DIRECTOR: FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE CENTRE – Theopoltine

REQUIREMENTS:

Knowledge, experience, and Skills:

• An admitted legal practitioner who holds a Master s degree in Law with Specialisation in Commercial Law, Financial Services Regulation and Criminal Law (focusing on AML/CFT/CPF and not general criminal law). A doctorate degree in the above fields will be an added advantage.
• A minimum, fifteen (15) years’ experience working in:

a legal (a combination of criminal prosecution in the High Court and civil practice in the High Court, inclusive of adjudication; and

a financial services regulatory environment

of which eight (8) years’ experience should be at Senior Management Level and a minimum four (4) at Executive Management Level.

• Strong knowledge of the FATF Standards and reasonable knowledge of AML/CFT/PF requirements, performance and institutional settings across regional and international jurisdictions.
• Strong knowledge of the Egmont Group of Financial Intelligence Units requirements, performance and institutional settings across regional and international jurisdictions.
• Developing policy, legislation and implementation infrastructure in a national, regional and international context.
• Proven Executive Management skills.

The incumbent should possess the following competencies:

• Good Interpersonal Relations.
• Diplomacy
• Assertiveness
• Excellent Analytical Skills
• Strategic thinking
• Stakeholder focus
• Good Verbal and Written Communication Skills.
• Advanced Computer Literacy.

The principal accountabilities of this position are:

• Providing Strategic Leadership and Direction to the FIC and the National and International AML/CFT/CPF Ecosystem
• Providing Strategic Direction and Leadership to the FIC in terms of Development, Implementation, and Managing the Strategic Objectives and Planning of the FIC, in line with government priorities and objectives, ML/TF/PF risks identified and International Standards.