Compliance Sustainability & Risk Associate

Duration: 18-month contract 

Reports to: Compliance Manager 

Job purpose:    To support the compliance manager in ensuring that the IFRS Foundation manages business and compliance risks. 

The team:  This role sits within the Compliance, Risk, and Internal Sustainability function within the broader Governance and Trustee Activities team. The position involves close collaboration with both the legal and talent development departments, as well as partnership with other teams on key projects.

Principal accountabilities:

Regulatory Compliance

• Monitor changes to UK and international regulatory requirements across all business operations and update the compliance calendar as needed
• Maintain the policy register, ensuring data is up-to-date and prompting policy owners to review their policies and procedures
• Conduct regular compliance risk assessments and assurance exercises
• Support the development and maintenance of compliance training and guidance to staff at all levels

Sustainability Compliance

• Coordinate the annual GHG emissions calculation for the Foundation with the support of external specialists
• Maintain the Foundation’s Environmental Management System
• Secretariat to the Foundation’s Environmental Sustainability Leads Group
• Monitor compliance with environmental regulations and sustainability commitments

Risk Management & Monitoring

• Gather non-conformance data from across the Foundation and contribute to the regular reporting to the Trustee Audit and Risk Committee
• Compile key risk indicator data for regular reporting to the Executive Risk Committee

Advisory & Strategic Support

• Maintain compliance function SharePoint pages
• Gather information to complete due diligence requests from third parties

Qualification & experience:

Essential

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or suitable relevant experience
• Minimum 3 years' experience in sustainability or compliance
• Experience with environmental social and governance (ESG) regulations, sustainability reporting frameworks, and environmental compliance requirements
• Experience with international regulatory frameworks (EU, US, Canada, Asia-Pacific)
• Experience of monitoring control frameworks / conducting assurance checks

Skills and attributes

Candidates who wish to be considered for this role must also:

• Have strong written and verbal communication abilities.
• Ability to work effectively across different time zones and cultures.
• Project management skills with ability to manage multiple priorities.
• High attention to detail and accuracy.
• Able to manage tasks to completion.
• Ability to influence and build relationships at all organisational levels.

Desirable

• Familiarity with reporting under the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol
• Experience working with an enterprise risk management framework
• Experience creating instructional materials for employees
• Skilled in preparing compliance reports for senior leaders
• Knowledge of working with learning management systems
• Prior involvement in a global organisation

Application closing date:  13th February 2026

Please note that while we have a closing date for this application, we reserve the right to interview candidates and potentially close the role early should we find a suitable candidate.

About us

At the IFRS Foundation, we believe better information leads to better decisions. We set financial reporting standards that enable companies to meet the evolving information needs of the global capital markets. United by our purpose to foster trust, growth and long-term financial stability in the global economy, we engage in challenging, meaningful work every day—across all our areas of expertise.

If you share our passion for this mission, we want to hear from you.

Diverse perspectives. International expertise.

Working for our global organisation offers many benefits, including:

• rewarding work that serves the public interest;
• engagement with diverse international experts;
• inclusive and collaborative teams;
• intellectually challenging projects;
• flexible working arrangements;
• numerous areas of specialisation; and
• opportunities for professional growth and development.

Diversity and inclusion are seen as key strengths of our organisation. These qualities are essential for us to engage with and meet the needs of our varied global stakeholders, and they are part of what makes the IFRS Foundation a great place to work.

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