Senior Legal and Compliance Officer

• Department: Legal and Compliance
• Reports To: Director, Legal and Compliance
• Position Title: Senior Legal and Compliance Officer

Job Purpose:

The Senior Legal and Compliance Officer is responsible for end-to-end legal support of any matter coming from the Operations of the Company to ensure legal compliance. The responsibilities include but are not limited to providing legal advice, reviewing legal documents, risk assessment and management, provide inhouse training, and representing the company before the court of law and quasi-judicial organs.

Key Responsibilities

Legal Drafting

• Draft, Review and approve contracts, MOUs, or any other legal documents required for the business.

Legal Advice, Governance and Corporate Affairs

• Research and evaluate different risk factors regarding business decisions and operations;
• Apply effective risk management techniques and offer proactive advice on possible legal and corporate governance matters;
• Communicate and negotiate with external parties (regulators, external counsels, and/or government authorities), creating relations of trust;

Inhouse Training

• Conduct need-assessment for in-house legal and compliance trainings;
• Conduct yearly or bi-annual refresher training on topics the business may find relevant;

Court Representation

• Prepare/review statements of claim, defense, and appeal of court cases;
• Represent the company before a court of law and quasi-judicial body;

Miscellaneous

• Lead and participate in the implementation of different projects.
• Lead and participate in safeguarding and Discipline Committee investigations.
• Prepare a report of these investigations and report it to the Management team.

• Minimum of 5+ years’ experience in consulting/business advisory, preferably in the Financial and Fintech industry
• Excellent writing and communication skills
• Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, and Excel), AI tools application skills.
• Strong networking & influencing skills
• Business acumen – strong understanding of the business and ability to engage with internal senior business leaders
• Ability to handle complex issues, grasp complex information, and communicate simply and sensitively.

Education

• Minimum of LLB. degree in Law and LLM holders are preferred.

Language

• Proficiency in written and spoken Amharic and English.
• Ability to speak other Ethiopian languages is a plus