Risk & Compliance Officer

Responsibilities for the Risk & Compliance Officer Job 
Implementation of best practice on all risk related issues
Giving of relevant and current advise in relation to Risk and compliance matters
Mastery of applicable laws and regulation related to compliance matters
Timeliness discharge of duties
Assist the legal team in risk and compliance matters.
Key Roles
Internal Document Review and process control
Review all internal legal documentation for compliance with all legal requirements and to ensure that they are in the best interest of the company
Process Accountability
Proactively identify and propose solutions as shall be required by the company from time to time on risk and compliance related issues
Learning & Growth
Facilitate learning and development of staff legal knowledge of risk and compliance issues and and continually develop your own capacity to deliver service
Process Authorization
Support the provision of a compliance authorization service ensuring that any wording to be published by the company with regulatory implications, (whether a hard or soft copy), have been checked, signed off as compliant and a suitable record maintained;
Risk and Compliance Administration
Provide assistance with Risk and Compliance administration generally.
Risk Assessment and Mitigation
Assessing these risks and measuring the Company’s exposure to them;
Identifying material individual, aggregate and emerging risks;
Culture Development
Reinforce the culture and core values of the company to ensure the development and maintenance of a compliant culture through appropriate behaviors and actions;
Provision of advice on risk related issues
Give advice to the company to ensure the best approach is taken while dealing with risk and compliance related issues within the company`s operations;
To assist with the provision of guidance on Risks, Conflicts of Interest facing the business, to help maintain a logs of Risks & Conflicts and assist in the regular review and update of Risks & Conflicts facing the business;
To assist with the provision of guidance on Breaches highlighted by the business, to help maintain a log of Breaches;
Policy Development
To assist in developing and maintaining compliance policies, procedures and monitoring processes, to ensure compliance with the rules and regulations of the leasing industry;
Record Keeping
To maintain the various Risk and Compliance records and control logs and associated evidence either in paper or electronic form (or both); To manage the Risk and Compliance archives and record keeping in general;
Research
Conduct legal research on matters related to the company and advise the company accordingly
Monitoring changes in the regulatory framework and compliances with the relevant regulatory bodies and advise the company accordingly
Requirements for the Risk & Compliance Officer Job 
Minimum first degree in Law or related field
1year’s relevant experience in interpretation of the law or research
Good research skills
Good solving skills
Good facilitation, communication and reporting skills