Are you a professional, energetic and dedicated individual?  Would you like to fill the position of Legal Compliance Specialist within the Finance & Advisory: Group Risk and Assurance? 

 Key Responsibilities: 

Ensuring ongoing compliance with all applicable legislative and regulatory requirements  Ensuring compliance with King 4 and assisting with assurance  Drafting and updating risk ratings, compliance risk management plans and annual plans, and giving compliance advice for key laws e.g. FAIS, Insurance, TCF, FSRA (primary focus), POPIA, CPA, EPR, ESG and FICA  Providing compliance advice for key laws in Botswana and Zambia  Drafting policies and oversight of certain policies for key laws  Liaising with TFG internal audit and external auditors regarding compliance  Providing awareness training on applicable laws, compliance related systems, creating a culture of compliance, risk awareness, identification, assessment, mitigating and monitoring laws  Maintaining a legislative risk register and reporting on these risks, and actions required  Keeping management updated on legislative developments – i.e. draft laws and proposed new laws  Monitoring TFG customer complaints systems and complaints to external bodies on TFG  Provide legal compliance advice and opinions to in-house legal advisors and the business  Submission of reports, financials and keeping company records with the relevant regulators up to date  Assisting with drafting compliance reports to 3 board committees  Assisting in up-skilling and managing the team’s compliance assistants  Where specified, attending meetings on laws being drafted (e.g. parliament or industry bodies) and provide reports  Facilitating compliance and project managing compliance related changes within the business  Facilitating the automation of compliance monitoring within areas of responsibility 

Qualifications and Experience: 

LLB qualification (essential)  Admitted attorney (essential)  Compliance qualification from a recognised institution e.g. UCT/CISA compliance management course (essential)  Key Individual exam qualification (essential)  Registered compliance officer for a Category 1 FSP (essential)  Minimum 5 years post articles experience  3 years of compliance experience  SA Passport holder 

Skills:

Able to work independently and in a team  An individual willing to take the initiative  Excellent written and verbal communication  Ability to build and value relationships  Ability to apply law practically Able to stand their ground and persuade  Even temper, humble, curious mind and excited to get involved in taking compliance digital

Behaviours:

Balances Stakeholders - effectively considers the diverse needs of various stakeholders Builds Effective Teams - forms, develops and leads a group of individuals toward the achievement of a common team objective Communicates Effectively - conveys information and communicates ideas in a clear, concise and impactful manner Drives Results - sets ambitious goals and takes focused action to achieve desired outcomes to deliver measurable results Ensures Accountability - takes accountability and ensures others are held to account on agreed upon performance targets Manages Complexity - interprets and simplifies complex and contradictory information when resolving organisational problems Plans and Aligns - develops plans and prioritises initiatives that align to the organisational goals and objectives Strategic Mindset - thinks and plans strategically, focusing on the long-term goals and objectives of the organisation

Preference will be given, but not limited to, candidates from designated groups in terms of the Employment Equity Act

 

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