Legal Officer (Compliance) at Family Bank Ltd

Key responsibilities and accountabilities:

·       Analyze and disseminate the compliance requirements of existing, new and/or revised laws and regulations;

• Provide support to various departments of the Bank in ensuring they follows all applicable laws and regulations;
• Conduct internal compliance audits and examinations to ensure compliance;
• Participating in risk management sessions that have a bearing on legal matters, review risk reports for purposes of managing key risks efficiently in the risk management process and undertake research on current legal developments;
• Formulate legal compliance checklists and matrixes to be used for undertaking legal compliance reviews to ensure compliance by the Bank;
• Giving accurate and timely counsel to various departments on legal issues; prepare and facilitate staff training on specific legal matters affecting the bank including dissemination of appropriate legal requirements to various departments;
• Prepare appropriate legal risk reports for use by management;
• Provide support in contract negotiations and management including review of contractual agreements for the bank and providing recourse options for non-performing contractors as well as preparing, reviewing and modifying contractual instruments to assist and support various business activities;
• Communicate and negotiate with external parties (regulators, external counsel, public authority etc.); and
• Any other responsibilities allocated to him/her by his/her team leader(s).

The Person:

The ideal candidate must possess the following:

Competencies

• Personality: A go-getter, good negotiator, enthusiastic, results oriented with excellent communication and social skills. A forward planner with clear focus, mature, reliable, hard working and able to work without supervision.
• Sound knowledge of the Bank’s policies and procedures
• Computer skills: adept in use of Ms Word, Excel, Access, powerpoint, Internet and email.
• Honest and with high integrity.  

Personal Attributes

• Results oriented with excellent communication and social skills.
• Hardworking and able to work without supervision
• Honest and with high integrity

Qualifications

• Must be admitted to the bar preferably having at least three (3) to four (4) years relevant post admission experience;
• Must hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Law;
• Vast in conveyancing commercial law, and legislative review; and
• Excellent research and analytics skills.