Manager Compliance and Ethics Gauteng

BRIEF DESCRIPTION:-

The Compliance and Ethics Manager at TCTA is responsible for ensuring adherence to regulatory requirements and internal policies, managing compliance risk, and overseeing the development and implementation of compliance and ethics programs. Key duties include monitoring loan covenants, legislative changes, and ethical standards, supervising compliance staff, and providing training and advice to management and the Board. The role requires a minimum of 10 years in compliance and ethics, including 5 years in people management, and a strong understanding of legal frameworks and professional ethics.

Job Title: Compliance and Ethics Manager Company: TCTA (Trans-Caledon Tunnel Authority)

Description: The main purpose of this role is to guarantee that TCTA adheres to external regulatory requirements and internal policies and procedures. This includes ensuring compliance with loan covenant obligations from funding arrangements with funders, overseeing the compliance risk management process, and documenting, applying, and updating all processes as needed. The role also entails providing compliance support to the Chief Risk Officer who oversees regulatory compliance within TCTA, identifying and monitoring relevant legislation, and supervising compliance function staff, conducting performance reviews.

Manage the development and implementation of programs aimed at assessing and managing legal and regulatory compliance risks while establishing high ethical standards within the organization. Key responsibilities include managing periodic reviews and implementation of the Compliance Framework and Compliance Policies, maintaining the FICA Policy, overseeing the FICA-Risk Management Compliance Programme, and ensuring annual compliance program design and implementation. The role also involves monitoring loan covenants, regulatory compliance, legislative changes, and organizational awareness, and managing the Compliance Universe and FICA Monitoring and reporting.

Provide advice to management and the Board in accordance with compliance functions imposed by legislation and governance principles. Prepare periodic reports for the Executive Committee (Exco) and the Board. Oversee the organization's ethics and compliance function by developing and implementing ethics policies and procedures, conducting regular training programs on ethical standards, monitoring compliance with ethical standards and internal policies, investigating ethical violations, advising management on ethical issues, and managing the Code of Business Conduct and Conflict-of-Interest Policy reviews.

Deliver employee training and implement training programs to raise compliance and ethics awareness within TCTA. Conduct regular compliance and ethics training sessions and produce compliance and ethics awareness notifications. Communicate the organization's ethical standards, policies, and regulations, while conducting compliance monitoring, investigations, and remediations of non-compliant actions.

Manage the administration of confidential reporting systems or helplines to enable employees, service providers, contractors, and other stakeholders to report violations of the organization's ethical standards, violations of law, or policies without fear of retaliation. Assess and process ethics hotline reports, manage confidential information, and ensure adherence to privacy and data policies.

Manage subordinate staff in their day-to-day activities and hold full authority over compliance personnel actions. This includes managing staff performance, handling disciplinary actions, and managing administrative duties for the compliance function. Ensure compliance function goals are met and manage the compliance function budget efficiently.

Requirements

Minimum Qualification Required: Bachelor of Laws (LLB) Honours or equivalent. Admitted as an Attorney compulsory.

Minimum Experience Required: 10 years or more in compliance and ethics. 5 years in people management experience. Ability to work independently and engage effectively with employees and management at all levels. Ability to interpret legislative frameworks. Water sector and/or SOE exposure is advantageous. Ethics Institute supporter membership is an added advantage.

Technical/Professional Standards: Proficient knowledge and understanding of legislation governing PFMA Schedule 2 Public Entities. Comprehensive understanding of the external environment's influences on the public entity. Demonstrated ability to interpret and advise on complex legal applications within the compliance environment. Sound judgment and ability to analyze information. High degree of professional ethics and integrity. Proven experience in managing multiple internal and external stakeholders.