GRC and Legal officer (Health)

Our client in the Health Industry is looking to hire a GRC and Legal Officer.

Duties and Responsibilities

Leadership

1. Accountable for auditing the GRC, Legal, Regulatory and Stakeholder Management functions within the company.
2. Accountable for supporting the functional heads in leading company-wide governance, risk, and compliance projects.
3. Accountable for planning and developing systems, structures, training, and processes to improve governance, compliance, risk management, ethics, regulatory and stakeholder management in collaboration with functional department heads.
4. Support HR in identifying critical areas that need to be communicated to ensure an ethical culture.

Assurance

1. Governance, compliance, risk, regulatory and stakeholder management and legal.
2. Ethics management.
3. Legal and regulatory advice sought and provided in collaboration with functional department heads.
4. Document management (ensure compliance records are up to date and report back on any non-compliance).
5. Agreement and policy repositories.
6. Structures, systems, and processes are fit-for-purpose.

Strategic

1. Developing and recommending organisation wide GRC, ethics, legal, regulatory and stakeholder management strategies and frameworks.

Tactical

1. Providing insights relating to GRC, ethics, legal and regulatory essentials.
2. Recommend and audit systems, structures, and processes to ensure effective risk and ethics management, controls, combined assurance, and functional essentials.
3. Advising and testing systems, structures, and processes for effectiveness of the Code of Conduct, Ways of Working and Etiquette Guide.

People

1. Supporting the GRC and Group Legal Manager and EXCO in driving ethical leadership and implementing effective governance structures. Advising on legal and regulatory matters.

Accountability and Culture

1. A collective vision and common goal for the function.
2. Ethical leadership, teamwork, and collaboration.
3. Trust-based internal and external relationships.
4. People safety and wellness, team, and individual performance.
5. Team and individual development, succession planning.

Safety and Compliance

1. Advise and audit compliance with relevant HOD for health, safety, environmental and security requirements.
2. Advise and audit compliance with all other relevant legislation and regulations.

Requirements

1. Bachelor’s degree or Diploma in legal or risk management.
2. Experience of 2+ years in a similar role.
3. Exercise sound judgment.
4. Excellent interpersonal and communication (writing and verbal) skills.
5. Works well under pressure and drives sound GRC and ethical practices.
6. Demonstrated ability to lead and work with multidisciplinary teams, deal with complex issues, and maintain effective and trust-based working relationships.