This is a superb opportunity to further your career in risk and compliance with a leading ethical financial institution.

Ecology Building Society is a successful member-owned financial institution with a clear environmental focus and a mission to promote sustainable development. Our members save with us in the knowledge that their money is being used to make a positive environmental impact whilst giving them a fair financial return. Our impact isn't about the profit we make - its about the difference we make to the environment and communities across the UK. Since 1981 we've lent to over 3,000 projects, supporting individuals, charities, environmental businesses and community-led housing organisations to realise their sustainable living ambitions.

Main responsibilities

A core member of the Risk & Compliance team, you will be responsible for ensuring the Society complies with current regulation and meets its regulatory obligations (including Prudential Regulation) through sound regulatory judgement, advice, education and oversight. Working within a defined framework, you will identify, remediate and mitigate risks for the Society (including Fraud & Financial Crime, Anti Bribery & Corruption, Conduct, Data Protection, Outsourcing & 3rd Party Risks) ensuring that proactive and proportionate risk-based oversight ensures key risks are known, documented and adequately controlled.

This is a second line role, requiring you to adopt a risk-based and proportionate approach to risk mitigation solutions working closely with the 1st line of defence to ensure operational success upon implementation. You will support quality and timely delivery of Risk & Compliance review activities in response to Regulatory findings, emerging issues and other unplanned for initiatives.

You will be responsible for proactive issue management, status reporting and the production of Risk & Compliance MI Dashboard to inform governance forums.

About you

To be successful in this role you will have:

• Proven experience in a risk and compliance role within financial services (PRA/FCA regulated), generating outputs to Board level;
• Experience of interpreting legislative requirements to inform advice and oversight;
• Experience of adopting a risk-based and proportionate approach to issue resolution;
• Experience of embedding a culture of risk and compliance awareness;
• Operational experience of managing various risk types (including Strategic, Financial, Operational, Ethics and Credit).

Working for Ecology

You'll be based in our unique eco-build office in Silsden, West Yorkshire with some requirement to work from home during the pandemic. As well as a great working environment and supportive team you will enjoy:

• A salary of £37,000 to £40,000 per annum (dependent upon experience);
• 24 days annual leave plus bank holidays;
• Free parking;
• A holiday purchase scheme;
• Annual performance-related bonus scheme;
• After 3 months service, you will be entitled to a competitive Society pension contribution and death in service life cover.

Our mission matters. The majority of the UK's 16 million houses waste energy on a massive scale – contributing up to 27% of our carbon footprint. We know that properties can be built, converted, renovated or improved with respect for the environment, and with comfort and affordability in mind. We're here to help people and communities across the UK make it happen. You don't need to take our word for it, we're:

•  Proud winners of the Build It Awards 2020 - Best Self Build Lender category;
• Recognised as highly commended in the 'What Mortgage Awards 2020' Best Shared Ownership Mortgage Lender for our support of affordable housing options;
• Winners of the 2019 'Mortgage Finance Gazette awards' Best Self Build Lender recognising excellence in providing mortgages for self and custom build;
• A two-awards winner at the 'ICAEW Finance for the Future Awards' 2019 - winning the Building Sustainable Financial Products award and being recognised for our Climate Leadership;
• An accredited Living Wage employer, and;
• The first building society in the UK to be awarded the Fair Tax Mark in 2016.

If you would like to be part of our team and help make a difference, then please send your CV and a covering letter in support of your application to [email protected] before the closing date of the 21st January 2021.

Job Type: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £37,000.00-£40,000.00 per year

COVID-19 considerations:
As an essential service, our office remains open during the pandemic and we are operating a Covid-secure workplace. Colleagues are working remotely and onsite in Silsden West Yorkshire, where appropriate.