Role Profile & Key Responsibilities
Role Purpose:

To ensure that Vodacom Tanzania PLC and its subsidiary companies have adequate risk management program and are compliant with all applicable laws and regulations and rules; all company policies, codes and standards; implement adequate systems and processes to monitor and enforce compliance and manage risks.

Key Responsibilities

Enterprise Risk Management (ERM):
Implement and maintain a robust risk management framework, ensuring effective methods, processes, and controls are in place to identify, assess, and mitigate enterprise risks.
Business Continuity Management (BCM):
Oversee the business continuity planning lifecycle, ensuring systems of prevention and recovery are established to support uninterrupted operations during and after disaster recovery events.
Security, Investigations & Law Enforcement Assistance (LEA):
Enforce security policies and procedures to safeguard company assets, data, employees, and visitors. Ensure timely and fair investigations and provide effective support to law enforcement agencies.
Legal Compliance:
Design and implement a legal compliance programme aligned with globally recognized standards. Ensure significant legal compliance risks are identified, addressed, and managed through consistent application of risk-based processes, controls, and systems.
Training & Awareness:
Deliver training and awareness programmes to effectively communicate Vodacom’s compliance standards and requirements to Employees, Directors, Contractors, Subsidiaries, Joint Ventures, and Suppliers.
Anti-Bribery & Corruption (ABC):
Ensure all systems, processes, and procedures comply with anti-bribery and corruption legislation and internal policies. Manage the declaration and monitoring of gifts and hospitality in line with ABC requirements.
Economic Sanctions & Trade Export Controls:
Ensure full compliance with applicable economic sanctions and trade export control laws and Vodafone Group standards across all transactions, systems, and procedures.
Mobile Financial Services Compliance:
Maintain appropriate controls to ensure compliance with relevant legislation, particularly Anti-Money Laundering (AML) laws, and Vodafone Group standards for mobile financial services.
Policy Compliance Review (PCR):
Lead and coordinate the annual Policy Compliance Review process, ensuring timely execution and adherence to set deadlines.
Due Diligence for Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A):
Conduct thorough due diligence for potential M&A transactions, identifying risks related to ABC, AML, anti-terrorist funding, and sanctions. Highlight red flags and successor liability issues, and provide actionable recommendations.
Qualification, Competencies, Knowledge & Experience
Masters degree in a relevant field. Undergraduate Degree in Law (LL.B) will be an added advantage.
In-depth knowledge of Risks and Compliance.
Risk management processes and methodologies and their application
Compliance management
Extensive knoelwdge in Anti-corruption, anti-money laundering; and anti-terrorist financing legislation, codes of practice, , etc.
Knowledge of the Telecom and Mobile Financial Service operating environment
10 years minimum experience in the risk and compliance management field including experience in a senior management position.
Strong analytical abilities and a high level of attention to detail
Proficient numeric skills
Adequate experience and management of a large team of professionals
High integrity and ethical standards Effective communication skills.
Independent judgement and ability to work independently Interpersonal skills