Manager - Technical Regulation and First Line Compliance.Regulation and Corporate Affairs

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Mission

The Manager - Technical Regulation and First Line Compliance will monitor MTN’s activities and ensure compliance with applicable regulations. They will contribute to ensuring that there is fair competition in the market and that regulatory decisions are fair and in line with the best international practices. They will contribute in drafting MTN’s position papers on regulatory matters.

The focus of the role is to effectively analyze the regulatory environment both internally and externally, identify issues and propose actions to management. 

General working conditions: 

• Normal MTN Benin working conditions

  • May be required to work extended hours

    • Anywhere/Anytime work

      • Local travel

      • International travel

      • Drivers license

Continuous Risk & Compliance Management & Reporting:

• Perform and encourage continuous and effective risk management practice within your activities.

  • Promote risk-based decision taken. Ensure effective escalation of key risks, compliance breach and non-ethical issues. 

  • Demonstrate and encourage ethical behaviors. Promote Business continuity best practices and compliance with applicable regulations and internal PPPs (Policy, Process and Procedures).

Key Performance Areas: 

• Effectively scan the regulatory environment to identify all exposures of an internal or external nature (competition, consumer protection, product and services, data protection privacy and sovereignty, scarce resources…) and propose actions to management
• Assist management in engaging regulators and other stakeholders on identified issues
• Support functional departments to comply with products and services requirements
• Assist in the development of processes   and manage   the established processes.
• Provide ongoing education and appropriate briefings and trainings to internal stakeholders
• Investigate and research regulatory trends in the industry advising management where appropriate
• Implement appropriate systems for handling in an efficient manner all regulatory tasks and compliance     
• Conduct regulatory compliance audits and advise management on how to close the findings.
• Manage all aspects related to significant market power measures including infrastructure sharing, national roaming, pricing framework…
• Provide recommendations to enhance MTN's Regulatory relations roadmap, policy, framework, methodology.
• Develop strategies for ensuring excellence in operations and mitigation of risk in legislations, fines and reporting requirements for various regulators.
• Proactively manage all regulatory aspects related to market conditions
• Secure Regulatory approvals as per business requirements
• Provide regular and ad hoc reports requested by management and the regulator.
• Performs ad hoc duties as assigned by management.

Education:

Bachelor’s or master’s degree in telecommunication, law, economy or a related field.

Experience: 

• Minimum five years of related experience

• Familiarity with applicable government regulations.

• Must be bilingual and digitally literate (able to use automated tools to perform its activities).

Competencies:

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Effective communication and stress management skills

• Proficient in strategic planning