Senior Compliance Officer
2025-08-04T08:59:24+00:00
COPEDU PLC
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Kigali
Kigali
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Rwanda
Financial Services
Legal
2025-08-15T17:00:00+00:00
Rwanda
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General Description:
The Senior Compliance Officer ensures that COPEDU PLC operates in full compliance with internal policies, regulatory requirements, and legal standards. The role is responsible for monitoring and advising on regulatory risks, conducting compliance reviews, and promoting a strong compliance culture across the organization.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop, review, and update compliance policies and procedures to ensure adherence to regulatory, legal, and internal standards.
- Monitor changes in laws and financial regulations and ensure COPEDU Plc’s practices always remain compliant.
- Provide ongoing compliance training and support to staff to promote a culture of ethics and accountability.
- Conduct internal compliance audits and assessments and report findings to senior management and regulatory authorities.
- Establish confidential systems for reporting misconduct, ensuring proper investigation and resolution of issues.
- Supervise daily compliance operations, ensuring consistent application of policies and regulatory controls across departments.
- Ensure compliance with consumer protection regulations, maintaining legal integrity in all customer interactions and financial activities.
- Review insurance policies, vendor agreements, and contracts to identify and mitigate compliance and legal risks.
- Design and implement comprehensive compliance management frameworks, addressing legal, regulatory, and internal policy requirements across credit, market, liquidity, operational, and business activities.
- Develop and maintain compliance monitoring tools and indicators to proactively identify, track, and manage non-compliance risks.
- Prepare and present compliance reports and dashboards to Head of risk and compliance
- Lead compliance awareness initiatives and work closely with department heads to integrate regulatory compliance into daily operations and strategic planning.
- Assist in implementing and monitoring AML/CFT frameworks and procedures.
- Support customer due diligence (CDD), enhanced due diligence (EDD), and suspicious transaction reporting (STR).
- Investigate and respond to AML alerts, ensuring regulatory reporting obligations are met.
Required Qualifications and Skills:
- Bachelor’s degree in law, Business Administration, Finance, or a related field.
- Minimum 3 years of experience in a compliance or legal function, preferably in the banking sector.
- Having one of professional certification in compliance such as CAMS, ICA, or CPA, ACCA, is an added advantage.
- Strong understanding of banking regulations and compliance practices High ethical standards and integrity
- Excellent analytical and investigative skills
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent organizational and planning skills.
- Strong attention to detail.
Strong communication and report-writing abilities Ability to work independently and maintain confidentiality.
All applications must include:
- A motivation letter,
- A copy of the National ID,
- A detailed Curriculum Vitae (CV),
- Copies of academic and professional certificates.
What We Offer:
- Competitive and attractive salary package
- Annual leave allowance
- Long service recognition allowance
- Preferential interest rates on staff loans
- Annual performance bonus based on individual and company performance
- Medical insurance coverage
- Supportive and collaborative working environment
- Opportunities for continuous professional development and career advancement
- Etc..
Develop, review, and update compliance policies and procedures to ensure adherence to regulatory, legal, and internal standards. Monitor changes in laws and financial regulations and ensure COPEDU Plc’s practices always remain compliant. Provide ongoing compliance training and support to staff to promote a culture of ethics and accountability. Conduct internal compliance audits and assessments and report findings to senior management and regulatory authorities. Establish confidential systems for reporting misconduct, ensuring proper investigation and resolution of issues. Supervise daily compliance operations, ensuring consistent application of policies and regulatory controls across departments. Ensure compliance with consumer protection regulations, maintaining legal integrity in all customer interactions and financial activities. Review insurance policies, vendor agreements, and contracts to identify and mitigate compliance and legal risks. Design and implement comprehensive compliance management frameworks, addressing legal, regulatory, and internal policy requirements across credit, market, liquidity, operational, and business activities. Develop and maintain compliance monitoring tools and indicators to proactively identify, track, and manage non-compliance risks. Prepare and present compliance reports and dashboards to Head of risk and compliance Lead compliance awareness initiatives and work closely with department heads to integrate regulatory compliance into daily operations and strategic planning. Assist in implementing and monitoring AML/CFT frameworks and procedures. Support customer due diligence (CDD), enhanced due diligence (EDD), and suspicious transaction reporting (STR). Investigate and respond to AML alerts, ensuring regulatory reporting obligations are met.
Bachelor’s degree in law, Business Administration, Finance, or a related field. Minimum 3 years of experience in a compliance or legal function, preferably in the banking sector. Having one of professional certification in compliance such as CAMS, ICA, or CPA, ACCA, is an added advantage. Strong understanding of banking regulations and compliance practices High ethical standards and integrity Excellent analytical and investigative skills Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Excellent organizational and planning skills. Strong attention to detail.
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Vacancy title:
Senior Compliance Officer
[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Financial Services, Category: Legal]
Jobs at:
COPEDU PLC
Deadline of this Job:
Friday, August 15 2025
Duty Station:
Kigali | Kigali | Rwanda
Summary
Date Posted: Monday, August 4 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
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JOB DETAILS:
General Description:
The Senior Compliance Officer ensures that COPEDU PLC operates in full compliance with internal policies, regulatory requirements, and legal standards. The role is responsible for monitoring and advising on regulatory risks, conducting compliance reviews, and promoting a strong compliance culture across the organization.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop, review, and update compliance policies and procedures to ensure adherence to regulatory, legal, and internal standards.
- Monitor changes in laws and financial regulations and ensure COPEDU Plc’s practices always remain compliant.
- Provide ongoing compliance training and support to staff to promote a culture of ethics and accountability.
- Conduct internal compliance audits and assessments and report findings to senior management and regulatory authorities.
- Establish confidential systems for reporting misconduct, ensuring proper investigation and resolution of issues.
- Supervise daily compliance operations, ensuring consistent application of policies and regulatory controls across departments.
- Ensure compliance with consumer protection regulations, maintaining legal integrity in all customer interactions and financial activities.
- Review insurance policies, vendor agreements, and contracts to identify and mitigate compliance and legal risks.
- Design and implement comprehensive compliance management frameworks, addressing legal, regulatory, and internal policy requirements across credit, market, liquidity, operational, and business activities.
- Develop and maintain compliance monitoring tools and indicators to proactively identify, track, and manage non-compliance risks.
- Prepare and present compliance reports and dashboards to Head of risk and compliance
- Lead compliance awareness initiatives and work closely with department heads to integrate regulatory compliance into daily operations and strategic planning.
- Assist in implementing and monitoring AML/CFT frameworks and procedures.
- Support customer due diligence (CDD), enhanced due diligence (EDD), and suspicious transaction reporting (STR).
- Investigate and respond to AML alerts, ensuring regulatory reporting obligations are met.
Required Qualifications and Skills:
- Bachelor’s degree in law, Business Administration, Finance, or a related field.
- Minimum 3 years of experience in a compliance or legal function, preferably in the banking sector.
- Having one of professional certification in compliance such as CAMS, ICA, or CPA, ACCA, is an added advantage.
- Strong understanding of banking regulations and compliance practices High ethical standards and integrity
- Excellent analytical and investigative skills
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent organizational and planning skills.
- Strong attention to detail.
Strong communication and report-writing abilities Ability to work independently and maintain confidentiality.
All applications must include:
- A motivation letter,
- A copy of the National ID,
- A detailed Curriculum Vitae (CV),
- Copies of academic and professional certificates.
What We Offer:
- Competitive and attractive salary package
- Annual leave allowance
- Long service recognition allowance
- Preferential interest rates on staff loans
- Annual performance bonus based on individual and company performance
- Medical insurance coverage
- Supportive and collaborative working environment
- Opportunities for continuous professional development and career advancement
- Etc..
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 36
Level of Education: bachelor degree
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