Compliance Head

2 weeks ago

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa FirstRand Namibia Limited Full time
Compliance Head Job Description

FirstRand Namibia Limited is seeking a highly skilled Compliance Head to join their team. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing the Compliance function in the business unit and assisting the Segment Compliance Head and Group Chief Compliance Officer in ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Develop and implement compliance guidelines, processes, and procedures for various business units.
  • Negotiate and influence matters affecting the compliance team within the Africa operations.
  • Analyze, address, and resolve compliance issues.
  • Provide oversight and support on compliance-related matters.
  • Ensure processes and other controls exist within the business to enforce compliance with laws, regulations, policies, and procedures.
  • Oversee and manage internal data privacy compliance reviews, where required under local laws and regulations.
  • Ensure the implementation of compliance awareness and training programs across the organization.
  • Brainstorm, identify, implement, and drive innovative best practice ideas within the organization to ensure increased efficiencies.
  • Drive strategic projects, change management, and platform integration across operations.
  • Ensure and encourage adherence to an operational framework of policies and procedures.
  • Implement compliance programs, processes, and procedures in support of laws and regulations.
  • Ensure that operations are monitored and audited, including systems in place to detect compliance violations in high-risk, transactional activities, red flag indicators, and metrics for compliance risks.
  • Evaluate the effectiveness of business unit processes and other controls that exist to ensure compliance with laws, regulations, policies, and procedures.
  • Oversee and manage the monitoring of business unit conduct (e.g., for violations of applicable laws, regulations, policies, and procedures).
  • Manage critical projects, including incident and crisis management, to ensure that the incident management plan is executed in a timely manner.
  • Ensure compliance with the requirements of Business Continuity and Issues Management programs.
  • Collaborate with business units to perform periodic reviews of compliance effectiveness.
  • Compile and submit compliance-related reports to various regulators, as and when required.
  • Report to regional and international executives on all compliance-related matters.
  • Work closely with internal audit teams and the Head of Stakeholder Engagement on audit findings and regulatory issues and updates.
  • Lead and participate in compliance-related system and operations development projects.
  • Collaborate with the Legal and Corporate Investigations departments on all joint ventures and/or related matters.
  • Respond to compliance and due diligence questionnaires from clients and prospects.
  • Participate with the business unit in self-assessments/audits, including data privacy and compliance-related assessments and other reviews.
  • Maintain expert knowledge on relevant legislative amendments, industry best practices, and provide advice to relevant stakeholders.
  • Maintain up-to-date knowledge of local and global trends.
  • Provide thought leadership and expertise.
  • Establish an enabling climate and culture to energize employees, give meaning to work, minimize work disruption, and maximize employee productivity.
  • Influence the development and enablement of a culture and climate where the organizational values are demonstrated and lived.
  • Influence the understanding and adoption of the organizational strategic direction.
  • Lead a development culture where information regarding successes, issues, trends, and ideas are actively shared.
  • Build and sustain collaborative working relationships with relevant peers and stakeholders to achieve productivity synergies.
  • Lead specialist communities of practice and contribute positively to own and organizational knowledge improvement.
  • Understand the competency and skills sets to be mastered to ensure personal and employee development and performance.
  • Identify development needs and select effective solutions to address own and employee development needs to facilitate improvement of self and team.
  • Ensure that each employee prepares a personal development plan that is implemented and reviewed as required.
  • Create an environment conducive to cross-functional skills transfer.
  • Keep abreast of learning opportunities, changing products, and trends.
  • Provide guidance, share knowledge, and expertise, and guide employees to find their own solutions.
  • Share constructive feedback that motivates others to grow.
  • Manage performance of team or teams in areas of responsibility against expected individual and team delivery targets.
  • Manage performance moderation, disciplinary action, recognition, and retention processes in line with HR policies and procedures.
  • Build team succession plans for roles in own area and influence resource planning.
  • Ensure clear contracting and assessment of performance expectations in line with identified objectives and enable a learning and growth culture.
  • Implement people resource planning in line with delivery and performance objectives within budget and in partnership with specialized areas.
  • Implement talent management practices in line with HR policies and procedures.
  • Provide direction, coaching, and regular feedback to employees to improve performance and implement performance improvement initiatives.
  • Ensure that skills are transferred in specific functions.
  • Ensure implement employment equity plan target achievement in all recruitment and employee movement activities.
  • Identify current and future human capital needs and skills requirements.
  • Ensure relevant resolution of conflict and respond to any complaints or concerns.
Requirements:
  • Relevant degree or diploma.
  • 3+ years of experience in a similar role.
  • 10+ years of experience in Compliance.
  • 5+ years of experience of Leadership/Team Management.
  • Strong NCA and Competition Commission Background.
  • Market Conduct and Data Privacy experience is required.
What We Offer:
  • Opportunities to network and collaborate.
  • Challenging work environment.
  • Opportunities to innovate.
Who We Are Looking For:
  • Curious & courageous - you're driven by always wanting to know more and learn more and you're brave enough to.
  • Obsessed with mastery - you know what it takes to become good at what you do and are constantly pushing yourself to do it.
  • Adaptable, curious, and willing to learn.
  • Passionate in providing insights.
  • Thrive in a collaborative environment.

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