Consultant Anti-Bribery & Anti-Corruption at Absa Group Limited (Absa)

Job Description

• Ensure that all published policies and standard irrespective of last review date, remain in place, effective and auditable.
• Develop a training and awareness program for relevant stakeholders (business) including Group Functions.
• Collaborate with stakeholders on cases relating to ABC risk matters from the first- or second-line defense teams.
• Build strong partnerships and collaborate with Group functions and businesses.
• Conduct anti bribery and anti-corruption risk assessments and due diligence across the eco system and respond to line of business inquiries regarding policy and regulatory compliance.
• Drive continual enhancements of the firm-wide ABC Compliance Programme
• Review, advice and approve high-risk ABC pre-clearance requests, including sponsorship gifts, entertainment, third parties and hiring practices
• Deliver anti bribery and anti-corruption training and more generally raising awareness across the bank.
• Collaborate with the advisory teams and other control functions within the bank and management in all lines of business.
• Monitor the changes in anti-bribery and anti-corruption laws and regulations
• Support periodic risk-based reviews of ABC related internal controls across various processes and functions
• Ensure that high risk due diligence reviews are completed within the prescribed review cycle to comply with the Bank’s policy and all applicable regulatory requirements.
• Ensure enhanced due diligence investigations are completed; analysing due diligence data and identifying possible risks; collaborating with business owners to discuss findings, risks, and possible mitigating measures.
• Review contracts with the Third party to ensure contracts comply with the Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption compliance requirements.
• Provide accurate and timely compliance and regulatory advice to the business as a second line of defense.
• Address impacts, including policy amendments, business notifications, and provision of training.
• Analyse Key Indicators to identify trends and emerging risks.
• Oversee remediation of risk events, embed lessons learned into policy and process design, and act as an escalation point.
• Conduct anti-bribery and anti-corruption risk assessments, ensure quality due diligence, adverse media, and sanctions screening, and review third-party contracts for compliance
• Prepare and provide end to end quality Enhanced Due Diligence to stakeholders and include mitigants of how the threats have been addressed.
• Collaborate with the advisory team to ensure that risks and vulnerabilities are assessed and the risk-based controls are implemented in the respective business including priority areas (e.g., Public Sector).
• Utilize the optimization data to enhance the detection of bribery and corruption activities by using data analytics to identify irregular activities impacting the bribery and corruption profile) leading to effective risk management.

Education

• Bachelor`s Degrees and Advanced Diplomas: Business, Commerce and Management Studies (Required)

End Date: January 23, 2026