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Job Title:    Compliance Officer (Fresher Jobs) 

Organisation: Lotteries and Gaming Regulatory Board
(LGRB)

Duty Station:  Kampala,
Uganda

 

About US:

The Lotteries and
Gaming Regulatory Board (LGRB) is a body corporate established under the
Lotteries and Gaming Act No. 7 of 2016 to supervise and regulate the
establishment, management, and operation of lotteries, gaming, betting, and
casinos in Uganda.

 

Job Summary:
The Compliance Officer will carry out operator reviews and inspections to
ensure compliance to regulatory requirements and ethical business practices.

 

Key Duties and Responsibilities:  

Conduct operator
compliance reviews and audits to ensure that sector standards are adhered to.

·       
Implement
departmental activities in line with the work-plan.

·       
Develop
initiatives and best practices on conducting compliance reviews and audits.

·       
Carrying
out operator reviews and audits.

·       
Identify
compliance issues that require follow up, investigations and or enforcement
actions and bring to the attention of the supervisor.

·       
Recommend
necessary corrective measures for any compliance gaps identified.

·       
Improving
operator compliance culture through educating/sensitising during
inspections. 

Report extent of
compliance with the law, standards and regulatory guidelines.

·       
Prepare
periodic compliance reports indicating status of operator compliance and
progress on implementation of prior compliance review recommendations. 

·       
Follow
up to ensure recommendations are implemented.

Analyse operator
returns and report as appropriate.

·       
Ensure
timely submission of operator returns to the Board.

·       
Analyse
operator returns and report findings and trends to supervisor.

·       
Analysis
of quarterly financial statements of operators to assess capital adequacy and
financial viability in line with the statutory requirements.

·       
Follow
up on implementation of business and CSR plans.

Assess licensee
operations to determine compliance risk.              

·       
Identify
and report compliance risks.

·       
Identify
and report matters that require review of the regulatory framework/standards.

Other Duties

·       
Perform
any other duty as may be required by the supervisor.

 

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

·       
The applicant
must hold a Bachelor’s degree in Law, Commerce, Business Administration,
Finance, Accounting, Information Technology, Statistics, Economics or any other
related field from a recognised university.

·       
A
related post graduate qualification is desired

·       
One year
of relevant experience in a reputable organisation.

·       
Integrity,
confidentiality and high ethical conduct.

·       
Conceptual,
analytical and problem solving skills

·       
Report
writing skills

·       
Strong
communication and presentation skills

·       
Proficiency
in use of computing applications for data analysis and reporting

·       
Innovativeness

 

How to Apply:

All suitably
qualified and interested candidates who meet the requirements must provide
copies of certified academic and professional qualifications.

 

Applications should
be addressed and submitted to the following address

 

The Ag. Chief
Executive Officer,

Lotteries &
Gaming Regulatory Board,

4th Floor,
Communications House,

Plot 1, Colville
Street.

 

Deadline: 13th January 2021, 4 pm.

 

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