Risk and Compliance Director Job Vacancy at Vodacom

Risk and Compliance Director Job Vacancy at Vodacom

Risk and Compliance Director

Vodacom  

Role Profile & Key Responsibilities

Role Purpose:

To ensure that Vodacom Tanzania PLC and its subsidiary companies have adequate risk management program and are compliant with all applicable laws and regulations and rules; all company policies, codes and standards; implement adequate systems and processes to monitor and enforce compliance and manage risks.

Key Responsibilities

Enterprise Risk Management (ERM):

• Implement and maintain a robust risk management framework, ensuring effective methods, processes, and controls are in place to identify, assess, and mitigate enterprise risks.

Business Continuity Management (BCM):

• Oversee the business continuity planning lifecycle, ensuring systems of prevention and recovery are established to support uninterrupted operations during and after disaster recovery events.

Security, Investigations & Law Enforcement Assistance (LEA):

• Enforce security policies and procedures to safeguard company assets, data, employees, and visitors. Ensure timely and fair investigations and provide effective support to law enforcement agencies.

Legal Compliance:

• Design and implement a legal compliance programme aligned with globally recognized standards.
• Ensure significant legal compliance risks are identified, addressed, and managed through consistent application of risk-based processes, controls, and systems.

Training & Awareness:

• Deliver training and awareness programmes to effectively communicate Vodacom’s compliance standards and requirements to Employees, Directors, Contractors, Subsidiaries, Joint Ventures, and Suppliers.

Anti-Bribery & Corruption (ABC):

• Ensure all systems, processes, and procedures comply with anti-bribery and corruption legislation and internal policies.
• Manage the declaration and monitoring of gifts and hospitality in line with ABC requirements.

Economic Sanctions & Trade Export Controls:

• Ensure full compliance with applicable economic sanctions and trade export control laws and Vodafone Group standards across all transactions, systems, and procedures.

Mobile Financial Services Compliance:

• Maintain appropriate controls to ensure compliance with relevant legislation, particularly Anti-Money Laundering (AML) laws, and Vodafone Group standards for mobile financial services.

Policy Compliance Review (PCR):

• Lead and coordinate the annual Policy Compliance Review process, ensuring timely execution and adherence to set deadlines.

Due Diligence for Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A):

• Conduct thorough due diligence for potential M&A transactions, identifying risks related to ABC, AML, anti-terrorist funding, and sanctions.
• Highlight red flags and successor liability issues, and provide actionable recommendations.

Qualification, Competencies, Knowledge & Experience

• Masters degree in a relevant field. Undergraduate Degree in Law (LL.B) will be an added advantage.
• In-depth knowledge of Risks and Compliance.
• Risk management processes and methodologies and their application

Compliance management

• Extensive knoelwdge in Anti-corruption, anti-money laundering; and anti-terrorist financing legislation, codes of practice, , etc.
• Knowledge of the Telecom and Mobile Financial Service operating environment
  10 years minimum experience in the risk and compliance management field including experience in a senior management position.
• Strong analytical abilities and ahigh level of attention to detail

Proficient numeric skills

• Adequate experience and management of a large team of professionals
• High integrity and ethical standards Effective communication skills.
• Independent judgement and ability to work independentlyInterpersonal skills

How to Apply:

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