Compliance and Risk Manager

**Job Advert Summary**:
The Compliance and Risk Manager will mainly be responsible for ensuring that COO processes are in compliance with Legislation and Rand Water Policies and procedures. The incumbent would need to assume responsibility for identification, assessment, monitoring and reporting of compliance and establishing systems and processes to ensure compliance with all legislative and regulatory requirements impacting on the Rand Water’s Bulk Water Distribution Services.

**Minimum Requirements**:

- 4 years’ relevant tertiary qualification in either Commercial Studies, Regulatory compliance, Legal studies.
- Master’s Degree is an added advantage
- 7 + years’ experience in Legal or Compliance management or related functions
- Proven experience and good working knowledge of regulatory compliance management processes and techniques, including identifying, creating, establishing and maintaining a regulatory universe, implementing of risk management plans, creating a monitoring program, drafting of policies, implementing and performing compliance training is a necessity;
**Primary Duties**:

- Identifying, establishing and maintaining the COO regulatory universe (and how it impacts other regulations), assist with the drafting of risk management plans and assist business with the implementation of such plans;
- Taking primary responsibility for design of and implementing of systems and controls to ensure compliance with all relevant legislation and regulations impacting on Rand Water;
- Developing action plans to respond to regulatory changes and to address shortfalls in compliance;
- Liaise with executive management and shareholder via the relevant established governance structure with regards to the Portfolio’s and sustainability.
- Promote a compliance culture within the COO Portfolio.
- Draft Compliance Risk Control Assessments for all legislation on the Regulatory Universe
- Drafting Regulatory Report and conduct legal and impact analysis of new legislation
- Collaborate with line management to advice and enhance facilitation of discharging responsibilities in order to:

- Protect the Portfolio’s reputation from potential non-compliance sanctions and penalties
- Avoid legal actions
- Promote a coordinated working relationship with business regulators
- Prevent unethical, illegal or improper conduct
- Promote the use of the compliance hotline
- Promote awareness campaigns and road shows in order to enhance understanding of new and existing compliance requirements

**Knowledge**:

- Proven knowledge of government legislation (The Constitution, Acts and National Treasury regulations), audit regulations, legal obligations.
- Strong commercial awareness.
- Ability to review, develop guidelines and operating processes.
- Ability to identify continuous improvement and innovation opportunities in process to improve effectiveness and efficiency.

**Skills**:

- High level communication skills at all levels (written and verbal) and the ability to undertake negotiations with suppliers in the resolution of disputes.
- High level interpersonal skills, including the ability to liaise effectively with a range of stakeholders in providing expert contract management advice to enable achievement of desired outcomes.
- Proven investigative and analytical skills including computer literacy, especially reporting systems

**Attitude**:

- Good relationship management with user departments thereby being able to identify risks, solutions and opportunities in each contract with the respective suppliers.
- Proven track record in building successful internal relationships.
- Proven ability to work as part of a team to deliver project outcomes within specified parameters including timeframes and objectives.
- Ability to work under limited direction, including experience in planning, prioritising and organising work for self and others to achieve goals and deadlines.