Banking & Finance Law (Legal)
Government - Federal (Government & Defence)
Full time
The role
You will support APRA's Enforcement mandate to prevent and address serious prudential risks and to hold entities and individuals to account.
Your work will cover the breadth of APRA's enforcement activity and will include:
Delivering on enforcement projects and conducting investigations into regulated entities;
Providing high quality, practical legal/enforcement advice embodying APRA's risk appetite, including advising on strategy, litigation, enforcement and regulatory issues relating to APRA's functions and powers;
Collaborating effectively with stakeholders across the organisation, including jointly formulating strategy with stakeholders in industry aligned supervision teams across APRA on a range of complex issues that are often novel and untested;
Developing and enhancing APRA's enforcement infrastructure;
Supporting the wider Legal team in engagement with stakeholders.
The team
The Enforcement team provides legal and enforcement advice across various aspects of financial services, corporate and administrative law and prudential regulation, involving banks, credit unions, building societies, general insurance and reinsurance companies, life insurance, private health insurance, friendly societies, and most of the superannuation industry.
The Enforcement team also plays a key role in APRA's co-administration of the Financial Accountability Regime.
Key responsibilities:
Delivering high quality, practical enforcement advice embodying APRA's risk appetite to internal stakeholders, informed by a 'one-APRA' mindset;
Supporting managers and other colleagues in project managing and supporting Enforcement colleagues in the delivery of enforcement outcomes;
Having strong project management skills, internal (senior internal supervisors) and external stakeholder management (supervised entities and their legal advisers, external law firms and Counsel instructed by APRA);
Establishing rapport with stakeholders quickly and understanding where APRA Enforcement can add value.
About you
You will have legal and/or regulatory investigation experience and relevant tertiary qualifications, which may include investigative, legal or accounting qualifications.
Applicants will also ideally have:
Well-developed communication, negotiation and interpersonal skills;
Excellent organisation, self and priority management skills;
Openness to learning and adapting in a dynamic environment;
Supportive and inclusive working style and the ability to work with interstate and blended teams;
Experience in one or more of the industries regulated by APRA.
To work with us, you need to be an Australian citizen with eligibility to gain a Baseline Security clearance.
About APRA
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) places you at the heart of Australia's financial services industry.
APRA serves the Australian community by helping ensure financial institutions deliver on the financial commitments they make, within a stable, efficient and competitive financial system.
At APRA we're committed to providing an inclusive workplace where everyone belongs, feels valued and respected.
APRA is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, or disability status.
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