Compliance Officer | ED&F Man Commodities | London or Amsterdam

We have an opportunity for someone to join us as a Compliance Officer in a truly global environment, based in London or Amsterdam. Supporting our global agriculture trading businesses, the role represents an exciting opportunity to provide ongoing compliance training to the business and to work with various functions across the business to support the development and implementation of compliance projects. The role provides long-term development potential for someone eager to demonstrate their skills and experience in the fast-paced soft commodities environment.

Business Overview: Established in 1783, ED&F Man is an agricultural commodities merchant with 2,800 people in 43 countries and annual revenue in excess of $8bn. We trade sugar, coffee, molasses, animal feed and fish oils. Corporate responsibility is ingrained in our culture. We are passionate about sustainable production, take care to limit the environmental impact of our operations and actively support the communities in which we work.

Key Accountabilities:

• Implement Hartree Partner’s compliance program across the business.
• Undertake risk assessments to identify key compliance risk and required mitigation.
• Monitor compliance with internal policies and international regulations alongside sharing communications to ensure compliance with policies and laws.
• Provide the business with regular compliance guidance in high-risk trading activity alongside training to the business covering internal policies and external laws.
• Ensure that compliance considerations are appropriately integrated into decision-making processes, including the ability to raise and defend dissenting views.
• Support the central compliance function and the business with counterparty KYC activities, including an understanding of how sanctions risks can be identified and mitigated in key markets in which the business operates.
• Identify compliance issues across the business and report those issues to the Chief Compliance Officer and work towards their rectification.
• Review marketing materials and external presentations to ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
• Support the central compliance team by gathering information relevant to the business.
• Work with Touton and ED&F Man’s Legal and Internal Audit Departments on fraud or related investigations.
• Manage applicable whistleblowing systems and associated investigations.
• Support various compliance projects being implemented across the business.
• Consistently engage with the business’s trading and leadership teams to ensure compliance remains a top priority.
• Monitor market abuse, anti-trust, and sanctions compliance.
• Provide compliance support and advice to the trading business covering both financial and physical trading.
• Support the onboarding and manage the KYC and counterparties approval activities.
• Advising on and monitoring compliance with policies and regulations including MiFid, REMIT, EMIR, MAR and Dodd Frank.
• Monitor OTC and exchange trading activity to ensure compliance with rules and local regulatory requirements.

Skills and Experience:

• Fluency in English is essential with language skills in French or Arabic being highly valued.
• 3+ years direct trading compliance experience working for a physical commodities trading house.
• Trade compliance experience with emerging markets, in particular West African and Middle Eastern markets.
• Knowledge of UK, US, EU, Swiss, French and other international compliance regulations applicable to commodity trading.
• Experience of providing compliance advice and guidance to traders.
• Bachelors or Masters Degree educated in law or economics is highly advantageous.
• Experience in being part of developing a compliance program and monitoring compliance performance.
• Excellent communication and relationship building experience.
• Ability to maintain high ethical standards and make informed decisions quickly.
• Leadership and management skills and critical problem-solving skills.

We recognise that talent comes in many forms, and we value potential just as much as experience. If this role excites you but you don’t meet every requirement, we still encourage you to apply.

Our Offer: We provide a fast-paced, stimulating and truly global environment, which will stretch your abilities and channel your talents. We also offer competitive salary and benefits combined with outstanding career development opportunities in one of the global leaders in soft commodity trading.

Our Values: Our values define who we are. They are the fundamental beliefs that determine our actions and guide our behaviour. They influence the way we communicate and collaborate, and define the way we engage with our clients, partners, and communities. Our values are underpinned by a set of essential behaviours, which form part of our performance management approach. Delivering on our objectives is very much about ‘what’ we do, but these essential behaviours also provide a guide and measure for ‘how’ we do things. Our performance essentials are Take Initiative, Self‑Management, Deliver Results and Collaboration.

Our Commitment: We are committed to creating and sustaining an inclusive and diverse work environment where all employees are treated with dignity and respect. We are committed to promoting equal opportunities in employment and are focused on actively building and developing diverse teams. All qualified applicants will receive equal treatment without regard to race, colour, sex, gender, age, religion or belief, ethnic or national origin, marital or civil partner status, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender reassignment (identity, gender expression), genetic information or any characteristic protected by local law.

We are willing to make any reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process. We encourage everyone to speak up if they witness any behaviour that violates laws, regulations, or our internal policies, values, or standards of conduct.