Your responsibilities will be to:
- Assist with the facilitation of legal compliance for credit legislation, financial services legislation, financial intelligence legislation and consumer legislation (SA, Rest of Africa and Globally)
- Conduct legal compliance monitoring (both physical and automated) in relation to credit, financial services, financial intelligence, consumer, and privacy legislation under the guidance of the Legal Compliance Specialists
- Assist in any clarification meetings with the business regarding monitoring findings
- Responsible for choosing monitoring samples and interrogating any automated monitoring results as a first line of monitoring
- Responsible for managing and uploading Consumer Goods and Services Ombud (CGSO) complaints and their distribution to the relevant stakeholders in the business
- Monitor and advise the Legal Compliance Specialists of any legislative changes including amendments and new laws
- Assist the Legal Compliance Specialists with assessing the potential impact of legislative changes on the business
- Conducting research and news scanning to aid the Legal Compliance Specialists with regulatory monitoring
- Accurate, complete, and timely reporting of significant matters. Reporting on results relating to CGSO complaints to the business and the Legal Compliance team
- Registered as the Money-Laundering Officer and responsible for reporting
- Highlight any non-compliance concerns to the Legal Compliance Specialists through monthly legal compliance reports
- Deliver training as and when where required
- Assist in the drafting of training which is user-friendly for head office and stores
- Monitor the efficacy of training and propose changes to improve efficacy
- A minimum of 1 - 3 years experience preferably within a legal compliance team across multiple jurisdictions
- Relevant qualification (LLB/Law degree)
- Admitted attorney/qualified legal practitioner
- Prior compliance experience is advantageous
- Team player
- Great interpersonal skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to manage time effectively and sticking to deadlines
- Attention to detail
- Technically savvy
- Willing to learn
