Compliance Manager at Olam Agri

Olam Agri is a market-leading, differentiated food, feed, and fiber agri-business with a global origination footprint, processing capabilities, and deep understanding of market needs built over 33 years. With a strong presence in high-growth emerging markets and products across grains & oilseeds, animal feed & protein, rice, edible oils, specialty grains & seeds, cotton, wood products, rubber and commodity financial services.

Olam Agri is at the heart of global food and agri-trade flows with more than 40 million MT in volume traded annually. Focused on transforming food, feed and fiber for a more sustainable future, it aims at creating value for customers, enabling farming communities to prosper sustainably, and strive for a food-secure future.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Compliance Manager

Location: Iganmu, Lagos
Employment Type: Full Time
Function: Legal & EBP
Sub-Function: Legal

Job Description

• Compliance is a critical function, the role requires a person of impeccable integrity and a steadfast resolve to achieve the organizations' objectives.
• The incumbent will have a detailed understanding of the legal and regulatory frameworks within which our business operates and will ensure that the organization adheres to legal standards and in-house policies.
• You will be responsible for enforcing regulations in all aspects and levels of business as well as providing guidance on compliance matters.
• You will also be a champion of corporate governance best practices.
• You must be comfortable saying “no” when necessary and be result-oriented. the overall goal of preserving the organization's integrity by working in an ethical and lawful manner is central to this role.
• You will be required to support the company/region in all matters related to compliance, commodity legislation and regulatory issues

Key Deliverables
Strategic Effectiveness:

• Developing and maintaining risk-based compliance policies including practical implementation of systems. Building effective controls and monitoring mechanisms.
• Establish the compliance function that oversees all projects in Gabon
• Standardizing process across projects related to operations and functions (plantation/manufacturing/construction).

Operational Effectiveness:

• Defining easy to understand SOPs for businesses where required. Coding the SOPs and ensuring ready access for the field teams.
• Analyze and identify opportunities for making the processes more efficient including effective use of technology to reduce lapses
• Audit to ensure adherence to laid out business process and governing laws

Organizational Effectiveness:

• Ensure fraud & corruption policy and other related procedures are followed. The objective is to build an ethical workplace with a strong value system.
• Generating awareness about fraud and corruption policy amongst staff and other stakeholders in Africa. Engaging people with online/offline sessions to ensure top of mind recall of the organization’s ethics and standards.
• Coordinate and build the capacity of internal auditors/financial controllers on internal controls, audit skills, and fraud detection. Building systems of checks and balances to reduce the possibility of such acts.

Requirements

• University Degree in Business and/or Law
• Experience in a similar role in a trading business, ideally commodity trading, or the commodity business of a financial institution
• High level of technical auditing skills, knowledge of relevant international standards governing internal audit practice
• Excellent advisory skills with high work standards and ability to promote team synergy in a multi-cultural work environment
• Excellent interpersonal skills (tact, diplomacy, discretion, and impartiality)
• Strong team-player with the ability to work in virtual teams. Very strong personal ethical standards.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Note: Olam is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, nationality, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.