Advisor - Ethics, Risk and Compliance at MTN Nigeria

MTN Nigeria - The leader in telecommunications in Nigeria, and a part of a diverse community in Africa and the Middle East, our brand is instantly recognisable. It is through our compelling brand that we are able to attract the right talents who we carefully nurture by continuously improving our employment offerings even beyond reward and recognition.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Advisor - Ethics, Risk and Compliance

Job Identification: 5271
Location: Ikoyi, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time
Job Category: MTN Level 2
Reports To: Manager - Ethics
Division: Risk and Compliance

Mission

• Assist in coordinating all ethics management activities and elicit employees’ and other stakeholders’ commitment to ethical behaviors.

Description

• Assist in communicating corporate ethics statements, policies, codes, and supporting documentation.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of ethics management requirements and related legal benchmarks from federal and state laws.
• Assist in the reviews of corporate policies, identify gaps, and recommend practical steps to close the identified gaps.
• Assist in the implementation of procedures for the resolution of ethical conflicts, complaints, allegations, breaches, etc.
• Support in the management and resolution of employees’ conflict of interest and gift declarations.
• Communications:
• Assist in coordinating the annual Ethics Week, Global Ethics Day, and related activities to drive the integration of corporate ethics messages across the business.
• Support the creation, dissemination, and deployment of corporate ethics statements, tips, policies, publications, and other ethics awareness messages.
• Assist in coordinating day-to-day efforts to embed ethical culture, including ethics communication, offering ethical guidance and advice, and the implementation of effective, proactive, quality processes that will positively enhance customer satisfaction.
• Provide support on the development and implementation of ethics training for all employees and MTNN partners.

Requirements
Education:

• First Degree in Law, Social Sciences or related discipline 
• Fluent in English

Experience:
3 - 7 years’ experience in an area of specialization; with experience working with others

• Demonstrable knowledge of best practice ethics and governance frameworks, methodologies and emerging practice, risk assessments in the context of the Nigerian and global telecommunications industry.  
• Effective stakeholder relationship management experience in a telecoms regulatory environment
• Experience in policy governance and development of ethics related programs.
• Strong and effective business communication (verbal and writing skills)
• Strong knowledge of internal controls and compliance program.

Application Closing Date
3rd March, 2025; 10:59 PM.