Our client based in Rosebank is looking for suitable candidate for position of a Senior Specialist - Anti Financial Crime Portfolio.

The primary objective of this role is to promote a regulatory environment that will enable the banks to continue to provide competitive, sustainable, and customer-centric financial services and products. The Senior Specialist: Anti-Financial Crime Portfolio will report to the Manager: Legislation and Regulatory Oversight.

Key Responsibilities as follows:

Anti-Financial Crime Portfolio

Enable company to be the “Voice of the Industry” of the banking industry through formulation of positions on critical regulatory and supervisory issues.

- Identify legislation, regulation, guidance and international standards (including the Financial Action Task Force Recommendations) that requires comments/engagement.

-Collecting, compiling members’ comments for submissions.

-Drafting of submissions/ position papers.

Meeting Facilitation

• Facilitate workshops and meetings with stakeholders to gather input from member banks, discuss submissions/requirements from member banks;

• Create a collaborative environment to encourage effective communication and decision-making;

Stakeholder Management

• Engage with high-profile stakeholders, including the executive board, board members, directors from other institutions, registrars, and industry leaders, as and when requested to do so by the Manager: Legislation and Regulatory Oversight (Market Conduct).

Governance and Market Conduct Portfolio

• Stay updated on financial crime regulatory requirements and legal considerations in the banking industry.

• Ensure activities adhere to relevant regulations and legal frameworks.

Thought Leadership

• Develop and implement an effective advocacy strategy to ensure that the banking sector’s perspectives are effectively represented in regulatory consultations.

Organisation support

• Participate in, create, and promote a collaborative, learning and performance-oriented culture.

• Report into and assist the Manager: Legislation and Regulatory Oversight with the work conducted in the Anti-Financial Crime Portfolio, identified projects and outputs.

-Preparing materials and topics of interest to members across various committees/sub-committees/ work groups/ task groups, etc.

Working on the preparation of documents, management of information, maintenance of files, and coordination of tasks across multiple divisions.