Compliance Specialist, Middle Africa

Novo Nordisk is looking for a motivated and self-driven individual to take up the role of Compliance Specialist. This person may be based in Nairobi, Kenya/ Abidjan, Ivory Coast or Dakar, Senegal and will be responsible for providing governance support to the affiliate as part of the Legal and Compliance department, to all the countries in the Middle Africa Affiliate.

The Responsibilities

Risk Management implementation across the affiliate.
Carrying out internal and external audits.
Training internal and external stakeholders on Business Ethics (BE) and other governance matters.
Ensuring a fit for purpose Compliance Framework for the affiliate through relevant reviews and testing.

Champion and main coordinator of the affiliate’s Business Ethics Third Party Representative (TPR) process to ensure documentation completeness.

Qualifications

To qualify for the position you must have:

Minimum, a Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Law, Health or Biological Sciences, Commerce, Finance or other Pharma related disciplines.
5 years’ working experience in a corporate setting preferably with a Multinational Corporation.
Previous roles; in governance either in Finance or the Law, in the Pharma industry, or with an audit firm in addition to fluency in French will be added advantages.

At Novo Nordisk, we use our skills, dedication and ambition to help people with diabetes. We offer the chance to be part of a truly global work place, where passion and engagement are met with opportunities for professional and personal development.