Advisor Compliance

Reporting to the Head of Advice – EMEA, the Compliance Advisor is a member of the EMEA Advice team within the Trading & Supply (T&S) Compliance organisation.

The EMEA Advice team has responsibility for:

• Acting as the first point of contact for all regulatory & compliance advice to the various T&S businesses within their region (including Crude, Products, Energy, Emissions, Shipping, Operations and Supply).
• Providing guidance and advice to T&S businesses on the Shell Code of Conduct.
• Managing the escalation of more complex regulatory & compliance or Code of Conduct queries to the relevant Compliance SME.
• Reviewing new products or activities as part of any T&S new business approval process.
• Assisting the T&S Compliance Training team with the allocation and delivery of training.
• Providing input to Compliance Risk Assessments.

What’s the role?

This role will primarily focus on supporting Shell’s trading business in Rotterdam and the incumbent Senior Compliance Advisor. The ideal candidate will have a working knowledge of physical product trading markets and ideally experience of trading and regulation in the biofuels/credits space. A good understanding of trading on regulated markets/platforms would be valuable.

The Advisor Compliance will be expected to:

• Establish effective business partnering relationships with the T&S business in Rotterdam and beyond, and across the T&S Compliance teams regionally and globally.
• Develop and maintain a strong understanding of the T&S businesses’ activities, Compliance risks and controls.
• Assist the T&S businesses in understanding the Compliance risk implications of their current and proposed new activities, as well support the identification (and development) of potential risk mitigations and Line of Defence (LOD1) controls.
• Proactively provide guidance and advice to the local T&S business (and as may be required within the wider T&S businesses) in relation to all regulatory & compliance requirements and risks, including (but not limited to):
• Compliance with external regulations/exchange rules/internal requirements, or conformance with Group Standards, Manuals and Shell Trading Policies.
• The understanding and mitigation of regulatory and compliance risks such as market manipulation, anti-trust, bribery & corruption, and money laundering.
• Partner with all other parts of the Compliance team, including in the development and execution of the Compliance Training agenda and the annual Compliance Risk Assessment plan.
• Serve as a Compliance representative in meetings, as needed.

What We Need From You

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university (or equivalent work experience).
• Experience working within a Commodity Trading Compliance environment, ideally with sector-specific knowledge/exposure.
• Experience of futures exchange trading and clearing, preferably in oil and energy markets.
• Understanding of local financial and physical market regulations and regulators e.g. AFM, FCA, CFTC, MAR, RED II, REMIT.
• Understanding of trading instruments, trading strategies, and risk concepts.
• Good interpersonal and relationship building skills including the ability to interact with and influence at all levels of an organization and engage with a wide range of stakeholders.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Team-oriented and collaborative, with the ability to work independently and share knowledge and learnings broadly.
• Compliance is a foundation of the way in which T&S does business and therefore integrity is one of the fundamental values that we are seeking as part of the Compliance team. We believe integrity is the hallmark of a person who demonstrates sound moral and ethical principles during their work. Integrity is the foundation on which co-workers build relationships, trust, and effective interpersonal relationships. It is essential that the successful candidate will be able to give clear examples of integrity as one of their core values.

Company Description

Shell Nederland BV is a platform for international collaboration, with Shell offering direct employment to around ten thousand people in the Netherlands alone, including roughly 2,800 non-Dutch employees from around 80 countries. Diversity is key at Shell Nederland, and our employees reflect the innovation that stems from a diverse workforce. By joining Shell Nederland, you will benefit from an unrivalled industry-leading development programme that will see you tap into a pool of expert knowledge that will help propel your career. Shell Nederland is the holding company of most Shell companies operating in the Netherlands. Shell Nederland also has an advisory and coordinating role in numerous areas.

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