Local Compliance Officer

Local Compliance Officer

Job Purpose

• The Local Compliance Officer (LCO) drives the implementation in the country of the Holcim Compliance Program and its 5 elements (risk assessment; controls; training & communications; monitoring, reporting and follow-up, as well as organization and governance) in line with the Group Compliance strategy cascaded by the Area and the Region.

• The LCO focuses on prevention, detection and remediation of compliance risks and ensures they are addressed appropriately.

• The LCO works closely with the ACO, the country GC and the relevant functions in the country (i.e. Procurement, HR, Sustainability) to ensure the overall strategy of the Compliance program is consistent with local legal requirements.

• The LCO supports and advises the Local Management teams to drive and promote the Code of Business Conduct (CoBC) within the country.

Key Responsibilities

Strategy & Organization:

• Supports and advises RCO and LGC&C (Legal General Counsel & Compliance) when creating the annual Country Compliance Plan
• Provides compliance-related advice to the GC and Local Management
• Develops stakeholder relationships and acts cross functionally enabling local management to better understand compliance risk exposure areas
• Maintains a solid understanding of local activities to anticipate risks

Support of the Group Functions:

• Contributes when required to investigations of potential compliance issues
• Supports and assists Local Management to mitigate or resolve local compliance risks identified by the different risk assurance functions

Local Implementation of the Group Compliance Program:

• Supports and advices the country GC in the implementation of new or revised compliance-related policies, directives and guidance ensuring appropriate and necessary modifications specific to the country are made
• Ensures effective implementation of compliance-related processes (e.g. Third-Party Due Diligence) and adequate training of all relevant functions
• Adapts and either trains the trainer or delivers compliance training that meets needs of local employees and at the same times meets the requirements of the training program  
• Contributes to new business projects by anticipating and addressing key compliance risks (e.g. via Compliance Due Diligence) and / or mitigation plans

Reporting and Monitoring:

• Ensures reporting from country level on various key indicators related to implementation and health of the Compliance Program
• Helps management to promote speaking up culture and supports CoBC breaches recording
• Maintains appropriate documentation of Compliance support activities and monitors remediation resulting from conducted investigations
• Reviews internal / external audit reports in which compliance issues are raised at country level and supports remediation.

Regulatory:

• Maintains a solid understanding of applicable local law and regulation developments, consulting the LGC&C
• Supports the LGC&C when interacting with local authorities or regulators regarding compliance matters.

Education

Qualifications & Experience

 Education:

• Bachelor or Master’s degree in Law or Business.

Technical Skills:

• Proven track record of working successfully in an international environment
• Excellent with MS Office (Excel, Word, Power Point)
• Capable of providing meaningful input to management, M&A and project teams in terms of compliance assessment and diligence requirements
• Solid business and financial acumen
• Strong organizational and presentation skills.

Experience:

• Minimum of 5 years of working experience
• Minimum of 3 years of strong compliance focus (particularly in areas of Anti-bribery and corruption plus some experience with anti-money laundering, trade sanctions, data privacy). Ideally experience with compliance management systems and corporate investigations in any strong regulatory/ enforcement jurisdiction.