Legal Compliance Officer at Sifax Group

Sifax Group is one of Africa’s fastest growing multinational corporations with diverse interests in Maritime, Aviation, Haulage & Logistics, Oil & Gas and Hospitality.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Legal Compliance Officer

Location: Apapa, Lagos

Description

• The Officer shall be responsible for ensuring compliance with the approved risk management framework, regulatory codes, policies and regulations
• He / She shall support the process for identifying, controlling, managing and reporting operational, regulatory and environmental risks at the seaport terminal and other designated locations.

Responsibilities

• Involvement in the development of compliance programme and monitoring checklists
• Identifying compliance issues that require follow-up or investigation
• Draft, review and disseminate policies and procedures related to compliance activities
• Ensuring that the operating licences/bonds of the Group are obtained and promptly renewed
• Maintaining and following up to ensure there is compliance with all internal policies as well as external regulatory requirements
• Sensitizing staff about company policies and latest regulations/processes
• Review procedures, reports etc. periodically to identify hidden risks or non-conformity issues
• Assessing company operations to determine compliance risk
• Conducting periodic spot checks to ensure compliance with the company’s laid down policies at different terminals
• And any other responsibility that may be assigned by the management from time to time.

Qualifications

• Minimum of an LL.B Degree from a reputed university
• Strong knowledge of NIMASA, NPA and Nigeria Shippers Council regulatory requirements will be a strong added advantage
• Minimum of 5 years’ post qualification experience with previous working role as Risk Management or Compliance Officer,  preferably in the shipping & maritime Industry.

Knowledge and Skills Required:

• Good knowledge of Legal / Compliance process
• Advanced knowledge of contract review
• Must have a good understanding of company operations, commercial transactions and company secretarial
• Good report writing skills
• Good analytical and communication skills
• Good interpersonal skills
• Ability to deal with complex problems, provide sound judgment and independent reasoning in situations where applicable precedence and laws may not exist.

Application Closing Date
9th March, 2020.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV in PDF format and attach a Cover Letter clearly indicating why you are the best fit for the role to: [email protected] clearly indicating “Legal Compliance Officer” as the subject of the mail.

Note: Only qualified candidates would be shortlisted.