(1032) Associate Investigator needed at South African Reserve Bank

Detailed description

The successful candidate will be responsible for the following key performance areas:

• Work closely with the Senior Manager in developing standards, processes and procedures related to investigations within the PA. 
• Analyse and provide guidance to the frontline teams in relation to the execution of sanctions and enforcement decisions. 
• Conduct investigations into matters relating to the possible non-compliance of regulated entities with relevant legislation (e.g. banking- and insurance-related legislation). 
• Report investigation findings and provide recommendations to the relevant authority within the PA. 
• Provide secretariat support services to the PA Regulatory Action Committee, including, but not limited to, the preparation of agendas and minutes. 
• Support the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the PA in following up on and actioning matters and ensuring that the decisions thereon are implemented. 
• Ensure that matters of non-compliance of regulated entities with relevant legislation are appropriately channelled and addressed. 
• Maintain a database of matters relating to regulated entities’ non-compliance with relevant legislation. 
• Promote awareness across the PA with regard to the processes and procedures of matters relating to regulated entities’ non-compliance with relevant legislation. 
• Work closely with the Senior Manager in developing standards, processes and procedures related to the resolution of failed non-systemically important supervised institutions. 
• Engage with internal and external stakeholders, displaying the ability to solicit information and to communicate a clear and coherent message. 

Qualifications

Job requirements

To be considered for this position, candidates must be in possession of:

• at least two to five years’ experience in litigation, compliance and/or forensic work (i.e. the investigation or prosecution/litigation of commercial cases) and
• a relevant Bachelor’s degree in Law, Compliance or Finance.

The following would be an added advantage:

• an applicable Honours degree; and
• knowledge of, and experience in, insolvency law and/or insolvency proceedings.