Job Title: Head of Compliance
Organisation: Umeme
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Uganda
Reports to: Deputy Managing
Director
Director
About US:
Umeme is the largest electricity distribution company in Uganda, with a
mandate of operating, maintaining, upgrading and expanding the electricity
distribution network, retailing electricity to its customers, improving
efficiency within the electricity distribution system. Umeme Limited is listed
on the Uganda Securities Exchange and cross-listed on the Nairobi Securities
Exchange since 2012. Umeme has over 620,000 customers of which 20% are on
pre-paid metering, a staff complement of 1,400 employees and has over the last
9 years invested US$ 271 m in the electricity distribution system.
mandate of operating, maintaining, upgrading and expanding the electricity
distribution network, retailing electricity to its customers, improving
efficiency within the electricity distribution system. Umeme Limited is listed
on the Uganda Securities Exchange and cross-listed on the Nairobi Securities
Exchange since 2012. Umeme has over 620,000 customers of which 20% are on
pre-paid metering, a staff complement of 1,400 employees and has over the last
9 years invested US$ 271 m in the electricity distribution system.
Job Summary: The Head of
Compliance will develop and control the implementation of policies and
procedures for compliance with the requirements of the Electricity Regulatory
Authority (ERA), including Umeme Licence Conditions, ERA Regulations and
Guidelines, the Electricity Act 199, the Companies Act and other relevant
statutes.
Compliance will develop and control the implementation of policies and
procedures for compliance with the requirements of the Electricity Regulatory
Authority (ERA), including Umeme Licence Conditions, ERA Regulations and
Guidelines, the Electricity Act 199, the Companies Act and other relevant
statutes.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
- Actively participate in the preparation
and development of the Departmental Operational and Capital Annual Budgets - Developing relevant sectional Performance
Targets and Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) and undertaking monitoring
of performance against the KPI’s - Developing policies and procedures to
ensure compliance with Listing, Regulatory, Legal and Concession
obligations and conditions - Preparing and submitting relevant
compliance reports to the Umeme Senior Management Team (SMT) and the Umeme
Board - Specifically monitoring compliance with
Listing Requirements and the stipulated terms and conditions of the Umeme
Licenses for Supply and Distribution of Electricity - Tasked with representing the department in
management meetings - Perform any other official duties as may
be reasonably assigned to you by the General Manager – Corporate and
Regulatory Affairs
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
Experience:
- The applicant should preferably hold a
degree in Law or Accounting or Economics - Professional Accounting Qualification
- Professional Qualifications, e.g.
Institute of Chartered Secretaries (ICSA), ACCA, ACA CIMA, CPA - At least three years working experience
- Proficient in Regulatory and Company
Listing Requirements.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates are encouraged to fill
out the online form at the link below.
out the online form at the link below.
Deadline: 12th June 2017
by 17:00 hrs.
by 17:00 hrs.
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