Job vacancy: Senior manager, compliance

Detailed Job Description:

• • Coach and mentor direct reports to ensure staff motivation is high to achieve high performance areas.
  • Ensure skill transfer for staff development, motivation and business continuity.

• Guide and direct suppliers and third parties in achieving Opco objectives.
• Identify staff training and development needs and implement necessary actions.
• Manage team (including recruitment, on-boarding, attrition)
• Set goals and objectives for direct reports, monitor progress and maintain motivation
• Set up appropriate structure to meet departmental management objectives
• Provide an advisory function on governance and best practices in client

Operational Delivery

• • Implement MTN Group Compliance agenda and directives
  • Relevant strategic input into and management of implementation of MTN Group’s Regulatory and Compliance agenda
  • Input into Regulatory policies/regulations, legislative framework and future impact of new Regulatory policies and legislation – with a specific focus on compliance
  • Ensure effective implementation of the MTN Group Strategy within Opco by means of providing direction, structure, frameworks, models, roadmaps and support to local teams within operations
  • Implement MTN Group Compliance agenda and directives
  • Relevant strategic input into and management of implementation of MTN Group’s Regulatory and Compliance agenda
  • Input into Regulatory policies/regulations, legislative framework and future impact of new Regulatory policies and legislation – with a specific focus on compliance

• Ensure effective implementation of the MTN Group Strategy within Opco by means of providing direction, structure, frameworks, models, roadmaps and support to local teams within operations
• Understand the impact of potential changes driven by the local regulators, industry, marketplace, and/or legal environment and report these back to Opco management and Board
• Input into strategies for ensuring future compliance and mitigation of risk i.e. Material legislations, fines and reporting requirements for various regulators (also includes JSE)
• Monitor and report to Opco Board / Audit and Risk Committee on the compliance of best practice and processes within Opco structures
• Be up to date on all relevant compliance and regulatory requirements within the local Telecommunications Industry
• Ensure training to management on legislative requirements and appropriate compliance methodologies
• Actively collaborate with regional Compliance Officer
• Assist regional Compliance Officer to lobby key stakeholders to shape and change policy and draft legislation.

Job Requirements:

• Recognized 4-year tertiary qualification
• Fluent in English coupled with local language
• Admitted attorney / advocate / auditor will be an advantage

Experience

• Minimum of 5 years’ post qualification experience with at least 3 years in relevant sector/ industry
• 3 years of experience in Senior legal / accounting / audit position within a legal, audit, or accounting organization or as a Compliance Officer in a highly-regulated industry, preferably telecommunications or banking
• Experience of local Regulatory landscape

Other Specifications

• Proven track record of technical and specialized know-how around Regulatory and Compliance space
• Previous success in implementing organization-wide Regulatory and Compliance policies
• Abreast of local mindset & best practices relating to Regulatory and Compliance
• Be able to work under pressure in a fluid regulatory environment
• Strong written and communication skills
• Confident and assertive with a positive attitude

Additional Details:

Knowledge:

• Ability to think innovatively and develop strong implementation plans for strategies to overcome complex business and industry challenges
• Proficient knowledge of the regulatory and compliance environments
• Organizational awareness
• Decision making processes
• Entrepreneurial approaches
• Knowledge of political, regulatory, and general economic conditions of appointed region

Skills

• Ability to manage government relationships
• Ability to manage teams
• Ability to align MTN Group standards to local regulatory environments
• Analytical
• Conflict management
• Continuous improvement
• Data interpretation
• Dealing with ambiguity
• Dealing with complexity
• Decision making
• Dispute resolution
• Flexible
• Leadership
• Negotiation
• People management
• Team collaboration
• Presentation Skills

Behavioral qualities:

• Decisive Problem Solver
• Value Creator
• Culture and Change Translator
• Inspiring People Leader
• Stakeholder Influencer
• Innovator
• Result Achiever
• Adaptable
• Culturally aware
• Emotional maturity
• Innovation
• Integrity
• Leadership

Email : MTNRecruits.CM@mtn.com

Deadline : 22 February 2022