• Job Description

  Req#: REQ236951

  Your business:

  Legal and Group Secretariat is responsible for delivering an integrated and consistent approach to CBA’s external and internal legal risk management and corporate governance.

  Your team:

  The SpeakUP team works alongside the Accountability Regime Team (ART) to support CBA’s strategy by building customer trust in CBA through promoting accountability and upholding integrity.

  The SpeakUP team and ART are part of Legal and Group Secretariat. The SpeakUP team ensures there are safe channels and formal processes in place that enable CBA’s people and external partners to speak up about their concerns.

  SpeakUP also supports and enables CBA’s compliance with the statutory corporate whistleblower regime and undertakes investigations and cultural reviews into whistleblower concerns. The range of misconduct concerns investigated by SpeakUP is broad and includes fraud, bribery, conflicts of interest, bullying, sexual harassment and discrimination.

  Your impact and contribution:

  You will report to an Executive Manager of Whistleblowing Investigations. You will be responsible for conducting fair, impartial and timely investigations and culture reviews:

  • With sensitivity and professionalism; and

  • In accordance with best practice and SpeakUP’s processes (which include participant support processes).

  On any given day you will:

  • Conduct SpeakUP investigations and culture reviews fairly, impartially, with sensitivity and in a timely and professional manner.

  • Follow established investigative and review processes which reflect best practice and include wellbeing support for participants.

  • Draft clear, considered and accurate allegation letters and findings reports.

  • Engage with investigation participants clearly, confidently and with care.

  • Establish and maintain effective working relationships key stakeholders such as colleagues in Group Legal, HR (including Workplace Relations and People Care) and Group Investigations, as appropriate.

  • Participate in the ART and SpeakUP team strategy.

  • Contribute to an engaged and inclusive culture within ART and the SpeakUP team, and Legal and Group Secretariat more broadly.

  Your experience looks like:

  • Tertiary qualifications in law or another relevant field (preferred).

  • 1+ years’ experience in, or exposure to, workplace investigations, litigation, culture reviews, or other investigative or alternate dispute resolution processes.

  • Knowledge of, or practical experience working within, Australia’s corporate statutory whistleblower regime will be highly regarded, as will experience in lending misconduct and fraud investigations.

  • Demonstrated emotional intelligence and an ability to manage sensitive and confidential matters with care and respect.

  • Highly-developed written and verbal skills.

  • Demonstrated ability to analyse information and make well-informed and considered judgements on complex matters.

  • Understanding when to escalate complex issues and problems.

  • Demonstrated ability to influence and build trust with stakeholders.

  • Ability to manage several cases simultaneously and competing priorities.

  • Resilient and well-developed self-regulation.

  • Demonstrated ability to manage risks and compliance obligations.

  Working at CommBank

  At CommBank, we support our people with the flexibility to balance where work is done with at least half their time each month connecting in office. We also have many other flexible working options available including changing start and finish times, part-time arrangements and job share to name a few. Talk to us about how these arrangements might work in the role you’re interested in.

  If you're already part of the Commonwealth Bank Group (including Bankwest, x15ventures), you'll need to apply through Sidekick to submit a valid application. We’re keen to support you with the next step in your career.

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  Advertising End Date: 23/05/2025

• About the company

  The Commonwealth Bank of Australia, or CommBank, is an Australian multinational bank with businesses across New Zealand, Asia, the United States and the United Kingdom.

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