Policy Associate

Permanent
Full time - flexible working may be considered
35 hours per week
£44,932 - £58,148 for Birmingham and £50,600- £65,600 for London; depending on demonstrable knowledge skills and experience
Hybrid - home based and Birmingham, Hybrid - home based and London, Old Broad Street
Policy, Education and Research

We are currently looking for a Policy Associate to join our Anti-Money Laundering (AML) team in either our London or Birmingham office. 

 

 The role:

At the SRA, keeping money launderers and financial crime out of legal services has long been a priority. Anti-money laundering (AML) in the legal sector is seeing rapid change, with the adoption of legal technology and more recently the evolving sanctions requirements on law firms.

As a Policy Associate you will assist in the development and implementation of AML policies which guide our AML supervisory work, and regulation of the legal services market.

As a confident and credible communicator, you will be able to engage effectively with both internal and external stakeholders, and present to them complex information in an understandable way. You will also make your contributions to reports, consultation papers, policy documents, committee and board papers on the topic of AML. There is some scope for participating in external events, for example by participating in conferences or roundtables.

This role has responsibility to deliver a rolling programme of AML training to staff of existing and upcoming requirements. This will require engagement with people from all levels of the organisation, to coordinate, and where necessary deliver AML training to all teams.

 

What’s in it for you:

  • Be a key contributor to the development, delivery and implementation of AML policies impacting the legal services market
  • Contribute to a new and growing team, where there is a chance not only to develop your work, but the wider work of the organisation
  • Lead on the development and roll out of AML training across the organisation
  • Develop knowledge of AML legislation, best practice and risks

 

What we are looking for:

  • Experience of policy development and delivery
  • Some understanding of UK AML regulation and/or wider AML knowledge
  • Excellent drafting skills to produce a wide range of high-quality written reports
  • Confident communicator, with ability to engage and influence a wide range of stakeholders
  • Ability to develop and deliver training

 

Useful and additional information

There is a Role Profile attached at the bottom of the advert on our website.

This role will be based in our Birmingham or London office 1-2 days a week, and from home the rest of the week. Salary range for a Birmingham based role is £44,932 - £58,148.20, and £50,600 - £65,604 for a London based role, and any offer will be dependent on demonstrable knowledge, skills and experience the successful candidate can bring to the role.

If you have any questions that are not answered in the advert, additional documents or our website, you can contact us via: recruitment@sra.org.uk



To apply

Please click ‘apply’ to complete the online application form and upload a CV and cover letter, addressing how you meet the requirements outlined in this advert and the attached role profile. 

To find out more about the recruitment and selection process and how to make the most of your application, please visit our jobs pages.

Closing date for applications is 10 October and we anticipate interviews to take place in the following weeks.  

 

Candidates who have applied to this role in the past 6 months will not be considered and shouldn't re-apply.

The SRA is the independent regulator of solicitors and law firms in England and Wales, protecting consumers and supporting the rule of law and the administration of justice. We do this by overseeing all education and training requirements necessary to practise as a solicitor, licensing individuals and firms to practise, setting the standards of the profession and regulating and enforcing compliance against these standards.
We offer an inclusive, supportive and friendly working environment and the chance to develop your career within a professional organisation. We are committed to the health and wellbeing of staff, helping everyone to strike a good balance between personal and professional life.

Additionally, we provide a generous flexible benefits package, including gym membership with a tax only cost, an excellent defined contribution pension scheme and an additional 3% of annual basic salary upon successful completion of probation.
AML Policy Associate Role Profile 2022.docx – 536KB
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Vacancy closing date: 11/10/2022, 09:00

The Solicitors Regulation Authority is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

Diversity and inclusion is central to everything we do. We are actively committed to promoting and participating in good practice in the way that we attract, recruit and retain staff.

Everyone is encouraged to bring their whole self to work because we appreciate the value that a truly diverse workforce brings to an organisation. We celebrate difference, recognising the benefits this brings to our inclusive culture, including age, disability, gender identity and expression, religion, race, sex, sexual orientation and socio economic background.

 We are a Stonewall Top 100 Employer, a member of ENEI, a disability confident employer and we are happy to talk flexible working.

This opportunity is closed to applicants.