Director / Group Head, Ethics Governance & Secretariat Services at KPMG

Sector: Financial Services
Reports To: The Chief Executive Officer

Overview

• Our client is looking for Director / Group Head, Ethics, Governance & Secretariat Services who will serve as the industry’s internal control point for ethics and improprieties, infractions, allegations, complaints, and conflicts of interest.
• The ideal candidate will provide corporate leadership and advice on corporate governance issues.

Skills and Capabilities

• Responsible for managing all board and committees, and their business agendas, to ensure efficient and accountable decision making and standards of conduct supporting delivery of the Institute’s mandates.
• Responsible for the development of corporate governance frameworks and ensuring that the Institute operates within its legal powers and Acts establishing it.
• Monitor legal risk in documentation and giving guidance on the acceptable assumption of risk.
• Interpret laws, rulings, and regulations for natural and juristic persons.
• Conduct legal research and gather evidence and ensure that appropriate approvals are in place before documents are executed.
• Manage regulatory and compliance-related services and facilitate innovative solutions to client problems.
• Manage and oversee paralegals and legal assistants.
• Oversee the preparation of pleadings, notices and make appearances in court.
• Collaborate with corporate counsels and HR departments to monitor enforcement of standard and regulations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Law (essential) and other relevant fields
• Professional qualifications such as ACIB is an added advantage
• Minimum of 10 years post-qualification professional experience with at least 5 years in managerial position
• Ability to develop and oversee control systems that prevent or deal with violations of legal guidelines and internal polices
• Ability to provide expert advice and interpretation of the code of ethics and compliance, including the applicability of the organisation and industry’s policies and programs to specific situations
• Excellent knowledge of reporting procedures and record-keeping
• Good written, presentation and communication skills, able to represent the institute at high net-worth events
• Experience in drafting, negotiating, and reviewing legal documents
• Strong leadership, supervisory, coaching, mentoring and people management skills.
• Strong influencing and negotiation skills with an ability to engage with others to achieve positive results.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to build rapport across various stakeholders and effectively communicate and interact with top level management.
• High degree of personal integrity, ethics and resilience.