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QBE are excited to be recruiting a French Speaking Senior compliance Officer to join our Compliance Monitoring team on a 9-month fixed term basis. This is the perfect opportunity for someone who is keen to work internationally and lead on Audits. The role can be based anywhere in the UK with possible on site travel.
Primary Responsibilities
Determine own work priorities and activities within context of agreed plans to ensure the achievement of the Compliance department’s objectives.
Monitor regulatory developments and promote team and management awareness.
Maintain detailed knowledge of relevant UK regulatory requirements, including where applicable, those relating to insurance intermediation.
Knowledge of relevant EU regulatory requirements, including where applicable, those relating to insurance intermediation.
Carry out reviews of existing procedures to ensure they enable portfolios to meet regulatory requirements.
Build and maintain strong and effective relationships with key internal and external business stakeholders to ensure that service delivery meets the business expectations.
Maintain regular communication with peers across QBE group, as appropriate to ensure consistency, transfer of knowledge and promotion of best practice.
Ensure portfolios are compliant with UK regulator and overseas regulatory requirements in any territories where business transacted.
Provide compliance management information to senior management to ensure best practice is adhered to.
Perform ad hoc project work to meet departmental objectives.
Preferred Competencies/Skills
Communicates effectively at all levels within the organisation
Project management skills to plan, motivate and achieve required deadlines
Able to produce MI and detailed reports at various levels
Fluent French speaker
Preferred Knowledge
- Working knowledge of London market insurance practices (in particular an understanding of all relevant insurance company regulations and UK regulatory rules) as they apply to insurers and to insurance mediation activities
Why QBE? At My Best
At QBE, we want our people to feel rewarded and inspired to perform at their best, that’s why we have created “At My Best”. It’s our connection, our way of showing we have your back. We understand that one size doesn’t fit all and that priorities can change depending on your life stage. That is why our blend of wellbeing initiatives and benefits offer flexibility to suit what matters most to you. It’s in the culture of our business, our QBE DNA, to support our people. Everything we do is underpinned by our QBE DNA - because we know it’s not just what we do that matters, it’s how we do it that makes the difference. In addition to this, we also offer flexible parental leave for both parents and have several employee network groups that support and empower our diverse workforce.
At QBE, we view our people as our most precious asset. We understand the importance of fostering a work environment that is responsive to the changing needs of today's workforce. QBE aims to build a workplace that is fair and inclusive because we want to attract and retain the best people to do the job, we have adopted flexible working across the company and welcome this conversation (https://careers/flex-qbe/).
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Some of the award’s QBE are proud to have won, been a finalist for, and shortlisted for include;
5-star Diversity, Equity and inclusion (DEI) awards, 2023 Winner - Insurance Business Canada
Employer of the Year 2022Winner – Insurance Insider
British Claims Awards 2022 Winner - InsurTech Award
Insurance Times Claims Excellence Awards 2022 Winner - Claims Product Solution of the Year
Working Families Best Practice Awards 2021 Finalist for: Best COVID-19 Response
Insurance Post British Insurance Awards 2022 Shortlisted for: Best Customer Care, Diversity & Inclusion Initiative of the Year 2022, Specialist Insurer of the Year (for Construction), General Insurer of the Year
We are proud to have partnerships with organisations such as Stonewall and Working Families, and our commitment to the Women in Finance Charter, the UN Women’s Empowerment Principles and Race at Work charter helps keep us accountable and transparent
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We are striving to create a workplace culture where all our people feel included, and we are committed to building a diverse workforce that is reflective of the communities we operate in.
We know that diversity of thought, background and experience enables better decision making, improves the quality of our delivery and helps us to meet the needs of our customers.
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At QBE, we believe that integrating sustainability into our business helps us deliver on our purpose of enabling a more resilient future. Our three key focus areas include fostering an orderly and inclusive transition to a net-zero economy, enabling a sustainable and resilient workforce and partnering for growth through innovative, sustainable and impactful solutions. For further information regarding QBE’s sustainability targets, including our net-zero pledges and inclusion of diversity targets, and our award-winning impact investment initiative ‘Premiums4Good’, please visit our Sustainability homepage and read our latest Sustainability Report (Link).
