Manager: Sanctions Advisory, Terrorist Financing

Company Description

Standard Bank Group is a leading Africa-focused financial services group, and an innovative player on the global stage, that offers a variety of career-enhancing opportunities - plus the chance to work alongside some of the sector's most talented, motivated professionals. Our clients range from individuals, to businesses of all sizes, high net worth families and large multinational corporates and institutions. We're passionate about creating growth in Africa. Bringing true, meaningful value to our clients and the communities we serve and creating a real sense of purpose for you.

To provide sanctions risk advisory services and contribute to the development and maintenance of the Terror Financing Risk Assessment (TFRA) and Proliferation Financing Risk Assessment (PFRA) Frameworks and Methodologies. To implement the Framework and Methodologies across the Group, to ensure that business is undertaken in a compliant manner to avoid operational losses, fines, penalties or reputational damage to the organisation.

• Provide specialised advice to relevant stakeholders within all business lines and corporate functions and across all jurisdictions, on the minimum standards, strategies, projects, plans, initiatives, reporting and other relevant activities to ensure all business areas effectively comply with the required internal standards and legislative requirements.
• Contribute in the setting of the CoE's technology plan in the context of the Group Compliance Function's plan and Group IT plan. Provide domain expertise to develop the relevant technological requirements. Adhere to and implement the relevant technology standards developed by the IT Function.
• Contribute to the development and maintenance of the RBA Framework and TFRA/PFRA Methodologies, - covering strategy, policies, processes, procedures, standards, guidelines, training, objectives, metrics and governance - to ensure consistency of implementation and the alignment to regulatory and legislative requirements.
  Qualifications
  • Degree (Risk Management/Business Commerce, Finance and Accounting, Audit, Banking, Legal, Compliance) - Min
  • Post Graduate Qualification - Risk Management/Business Commerce, Finance and Accounting, Audit, Banking, Legal, Compliance (Pref)
  • Certification e.g. ICA (International Compliance Association), CPrac (SA) (Compliance Practitioner), CProf (SA) (Compliance Professional), CISI (Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment) or CAMS (Certified AML Specialist) or CGSS (Certified Global Sanctions Specialist) - Pref
    Additional Information
    
    Experience Required - 8 years total with:
    
    3 - 4 Years: AML/CFT frameworks across different jurisdictions. Strategic planning and operationalisation. Risk assessment and risk-based approach to compliance. Policies, procedures, guidance and advisory. Technology software i.e. MS Excel, Power BI, SAS, etc.

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