Heartland Alliance Limited / GTE (HA) is an indigenous non-governmental organization established to address the human rights needs of vulnerable persons in the society.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Compliance Director
Location: Abuja
Employment Type: Full-time
Job Summary
- The Compliance Director will report to the board of directors while working closely with the project management team.
- The Compliance Director will also maintain an open channel of communication with the AOR and other relevant staff as directed by USAID / Nigeria.
Summary of Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- The Compliance Director will ensure that the organization’s operations and business transactions are compliant with the terms and conditions of the ACE award and applicable USAID policies, rules and regulations.
- The position is responsible for developing compliance programs, reviewing company policies, and advising the organization’s management on possible risks.
- The Compliance Director also interprets new GON and USG regulations and presents them in clear terms to the organization’s senior management.
- Furthermore, compliance directors need to design and implement internal policies that ensure that they can meet these new external requirements.
- The Director will also review employees’ work and provide advice on compliance.
- The director will be familiar with risk management and industry standards.
- The director will ensure the organization operates in a legal and ethical manner and respond to policy violations while meeting project objectives.
- Finally, compliance directors are responsible for training staff on these internal policies and monitoring their effectiveness.
Qualifications
At a minimum, the Director, Compliance will have:
- B.Sc / B.A in Law, Finance, Business Administration or a related field, including a relevant compliance certification. Conversant with current industry compliance protocols and best practices.
- Progressive experience in risk management and compliance.
- Demonstrated knowledge of legal requirements and procedures.
- Possesses high ethical standards, excellent critical thinking, analytical, and problem-solving skills, and ability to accurately interpret complex documents and policies.
- A minimum of 10 years experience in similar role.
Application Closing Date
13th September, 2021.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the email.
