St Brigid's Credit Union are now recruiting for a Compliance Support Officer

St Brigid’s Credit Union Ltd. is a progressive, community based financial services institution with branches in Clara, Ferbane and Banagher in county Offaly and Moate in county Westmeath, serving members with a wide range of financial services.

St Brigid’s Credit Union is now recruiting for a Compliance Support Officer.

This position will liaise with the Risk & Compliance function, report to the Senior Management Team and be accountable to the CEO.

The purpose of this position is to support the Risk & Compliance function within St. Brigid’s Credit Union Ltd. to include but not limited to Compliance, Risk, Anti-Money Laundering, Data Protection and Operational Resilience.

The successful candidate will carry out a range of activities in line with the regulatory requirements of the Credit Union.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist and support the Senior Management Team in the area of Compliance
• Conduct compliance assurance testing on key processes – AML, Data Protection and Operational Resilience
• Assist the Risk & Compliance Function with regular risk assessments across the credit union
• Assist with updates to the risk management framework
• Promote a culture of Risk Management throughout the organisation
• Assist with policy updates, and maintaining documents
• Co-ordinate the information gathering requirements to support the work of Internal Audit, Risk &; Compliance etc
• Monitor the status of all open recommendations from across Risk, Compliance, Internal Audit, AML, DP to ensure that recommendations are implemented within the stated deadlines
• Assisting with the creation of reports for review by the Senior Management
• Team and/or Board of Directors – e.g for AML, DP and Operational Resilience
• Maintain knowledge and skills in good practices in compliance and risk management
• Collaborate with colleagues to ensure compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements
• Support the Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer with the delivery of the AML monitoring plan and reporting
• Support the Data Protection Officer with delivery of the Data Protection work plan and reporting

The above list of roles and responsibilities is not exhaustive and may be subject to change in line with the needs of the business.

Role Requirements:

• Experience in working in a financial services or office environment is desirable but not essential
• Previous Risk and Compliance experience essential
• Risk and/or Compliance qualification desirable
• QFA qualification desirable (or actively working towards obtaining a qualification) in line with the Minimum Competency Code (MCC) set out by the Central Bank
• Successful candidates will be expected to meet the Central Bank Fitness & Probity standards
• Ability to work on own initiative and as part of team
• Travel between the branch network will be required so a full, clean driver’s licence will be essential

A competitive remuneration package is applicable to the role.

St Brigid’s Credit Union Ltd. is an Equal Opportunities Employer. Applications will be shortlisted for interview. Canvassing will disqualify.

• Closing Date for applications: Friday February 20, 2026
• Applications including C.V. can be sent via post to Michael Kelly, CEO,

St. Brigid’s Credit Union Ltd., Church Street, Clara, county Offaly, R35 HR27, or email to michael.kelly@claracreditunion.ie

St. Brigid’s Credit Union Limited is regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland.

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