Legal and Compliance Manager at M-KOPA Solar

Job Purpose:

To oversee and manage compliance activities within the countries where we operate.

Key Job Functions (Main Activities Undertaken By The Jobholder And Reflective Of The Most Important Features Of The Job)

• Ensure M-KOPA’s operations are compliant with local and national laws, contractual and shareholder obligations, and best practices.
• Undertake legal and regulatory research, and assess and evaluate the impact of changes in applicable legislation and international best practices.  
• Coordinate a program of training and capacity-building activities for employees across M-KOPA, covering all key areas of compliance policy and practice.
• Support the development and implementation of relevant policies, processes, and procedures, and maintain an appropriate review cycle.  
• Partner with M-KOPA departments such as Legal, Internal Audit, EHS, and Risk Management, to assess and ensure the effectiveness of control systems in driving compliance.
• Identify, understand, and escalate compliance risk events/issues in a timely manner and focus on fixing the root causes of the issues. Monitor implementation status of agreed action points aimed towards driving compliance.
• Manage the compliance tools such as the compliance obligations register, compliance training calendar, compliance incident register, and compliance risk register.
• Support in investor compliance including implementation of ESMS, and participate in investor reporting on ESG aspects.
• Create and maintain documentation that demonstrates evidence of legal and regulatory compliance.
• Support in regulatory compliance including the timely preparation and submission of regulatory filings such as annual returns or timely response to regulator circulars  
• Management of ESG will be an added advantage.
• Work flexibly and collaboratively across all teams in the organization to ensure the greatest impact and effectiveness of the Compliance Team’s day-to-day work
• Undertake all other reasonable and related tasks associated with this role.

Experience/ Skills & Competencies/ Licences & Certifications/ Education Required

• 4-7 years of working experience in a compliance function.
• Undergraduate LLB degree.
• Working knowledge of compliance standards and regulations.
• Experience in risk management.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Communicate and collaborate with diverse team members.
• Generally structured and organized