Specialist: Compliance Risk - Centurion at Secondments

Minimum Requirements

Preferred Minimum Education and Experience    

• A relevant tertiary qualification in Law, Risk Management or related, and Certificate in Compliance Management
• Professional accreditation as a Compliance Practitioner with the Compliance Institute of SA (CPrac) and Certified Ethics Officer.
• 5 years Compliance principles implementation (end to end)

Critical Competencies    

• Microsoft Office
• Knowledge of risk management principles and compliance monitoring
• Knowledge of core legislations and regulators for the company
• Report writing and presentation skills.
• Knowledge / Experience of compliance systems / tools 
• Compliance Management Principles
• Knowledge of Compliance related legislation
• Knowledge of Business and Legal Principles and Interpretation
• Interpretation of statutes/ law

Additional Requirements    

• Travel as and when required.
• Extended hours as and when required.

Duties and Responsibilities

Key Performance Areas    

1. Implement a comprehensive compliance programme aligned to organizational planning process

• Assist management in the design, development, and implementation of compliance frameworks.
• Assist in the design, development and delivery of compliance awareness and training interventions.
• Develop or review, advise and create awareness of role and responsibility descriptions.

2. Ensure compliance through best fit compliance practice aligned to regulatory requirements and create awareness with stakeholders to embed a compliance culture

• Identify, assess, and prioritize all the applicable regulatory requirements that the Bank is required
• Provide compliance advice and services to compliance stakeholders.
• Review and Communicate the regulatory universe and risk profile to relevant stakeholders.
• Delegation of Power (DOP)
• Develop, review, coordinate and facilitate approval protocol and implement policies and procedures within area of responsibility.
• Corporate Governance

3. Develop and implement a compliance monitoring plan using accepted standards, methodologies, and tools

• Assist and provide input for the identification, prioritization, and management of compliance risk.
• Develop a compliance monitoring plans for all divisions & relevant legislations.
• Present a compliance monitoring plan to management and governance stakeholders for approval.
• Implement appropriate monitoring methodologies.
• Monitor compliance with applicable regulatory requirements relevant to the organization and its products and / or services
• Apply monitoring methods and tools.

4. Compliance Reporting

• Determine the governance requirements relating to compliance reporting.
• Determine the compliance reporting requirements to stakeholders and regulators / supervisors in terms of regulatory and/or organization requirements.
• Implement and maintain a compliance reporting processes across the Bank including credit risk monitoring & reporting requirements.
• Generate reports in the appropriate format.

5. Build and Maintain stakeholder relationships

• Develop and implement registers of regulators and supervisors.
• Coordinate communication channels and liaison with regulators and supervisors
• Draft policies and procedures to address the management of the relationship with regulators and supervisors.
• Implement processes to manage relationships with regulators and supervisors across jurisdictions.

6. Performance of Ethics Responsibilities for the company Group

• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders in addressing ethics related issues.
• Conduct research and advice on best practices to detect and address unethical behavior.
• Regularly monitor compliance with the complaints and ethics policies and procedures.
• Institutionalize ethics via amongst others conducting awareness and training to stakeholders.
• Report all non-compliance to relevant stakeholders.
• Identify high risk areas and put forth recommendations.
• Identify root causes for non-compliance.
• Engage with all stakeholders in developing relevant tools/framework/ strategies.
• Engage with all stakeholders concerned in conducting the investigation.

7. Provide Business and Team Support

• Perform ad-hoc duties as and when they are assigned to Compliance.
• May be required to represent Compliance on ad-hoc projects as assigned by line.