The Legal Practice Council (LPC) is currently embarking on a process to fill vacant positions in the National Office and Gauteng Provincial Office.Minimum Requirements:Matric/Grade 12 Certificate;NQF Level 7 in Finance/ Law/ Compliance or Risk Management;Certified Ethics Officer (TEI);6 years' experience in compliance and risk management, of which 4 years is in a management capacity; NQF Level 8 in Business Admin/ Law/ Compliance or Risk Management is advantageous;Certification in Risk OR Compliance (IRMSA, CISA) is advantageous;6 years' experience in compliance and risk management, within a legal environment, of which 4 years is in a management position is advantageous;Key Responsibilities:Produce reports on the performance of the department;Compile and maintain a risk register for submission to the Risk and Compliance Committee and Council;Assist LPC Management in development of new Policies to incorporate regulatory requirements;Develop and facilitate implementation of Risk Appetite and Tolerance Framework;Promote and facilitate the identification, assessment and management of risks (strategic and operational) across the Organisation;Coordinate and monitor the LPC's risk management process;Implement the organisation's risk assessment methodology across the organisation;Monitor the reporting of risks across the organisation;Promote risk management awareness across the LPC and provide education and training on risk;Design risk management standards, frameworks and ensure that these are consistently applied throughout the organisation;Facilitate the implementation of this strategy throughout the LPC;Provide relevant advice on risk management matters to all relevant stakeholders in the organisation;Maintain and monitor the organisation's enterprise-wide risk profile/register;Identify and assess fraud risks across the organisation and compile the fraud risk register;Compile fraud risk monitoring reports for review by the Risk and Compliance Committee and the Council;Investigate internal fraud allegations reported through the whistle-blowing hotline;Present the fraud investigation reports to the Risk and Compliance Committee and the Council;Identify fraud risk indicators and assist management to implement internal controls for mitigating the indicators;Monitor compliance of legal practitioners to applicable legislation and regulations;Address LPC compliance requirements relating to FICA, SARS, POPIA, PAIA and other applicable legislative requirements;Conduct Compliance Regulatory Universe Workshops;Identify and communicate LPC's compliance obligations (compliance requirements and compliance commitments);Analyse regulatory requirements relating to Compliance issues and compile and consolidate the organization's regulatory universe;Conduct compliance risk assessments with directors and senior managers;Conduct Compliance Monitoring on the CRMPs;Liaise with Regulators to ensure effective implementation of regulatory requirements for LPC and ensure submission to Regulators and Other External Stakeholders;Develop and facilitate implementation of Ethics Management Framework;Present quarterly ethics reports to the RCC;Attend Council meetings and provide insight on risk and compliance matters;Prepare the Committee Agenda, Review of Committee minutes, review of action list;Participate in the recruitment of subordinates in consultation with the Human Resource Department;Develop performance contracts for subordinates and conduct performance reviews to measure performance against agreed objectives, identifying training needs;Address discipline and workplace conflict through consultation with the Human Resource Department.
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