Associate OEC Director, Africa at Abbott

The Opportunity

• The role of Associate OEC Director ( office of Ethics and Compliance) , Africa will be based in Johannesburg, and will manager a team that will  focus on policy and strategy implementation and control for the organization's ethics/business conduct programs

What you will do:

• Manages, implements and administers the activities within Ethics & Compliance.
• Implements standards for appropriate business conduct and oversees investigations of wrongdoing.
• Provides information to senior management to form a view on all Ethics & Compliance matters and their potential impact on the organization.
• Largely involved in formulating development plans, guidelines, policies and short-term strategies as well as setting goals and targets.
• Manages the development of the function's planning and ensures successful collaboration with other functions to ensure their operations are conducted according to the company's Ethics & Compliance standards.
• Prepares materials for external and internal parties and manages relationships to ensure the organization's interests are well-represented.
• Leads, directs, evaluates, and develops professional Ethics & Compliance specialists to ensure the organization's activities are conducted accurately, ethically and according to established guidelines.
• Responsible for implementing and developing the organization's ethics/business conduct programs.

Qualifications: 

• Tertiary Qualification in Law, business, medical or related is essential.
• MBA is advantageous.

Experience/Training Requirements:

• A minimum of 5 years’ experience within a Compliance role having worked with “Other Africa” countries outside of South Africa is essential.
• A minimum of 1 year line management experience is preferred.
• Experience within the Healthcare/Medical/Pharma/Consumer Health(FMCG) is essential.
• Travel expectations ( at least 25% )