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Compliance Manager
Job Purpose:
- To oversee and manage compliance activities within the countries where we operate.
Key Job Functions (Main Activities Undertaken By The Jobholder And Reflective Of The Most Important Features Of The Job)
- Ensure M-KOPA’s operations are compliant with local and national laws, contractual and shareholder obligations, and best practices.
- Undertake legal and regulatory research and assess and evaluate the impact of changes in applicable legislation and international best practices.
- Coordinate a program of training and capacity-building activities for employees across M-KOPA, covering all key areas of compliance policy and practice.
- Support the development and implementation of relevant policies, processes, and procedures, and maintain an appropriate review cycle.
- Partner with M-KOPA departments such as Legal, Internal Audit, EHS, and Risk Management, to assess and ensure the effectiveness of control systems in driving compliance.
- Identify, understand, and escalate compliance risk events/issues in a timely manner and focus on fixing the root causes of the issues. Monitor implementation status of agreed action points aimed towards driving compliance.
- Manage the compliance tools such as the compliance obligations register, compliance training calendar, compliance incident register, and compliance risk register.
- Support in investor compliance including implementation of ESMS, and participate in investor reporting on ESG aspects.
- Create and maintain documentation that demonstrates evidence of legal and regulatory compliance.
- Support in regulatory compliance including the timely preparation and submission of regulatory filings such as annual returns or timely response to regulator circulars
- Management of ESG will be an added advantage.
- Work flexibly and collaboratively across all teams in the organization to ensure the greatest impact and effectiveness of the Compliance Team’s day-to-day work
- Undertake all other reasonable and related tasks associated with this role.
Experience/ Skills & Competencies/ Licences & Certifications/ Education Required
- 4-7 years of working experience in a compliance function.
- Undergraduate LLB degree.
- Working knowledge of compliance standards and regulations.
- Experience in risk management.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Communicate and collaborate with diverse team members.
- Generally structured and organized