Risk & Compliance Officer

About the role

Old Mutual is looking for a Risk & Compliance Officer in Mbabane. The role provides an efficient and effective service for the Compliance function, contributing to business growth and strategy. It covers regulatory affairs, document preparation, policy and procedure development, risk identification, anti-money laundering guidance and training.

Key responsibilities

• Investigate incidents and reports and advise senior colleagues, minimising risk exposure and ensuring compliance programmes are implemented across internal functions
• Manage and deliver a designated regulatory affairs work programme
• Prepare complex documents and gather and summarise data for special reports
• Answer queries from internal and external customers or suppliers about complex processes and policies, referring issues where necessary
• Develop, test and maintain procedures and guidelines supporting internal policies and external regulations
• Identify and escalate commercial or financial risks for construction works, and advise managers on applying existing procedures and precedents
• Develop and run training courses and technical training programmes, and take part in personal capability building and professional accreditation
• Guide business units on Anti-Money Laundering (AML) matters and assist the AML Statutory Officer in monitoring compliance and recommending corrective actions

Required profile

• NQF Level 7 degree, advanced diploma or postgraduate certificate, or equivalent
• Competencies: action oriented, communicates effectively, decision quality, accountability, trust, manages complexity, optimises work processes, organisational savvy

Required skills

• Compliance software
• Computer literacy
• Customs compliance
• Data compilation
• Engineering standards
• Evaluating information
• Learning and development
• Legal practices
• Management reporting
• Oral communication and professional presentation
• Regulatory compliance management