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Vice President, Risk and Compliance
Bank of America
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| 00:02 | My name is Maame. I am a Vice President in the Global Compliance and Operational Risk Division of Bank of America Merrill Lynch. |
| 00:12 | How I like to explain my role is think of how you have regulators like OFSTED for schools, banks also have these kind of regulators. The main ones within the United Kingdom are the Financial Conducts Authority and the Prudential Regulatory Authority. So teachers and head teachers help schools to adhere to the rules set up by OFSTED. Compliance and Operational Risk, we do the same. So we help the bank, the various employees here, to understand the rules set up by the Financial Conducts Authority and the Prudential Regulatory Authority and we help them adhere to them and be compliant, hence the name Compliance and Operational Risk. |
| 01:04 | My mum is a businesswoman. She’s into import and exports so she runs a number of shops, different businesses, so one of my jobs when I finished Junior High School when I had some time on my hands was to help her run her shops. |
| 01:21 | One of the things that motivates me, as cheesy as this sounds, is making a difference in this world and inspiring young girls to achieve greater heights just because for my own story I was a young girl who grew up without a father in Ghana, right, West Africa and look at me here today, so if I could have done that who knows what you can do and mind you it’s not like I grew up with this vision in mind of wanting to work for an international bank or an international conglomerate, right, so what could a young girl achieve if they dared to dream and work towards those dreams? |
| 02:08 | Don’t allow anything to dictate to you what you can be or who you can be or not, dream big and chase outside those dreams. The only thing or the only person that can stop you is you. |
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“It’s not like I grew up with this vision in mind of wanting to work for an international bank.” Maame grew up without a father in Ghana, West Africa. She now works at Bank of America, helping ensure the bank operates effectively and fairly.
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The UK average salary is £29,813
38
average weekly hoursThere are 37.5 hours in the average working week
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81%
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The UK workforce is 47% female and 53% male
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Description
Probation officers work to rehabilitate offenders. They supervise, counsel and help them before trial, during any prison or community sentence and on release from prison
Qualifications
Candidates are recruited with a variety of academic qualifications or with relevant experience. In England and Wales all candidates must complete a two-year Diploma in Probation studies. In Scotland and Northern Ireland, entry requirements are the same as for social workers. Background checks including a DBS check are required.
Tasks
- Produces pre-sentence reports to the court about an individual’s crime, their personal circumstances, the suitability of sentencing, the likelihood of re-offending and the future risk to the public
- Enforces court orders and serves the public by providing a wide range of supervision programmes for those in receipt of a community sentence
- Draws up probation plans with offenders and helps them follow it, advises them on any work and helps them with any family or social problems
- Works with prisoners in giving advice on problems such as drug and alcohol abuse, addressing training needs, finding work and getting accommodation
- Keeps accurate and comprehensive records
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