HR Legal & Compliance Manager – Asset Management
| Location | Nairobi, Kenya |
| Date Posted | January 31, 2021 |
| Category |
Legal
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| Job Type |
Full-time
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| Currency | KES |
Description
- Our client is a multi-faceted financial services company offering tailored financial services and solutions to individuals and companies.
- They seek to hire a Human Resource Compliance Manager.
- S/he will support a small team of professionals tasked with mitigating the organization’s legal and compliance risks, raise awareness of legal and compliance obligations, and define, deploy, and sustain a robust compliance program across the organization’s operations.
Responsibilities for the HR Legal & Compliance Manager Job
- Ensure consistent compliance with global labor and legal requirements by researching existing and new legislation thereafter advising the leadership team on needed action.
- By serving as the company’s primary contact person, protect the interests of employees and the company in accordance with company Human Resources policies and governmental laws and regulations.
- Offer strategic advice to directors, and the board, on the employee, labor relations, and human capital management.
- Advice on the applicable laws and best practices in labor, employment, and labor relations laws.
- Conduct successful litigation, legal protection, risk management, and management of external lawyers on employee & labor relations.
- Excellence in preparation, review, modification, and management of contracts, agreements, and other documentation and development of comprehensive contract documents that mitigate risks and penalties for employers including HR policies and procedures.
- Ensure people's systems are highly functioning, driving workflow efficiencies, data, and insights on our global team.
- Lead all safeguarding efforts to ensure the safety of the team members and project participants.
- Respond to the Human resource requests for a global team working in different geographic locations.
- Oversee the team’s well-being, by ensuring that policies, systems, and support infrastructure are in place to help team members
thrive in situations of day-day stress as well as in extremis.
- Serve as a resource for managers by coaching and mentoring senior managers effectively using the full array of HR tools, processes, and policies.
- Initiate and participate in organizational performance reviews and business process improvement programs, as well as undertake special research aimed at improving organizational effectiveness.
- Lead and coordinate the Organizational development process, to advise the leadership team on what change management actions need to take place.
Qualifications for the HR Legal & Compliance Manager Job
- Bachelor's degree in Law and Higher Diploma in HR.
- At least 5 years of relevant experience
- Experience in the Asset Management industry is an added advantage
- Excellent knowledge in Labor Law and business law
- Proficiency in Human Resource Information Systems
- Good understanding of business processes and controls to manage information, guide personnel, and facilitate decision-making
- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to exhibit a high level of confidentiality
- Focus on achieving results and getting things done within a demanding organization
- Excellent oral and written proficiency in English
- Computer literate and proficient at using MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint