Compliance Officer - JHB at Johannesburg Social Housing Company SOC Limited (JOSHCO)

Responsibilities (but not limited to the following): 

• Providing advice, awareness and training on matters pertaining to compliance 
• Monitoring compliance and reporting compliance breaches and exposures 
• Preparing reports to senior management and relevant regulatory bodies 
• Develops, initiates, maintains, and revises policies and procedures for the general operation of the Compliance Program and its related activities to prevent illegal, unethical, or improper conduct. 
• Monitoring industry and regulatory updates, and JOSHCOs policies and procedures in relation to these updates to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements 
• Assisting with the development and implementation of compliance management plans, policies, processes and monitoring to ensure the organization complies with laws and regulations, and statutory requirements 
• Executing and monitoring of the obligations register and any potential changes in the environment to affect the obligations 
• Conduct periodic compliance testing 
• Develops and periodically reviews and updates Standards of Conduct to ensure continuing currency and relevance in providing guidance to management and employees 
• Develops, initiates, maintains, and revises policies and procedures for the general operation of the Compliance Program and its related activities to prevent illegal, unethical, or improper conduct. 
• Develops and periodically reviews and updates Standards of Conduct to ensure continuing currency and relevance in providing guidance to management and employees. 
• Responds to alleged violations of rules, regulations, policies, procedures, and Standards of Conduct by evaluating or recommending the initiation of investigative procedures. 
• Review funding agreements to ensure compliance with all terms and conditions. 
• Develop an annual compliance plan. 
• Monitor the compliance plan for periodic updates. 
• Ensure that systems are in place for gathering all information required to meet internal and external contract conditions. 
• Ensure that there are adequate information management systems to store information, generate standard templates and reports and to track grant reporting requirements. 
• Ensure that JOSHCO policies comply with all relevant legislation and guidelines. 
• Review policies periodically to ensure compliance and relevance. 
• Manage the storage of all JOSHCO policies and procedure documents. 
• Advise management of necessary changes and revisions to policies. 

Minimum job Requirements, interested applicants must be in possession of: 

• Grade 12 certificate 
• A LLB/ B. Com Law, B-Tech/B Com Degree in Internal Auditing/ Risk Management, Accounting. 
• Post Graduate Diploma/Certificate in Compliance will be advantageous. 
• 3-5 years’ experience within the Legal, Compliance and Audit Environment. 
• A good understanding of the legislation governing the company practices.