Risk and Compliance Director

Role Profile & Key Responsibilities

Role Purpose:

To ensure that Vodacom Tanzania PLC and its subsidiary companies have adequate risk management program and are compliant with all applicable laws and regulations and rules; all company policies, codes and standards; implement adequate systems and processes to monitor and enforce compliance and manage risks. 

Key Responsibilities

• Enterprise Risk Management (ERM):Implement and maintain a robust risk management framework, ensuring effective methods, processes, and controls are in place to identify, assess, and mitigate enterprise risks.
• Business Continuity Management (BCM):Oversee the business continuity planning lifecycle, ensuring systems of prevention and recovery are established to support uninterrupted operations during and after disaster recovery events.
• Security, Investigations & Law Enforcement Assistance (LEA):Enforce security policies and procedures to safeguard company assets, data, employees, and visitors. Ensure timely and fair investigations and provide effective support to law enforcement agencies.
• Legal Compliance:Design and implement a legal compliance programme aligned with globally recognized standards. Ensure significant legal compliance risks are identified, addressed, and managed through consistent application of risk-based processes, controls, and systems.
• Training & Awareness:Deliver training and awareness programmes to effectively communicate Vodacom’s compliance standards and requirements to Employees, Directors, Contractors, Subsidiaries, Joint Ventures, and Suppliers.
• Anti-Bribery & Corruption (ABC):Ensure all systems, processes, and procedures comply with anti-bribery and corruption legislation and internal policies. Manage the declaration and monitoring of gifts and hospitality in line with ABC requirements.
• Economic Sanctions & Trade Export Controls:Ensure full compliance with applicable economic sanctions and trade export control laws and Vodafone Group standards across all transactions, systems, and procedures.
• Mobile Financial Services Compliance:Maintain appropriate controls to ensure compliance with relevant legislation, particularly Anti-Money Laundering (AML) laws, and Vodafone Group standards for mobile financial services.
• Policy Compliance Review (PCR):Lead and coordinate the annual Policy Compliance Review process, ensuring timely execution and adherence to set deadlines.
• Due Diligence for Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A):Conduct thorough due diligence for potential M&A transactions, identifying risks related to ABC, AML, anti-terrorist funding, and sanctions. Highlight red flags and successor liability issues, and provide actionable recommendations.

Qualification, Competencies, Knowledge & Experience

• Masters degree in a relevant field. Undergraduate Degree in Law (LL.B) will be an added advantage.
• In-depth knowledge of Risks and Compliance.
• Risk management processes and methodologies and their application
• Compliance management
• Extensive knoelwdge in Anti-corruption, anti-money laundering; and anti-terrorist financing legislation, codes of practice, , etc.
• Knowledge of the Telecom and Mobile Financial Service operating environment
• 10 years minimum experience in the risk and compliance management field including experience in a senior management position.
• Strong analytical abilities and ahigh level of attention to detail
• Proficient numeric skills
• Adequate experience and management of a large team of professionals
• High integrity and ethical standards Effective communication skills.
• Independent judgement and ability to work independentlyInterpersonal skills