Ethics and Compliance Manager

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OUP, the leading global ELT publisher, is seeking a highly motivated **Ethics and Compliance Manager **to add its **Brazil** team. This position will be based at São Paulo city.
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**About the Role**
The **Ethics and Compliance Manager **is responsible for supporting the DECO in delivering and embedding the Oxford University Press (OUP) corporate ethics and compliance programme within the English Language Teaching (ELT) business in Brazil, Argentina, South America and the US.
Under the direction of the DECO, this role will also promote an ethical business culture and business success through prevention and response to all client and stakeholder groups.
Key responsibilities of the role will include:
- Provide advice and guidance to the ELT business regarding ethics and compliance related matters, in particular through membership of ELT’s Senior Management Teams and other project teams as required.
- Working with the DECO and other colleagues in Ethics and Compliance, conduct Top Down Risk Assessments, identifying ethics and compliance risks for responsible regions(s).
- As directed by the DECO, and within defined timelines as per the divisional KPIs, conduct face to face training for staff in high risk roles within responsible region(s). Ensure that all divisional staff and new starters take part in annual ethical online training and other exercises, including first level review of Conflict of Interest Declarations.
- Within defined timelines as per the divisional KPIs, conduct face to face training for all staff in non-high-risk roles, working with other Divisional Ethics and Compliance teams as required.
- Work with the business to ensure that all high-risk business activities and ethical marketing activities (EMA) in responsible region(s) are identified and that adequate due diligence has been carried out in accordance with the High Risk Business Activity (HRBA) and Ethical Marketing policies. Conduct first level review and approval of HRBAs and EMAs prior to approval by the DECO.
- Review and approval of gifts and hospitality and charitable giving submissions, in accordance with defined thresholds.
- Report quarterly and annually to the DECO on KPIs and key issues related to the Programme across responsible region(s).
- Meet with business partners, including agents and distributors, to reinforce OUP’s commitment to ethical business practices. Manage day-to-day questions from employees and business partners regarding acceptable business practices and compliance with relevant policies.
- Provide support to investigations as required.
**About you**
- 5+ years experience of working in an Ethics and Compliance role (professional qualification preferred, e.g. Association of Counterfraud Examiners, part-qualified/qualified accountant, Internal Audit (IIA), ICA or legal qualification)
- Good understanding of bribery, fraud and other related risks and the types of processes/ controls for mitigating those risks
- Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal skills and the ability to work with all levels of management and staff, including executive leadership
- Experience of managing own workload
- Highly organized and able to communicate effectively and confidently and collaborate with team members and other cross-divisional colleagues
- Discrete and trustworthy as required to work with sensitive and confidential information
- Ability to adapt to a diverse range of situations and surroundings
- Broad knowledge of corporate processes, systems and organizational structures
- High personal integrity and excellent judgment
- Willingness to travel overseas if required
- GJC Level: I6 (for internal purposes only)_

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