Graduate Risk, Compliance and Quality Associate

Position Summary

Odunela Group is recruiting a Graduate Risk, Compliance and Quality Associate to support the controlled implementation and launch projects.

The successful candidate will maintain risk, compliance, control, quality, exception and corrective-action records and support the testing of operational controls. The role is for a recent (2026) graduate who has a very strong attention to detail and proven integrity.

Principal Responsibilities

The successful candidate will:

1. maintain risk registers;
2. maintain legal and regulatory obligation records;
3. support development of the control library;
4. map obligations and risks to controls;
5. prepare quality-control procedures;
6. perform supervised first-line control testing;
7. maintain exception and corrective-action records;
8. track professional and assurance findings;
9. monitor overdue remediation;
10. support launch-readiness testing;
11. identify recurring control failures;
12. prepare risk, compliance and quality reports;
13. escalate material exceptions.

Essential Requirements

Applicants should possess a relevant degree or equivalent qualification in:

1. law;
2. accounting;
3. risk management;
4. finance;
5. economics;
6. business administration;
7. compliance;
8. quality management;
9. public administration.

Applicants must demonstrate:

1. analytical reasoning;
2. numerical competence;
3. accurate record keeping;
4. professional scepticism;
5. clear report writing;
6. ability to identify causes, consequences and controls;
7. integrity and sound judgement.

Desirable Attributes

1. risk, audit or compliance internship;
2. internal-control study;
3. legal or regulatory research;
4. quality-management exposure;
5. accounting or assurance experience;
6. data analysis.

Selection Process

The recruitment process will include:

1. Application and eligibility screening.
2. A role-specific practical assessment completed during Screening.
3. Round One technical and competency interview.
4. Final Round institutional-suitability interview.
5. Identity, qualification, reference and role-appropriate verification.
6. Management clearance and conditional offer.

The practical assessment does not constitute a separate interview round.

Application Requirements

Applicants should submit:

1. A concise supporting statement explaining their suitability.
2. A current CV along with:  
3. Relevant academic, professional, project or portfolio evidence;
4. your earliest available commencement date;
5. any conflict of interest relevant to the role;
6. the contact details of two suitable referees.

YOUR APPLICATION WOULD BE REJECTED IF YOU DO NOT COMPLY WITH THIS APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS.

Equal Opportunity Policy

Odunela Group assesses applicants on competence, integrity, evidence, suitability and the approved requirements of the position.

Candidate privacy

Applicant information will be processed for recruitment, verification and employment-administration purposes in accordance with the candidate privacy information available through the Odunela Group career portal.