Business Conduct Reporting and Research Specialist at FirstRand Corporate Centre

Job Description

• To gather and analyse data to better understand corporate impacts on stakeholders. of the financial services sector to provide strategic insight to the Business to ensure informed decisions are made for industry-specific product, client, market, and behavioural information which can be utilised by business stakeholders and clients to the business

Are you someone who can:

• Innovate by finding the best fit solution for the situation such as the flexibility of delivery and customised solutions which result in more efficient outcomes
• Initiate and manage research, data mining and analysis and storytelling to ensure up-to-date horizon scanning and an understanding of the external and internal environment
• Analyse and document conditions affecting industry and/or business groups 
• Determine business questions that need be answered and determine appropriate analytics models for utilisation 
• Source and do some preparation (20-30%) of relevant data sources for analysis 
• Translate business requirements into tangible outcomes utilizing own understanding of the business projects and processes 
• Contribute to the development of core analytical capabilities using quantitave and qualitative methods. 
• Provide critical decision-making information to management and the board to substantiate the strategy and practices of ethics and business conduct programmes and management.
• Maintain expert knowledge on relevant legislative amendments, local and global trends, industry best practices and provision of proactive advice and solutions to relevant stakeholders 
• Provide thought leadership and expertise on learning practices and benchmarks in research 
• Research and provide opinions on a variety of issues to proactively identify, assess and manage organisational conduct risk.
• Advising management on implementing good practices in organizational ethics, disclosures & transparency, responsible business conduct, risk management in that sphere & internal controls.
• Supporting policy writing and finalization processes as well as related training.
• Ad hoc research requests.
• Quarterly governance reporting lead and coordination.

You will be an ideal candidate if you have:

• Minimum Qualification - Relevant Post Graduate Degree
• Experience - 3 to 5 years researching and handling data efficiently. Experience in a financial services industry

Deadline:21st July,2025