions and geographies.
• A keen eye for detail to be able to identify potential compliance breaches or ethical concerns.
• Able to stand up to management challenge and promote doing the right thing.

Qualities needed for the role:

• Integrity, discretion and ethical judgement
• Regulatory/ compliance knowledge
• Risk management and mitigation
• Analytical /problem solving skills
• Influencing at all levels
• Strong interpersonal skills

We are an equal opportunities employer. We’re committed to developing a diverse workforce and an inclusive working environment. We believe that people from different backgrounds and cultures give us different perspectives. And the more perspectives we have, the more successful we’ll be. By building a culture of respect and appreciation, we give everyone who works here the opportunity to realise their full potential.

We welcome applications from people with a refugee background.

You can learn more about our global Inclusion strategy at Our people | Rolls-Royce

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