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• Act
  as Compliance Officer for the business.
• Reporting
  all compliance issues to the Head of Regulatory Affairs and Head of
  Compliance, Implementing and maintaining compliance risk management
  processes and enhanced monitoring methodology in country.
• Offer
  timely support to line management in country to ensure the business
  complies with regulatory requirements, as provided for in legislation, in
  order to mitigate exposure and risk, as well as any loss, monetary and
  reputational, by providing specialist support to management in identifying
  risk, compiling risk management plans, providing the appropriate advice
  and monitoring levels of compliance.

• Compile
  and adhere to annual coverage plan based on compliance risks identified
• Compile
  Risk Management Plans for all core and high risk compliance requirements
• Enhance
  and promote a compliance culture through awareness activities
• Achieve
  the compliance coverage plan as contracted with the Head of Regulatory
  Affairs
• Guide
  the business on compliance issues and providing of compliance opinions
• Ensure
  that business addresses concerns raised by the Regulator /delivers on commitments
  made to the Regulator
• Implement
  and comply with BIA Audit recommendations
• Expeditiously
  follow up on any compliance related findings or action items
• Actively
  facilitate the Regulatory Change process in the business and proactively
  follow up changes
• Advise
  business on any changes in set standards/ local requirements (throughout
  the year)
• Identify
  business impact for new regulatory requirements and escalate upwards as
  necessary
• Technically
  support in the implementation of new legislations
• Act
  as point of contact between business and the Regulators.

• Manage
  the full reporting process, findings and appropriate recommendations for
  improvement as required.
• Deal
  appropriately with compliance issues and escalate issues in an appropriate
  manner to the relevant persons.
• Maintain
  a formal record of minutes of all meetings held (by the compliance officer
  or business) with the Regulator
• Keep
  an updated log of regulatory commitments
• Send
  quality reports with issues identified with supportive business focused
  recommendations , and submit to Head Regulatory Affairs and the Head of
  Compliance
• Complete
  compliance returns and regulatory change report (monthly, quarterly and
  annually)

• Regularly
  inform the Head of Regulatory Affairs and Head of Compliance on compliance
  matters which may pose financial or reputational risks for the business.
• Attend
  relevant in country meetings, and assist forums in identifying and
  comprehending the regulatory compliance risks
• Ensure
  timeous provision of information to Regulators
• Communicate
  regulatory issues/concerns with internal stakeholders and line management
• Develop
  and implement programme of regular meetings with internal stakeholders
  (quarterly formal meetings)
• Support
  business to draft correspondence and presentations to the Regulator.
• Ensure
  to always improve on communications with business through innovative
  thinking and approaches in line with Barclays expectations

• The
  ideal candidate for the aforementioned banking Job should hold a graduate
  qualification and / or have a professional qualification. 
• At
  least three years’ experience in compliance, preferably with an
  international exposure.
• The
  applicant must have a broad range of compliance experience in a financial
  services environment.
• Good
  knowledge and understanding of current and anticipated UK and regional
  (relevant to country) requirements and supervisory expectations.
• Past
  experience in policy setting and roll out.
• Intellectual
  and analytical skills of a high order. 
  
• The
  strength of character, credibility and personal presence and the
  communication skills to operate confidently and effectively at senior
  levels both internally and externally.
• Possess
  the flexibility to appreciate the commercial objectives of the business,
  coupled with an ability to challenge, independently and constructively,
  senior management, peers or other staff where appropriate, to insist upon
  adherence to the highest standards of business practice and to the
  requirements of relevant authorities. 
  Tact and sensitivity as well as strength and authority are
  important.
• Possess
  the ability to use initiative and work with minimum supervision but
  ensuring, at the same time, that the line reports are kept fully informed
  at all times.
• Ability
  to consider issues from a range of angles and propose creative solutions
  that assist the business in achieving its goals in a safe, compliant and
  controlled manner.
• Ability
  to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, with senior internal
  and external audiences – to educate, persuade, negotiate, gain decisions,
  enforce.
• Ability
  to influence senior management.
• Possess
  the ability to make a real contribution in a rapidly changing environment
  and thrive on change and the need to learn rapidly.

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