Gemma Lawrence Email & Phone Number

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Australia

• As a Risk and Compliance Officer I deliver on the following responsibilities:
• Liaising and supporting the Member Growth (Product, Marketing and Business Development), Advice and Business Support teams as a key risk and compliance stakeholder.
• Facilitating risk workshops and supporting the business to develop controls to ensure operations are conducted within risk appetite.
• Preparing and delivering reporting, including to boards and committees;
• Providing compliance subject matter expertise regarding legal and regulatory requirements.
• Investigating and assessing compliance breaches, including the coordination of correspondence with Regulators relating to reported breaches

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

• As a Compliance Officer I delivered on the following responsibilities across the enterprise:
• Investigating and assessing compliance breaches, including the coordination of correspondence with Regulators relating to reported breaches
• Providing subject matter advice and acting as a key stakeholder for regulatory disclosure e.g. PDS, statements, notices to members.
• Developing, implementing and maintaining compliance policies and contributing to the compliance framework.
• Conducting and delivering compliance awareness programs.
• Conducting and delivering the compliance assurance and monitoring program, ensuring obligations are being met.

Sydney, Australia

• Fire Brigade Employees’ Union is an industrial trade union formed to further and protect the interests of its members and to improve their working conditions and general welfare. In my role of Senior Industrial Officer.
• Providing strategic advice to the Union’s Executive on a wide range of issues including potential campaigns, adoption of policies and opportunities for achieving the organisations objectives.
• Preparing agendas and minutes for the Union’s Committee of Management and providing executive support to the Union’s State Secretary.
• Liaising with stakeholders and subject matter experts to draft, review and negotiate policy on a wide-range of employment and industry related matters.
• Managing projects as required by the Union’s Executive, integrating specialist technical knowledge with research and analysis.
• Providing complex and individualised advice to members regarding their superannuation and medical retirement benefits.

Sydney, Australia

• Director of a defined benefit scheme which provides pension and lump sum benefits for firefighters in the case of death or total and permanent impairment.As a Director of the Board of the Trustee I delivered on the.
• Ensuring that the Fund was operating in the interests of its members and ensuring that the Board was meeting its fiduciary responsibilities.
• Overseeing the Fund’s governance and risk management framework to ensure compliance with the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act, Corporations Act and other relevant legislation.
• Engaging, evaluating and retaining key fund contractors to ensure effective and efficient day-to-day operation of the Fund.
• Overseeing fund audits as a member and Chair of the Fund’s Audit Sub Committee.
• Monitoring financial planning and preparation of budgets to ensure best value for money for Fund members and the sustainability of the Fund.

Sydney

Led undergraduate students and provided marking support in the Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Sydney covering the topics of Organisational Analysis and Behaviour and Human Resource Processes.

Sydney, Australia

• As an Industrial Officer I successfully carried out the following responsibilities:
• Facilitating the resolution of industrial disputes between the Union and Fire and Rescue NSW using mediation, consultation and bargaining.
• Undertaking reviews, inspections and industry research to ensure employer compliance with industrial legislation, government policies and state awards.
• Preparing legal documents, including affidavits and submissions, in the pursuit of member entitlements, including unpaid wages and unfair dismissal.
• Pursuing access to information according to the Government Information (Public Access) Act and the NSW Industrial Relations Act, including appearing as the Union’s lead advocate before the relevant tribunals.
• Supporting members through grievance, disciplinary and retirement processes.

Bachelor Of Arts, Industrial Relations, Sociology

Achieved 2nd class Honours in Industrial Relations, subject matter: OH&S for sole traders in agriculture.

Certificate Iii In Information And Cultural Services, Library And Information Science