Job Description

Closing Date 2025/04/14
Reference Number AEC250331-7
Pillar Head Office
Job Title Regulatory Compliance Specialist International
Job Type Classification Permanent
Job Grade DU
Number of Positions 1
Location - Town / Site Woodmead
Location - Province Gauteng
Location - Country South Africa
Strategy focus

• Execute compliance activities based on the risk-based regulatory and ethics compliance plan to provide assurance on the level of compliance of the international businesses.
• Advise on compliance with applicable laws and regulations to the International business to ensure ongoing adherence and compliance.
• Strong strategic thinking and decision-making skills with the ability to develop creative solutions for a variety of emerging organisational and industry challenges.
• Keep abreast of regulatory developments within or outside of AECI Group to ensure that internal control systems are fit-for-purpose; benchmarked with evolving in-country compliance industry leading practice.

Regulatory Compliance

• Monitor regulatory developments and assess their impact on the organisation.
• Conduct regulatory research and interpret laws and regulations applicable to the companyxe2x80x99s operations.
• Implement controls and processes to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Develop and update compliance policies, procedures, and guidelines based on changes in regulations and industry standards.
• Ensure policies are communicated effectively across the organization and are accessible to all employees.
• Implement controls and processes to ensure compliance with international laws and regulations, such as anti-corruption laws (FCPA, UKBA), data protection regulations (GDPR), export controls, sanctions, and anti-money laundering (AML) regulations.

Governance & Reporting

• Compile and maintain compliance universes for international operations in accordance with the Group Compliance Management Framework.
• Execute a schedule of regulatory updates applicable to the international business landscape and ensure that in-country regulatory deadlines are met.
• Capturing and maintenance of Group license and permit repository for international business.
• Investigate compliance violations, incidents, and allegations across international operations.
• Prepare and submit regulatory reports and disclosures as required by international laws and regulations.

Risk management

• Compile compliance risk management plans for in-country regulatory, policy and contractual compliance obligations.
• Support the Group compliance officer in the maintenance of the organisational compliance universe development and review of compliance risk indicators and compliance risk scales.
• Execute regulatory compliance breach management for international operations.
• Assess AECIxe2x80x99s business landscape and future ventures to identify possible compliance risks to avoid on-compliance and reduce the risk of in-country legal penalties.
• Embed solid operational compliance controls to manage reputational risk.

Relationship Management

• Provide governance, legal, regulatory and compliance advisory updates applicable to international business.
• Collaborate with AECI Executives and relevant internal stakeholders to monitor enforcement of standards, regulations, and related legislation with reference to the Promotion of Access to Information Act 2 of 2000 (PAIA) and Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 (POPI).
• Work with the Group Company Secretary and Group Compliance Officer, Governance, and Internal Regulations teams to create public information communications and procedures on privacy efforts, related issues, and breaches.
• Engage with the various teams across AECI Group to ensure that controls are in place in adherence to legislative requirements and ensure that compliance issues are addressed promptly and effectively.
• Train and educate staff on compliance regulations and embed the importance of adherence to legal standards and in-country internal policies, as well as to ensure standards of disciplinary action and sanction for non-compliance.

Strategic level engagement with Key Stakeholders

• Engagement with stakeholders and maintain relations.
• Legal Services (Internal)
• Lawyers (External)
• Multi-jurisdictional teams in-country
• Regulators
• Middle management Risk Executive Committee
• All Legal & Governance team members

Qualifications & Experience

• Minimum: Bachelor of Laws (LLB) or any related field.
• Post-graduate compliance qualification.
• 4 - 8 Years compliance related experience in mining/manufacturing industry.
• Understanding of interrelations and law.
• Experience in implementing Compliance Management Systems in accordance with CISA Generally Accepted Compliance Management Practice/ ISO 37301.
• In depth experience of managing multi-dimensional programmes, and deadlines.
• Engagement with diverse, external international stakeholders in managing legislative risk.
• Applicable in-country legislation and ancillary knowledge related to information management.

• Problem Solving
• Attention to Detail
• Stakeholder Management
• Presenting and Communicating Information
• Planning and Organising
• Persuading and Influencing
• Adapting and Responding to Change
• Deciding and Initiating Action
• Delivering Results and Meeting Customer Expectations
• Coping with Pressures and Setbacks

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