Compliance Officer

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The role

The Ethics & Compliance (E&C) Team is looking to reinforce its ABC capacities by hiring a Compliance Counsel specialized in anti-corruption.

The role is based in the Roquette Group headquarters in La Madeleine. However, the position offers the possibility to work from home 3 days a week and the office is located within walking distance from Lille Flandres and Lille Europe train stations.

Our Team

As part of the legal department, the Ethics & Compliance team is in constant connection with all the other Group functions (sales / purchase / manufacturing / audit / finance / etc.) all around the world.

In addition to putting in place a Roquette’s Group-wide compliance program, developing policies, and implementing processes to support and drive a culture of ethics and integrity, the Ethics & Compliance team also enables Roquette to proactively address compliance issues.

The scope of the Ethics & Compliance team covers anticorruption & anti-bribery, competition law, international trade sanctions, personal data protection. We also provide assistance on some sustainability and human rights issues.

Your personality and talents will make the difference to:

- Support and keep enhancing the Group’s anti-corruption and anti-bribery (ABC) program, with particular emphasis on compliance with the FCPA and French Sapin II law, and implementation of the AFA Guidelines
- Promote and embed the Roquette Values and Roquette Code of Conduct
- Provide strategic advice and counsel on all aspects of ABC law
- Proactively address compliance issues
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including other legal teams but also the Strategy, Sales, Purchase, Finance, Audit, etc.
- Monitor and advise regarding legal developments in the field of anti-corruption and anti-bribery law
- Create training and communication content to advertise anti-corruption and anti-bribery rules to most exposed functions
- Develop materials and activities for ABC initiatives
- Participate in planning, execution and reporting processes of compliance reviews and build out essential reports and KPIs

What will we love about you?

First of all, you are comfortable in an international environment, and you have excellent communication and pedagogy skills. You are proactive in identifying opportunities and taking the lead in implementing new ideas and solutions.

But also..
- You hold a Masters Degree in Compliance / International law / LLM/Finance / Business school / Audit
- You hold 5-7 years of experience specialized in ABC.
- Knowledge and experience in international trade sanctions is a plus, but not compulsory
- English is a must.
- You have international experience with significant exposure to working within and across different jurisdictions.
- You are autonomous, rigorous, display intellectual curiosity, team spirit and initiative.
- You know how to communicate and adapt your communication depending on your stakeholder (adapt speech to different targets)
- You are good with PowerPoint, Teams and other Microsoft tools
- You are willing to travel when required (approx. 15% of the time)

What will you love about us?- Opportunities to learn and develop in an entrepreneurial environment that encourages innovation.- Our internal mobility policy- Benefits such as: RTT, Time Savings Account, Incentives- The possibility of combining professional and personal life through telecommuting and organizational flexibility Le rôle

L'équipe Éthique et conformité (E&C) cherche à renforcer ses capacités ABC en recrutant un(e) Counsel Compliance spécialisé dans la lutte contre la corruption.

Le poste est basé au siège du Groupe Roquette à La Madeleine. Cependant, le poste offre la possibilité de travailler à domicile 3 jours par semaine et le bureau est situé à quelques pas des gares Lille Flandres et Lille Europe.

Notre équipe

Au sein de la direction juridique, l'équipe Ethique & Conformité est en lien permanent avec toutes les autres fonctions du Groupe (ventes / achats / fabrication / audit / finance / etc.) partout dans le monde.

En plus de mettre en place un programme de conformité à l'échelle du Groupe Roquette, d'élaborer des politiques et de mettre en œuvre des processus pour soutenir et promouvoir une culture d'éthique et d'intégrité, l'équipe Éthique et conformité permet également à Roquette de traiter de manière proactive les problèmes de conformité.

Le champ d'action de l'équipe Éthique et conformité couvre la lutte contre la corruption, le droit de la concurrence, les sanctions commerciales internationales, la protection des données pe