Intern - Legal, Risk Compliance
Symbiotics, Switzerland
Job Description
About us
Symbiotics is the leading market access platform for impact investing in emerging and frontier markets, offering market research, investment advisory and asset management services. We are regulated by FINMA, the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority and our daughter company Symbiotics (UK) Ltd has an investment firm license from the FCA in the UK. Symbiotics currently employs 160 people and is headquartered in Geneva, with further offices in Zurich, London, Amsterdam, Paris, Mexico City, Singapore and Cape Town. Since 2004, we have invested over USD 5bn in more than 400 microfinance institutions across around 80 emerging and frontier markets, working with more than 30 investment funds and many institutional investors.
We are a fast-growing, market-leading company, offering a dynamic work environment in the growing impact investment space.
We believe that in order to recruit the best professionals all applications must be reviewed equally. For this reason, we will not require personal data such as photos, date of birth or gender to be included on CV applications.
Who we are looking for
You are an intern who will join our Legal, Risk amp; Compliance unit for three months.
Internship Description
- Support on the implementation of the new risk management tool
- Collecting data and information for the different reporting
- Contributing to the production of dashboards and Ramp;C monthly indicators
- Support on the update of internal policies and controls, notably data protection, outsourcing activities
- Support on the third-party due diligence
- Support on the internal audits, including AML checks
- Continue to manage document input into M-Files, archiving and filing new contracts and corporate documentation;
- Input Legal Templates into M-Files and create documents that can be easily filled in
- Assist with adding and updating content on the intranet page
Requirements
We are looking for a motivated person who is detail-oriented and able to work in a dynamic environment.
More specifically, we have the following requirements:
- Currently enrolled in a Bachelor or Master’s degree in Business administration, Economics, Law or equivalent in Switzerland
- Strong attention to detail
- Good knowledge of other Microsoft Office tools
- Excellent written and spoken skills in English and French
- Swiss/EU National or valid Swiss Work Permit
- Available immediately for three months
Benefits
What makes us different?
- A flexible work environment that supports employees in their personal projects
- A friendly and supportive team and colleagues from 34 countries
- The ability to express your ideas, share your opinion and collaborate in a dynamic environment
- The chance to contribute to improving the lives of people in emerging and frontier countries, to work towards supporting the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
- The opportunity to become part of a growing business that pushes you to be your best every day while having a positive impact on others