Line Manager: Head of Compliance & Risk

Supervises:

• Compliance Supervisor
• Compliance Officer

Job Purpose:
To ensure oversight in the investment and emerging markets by ensuring adherence to the regulatory and internal controls within each country’s jurisdiction.

Internal Stakeholder:

• Group CEO
• Group Internal Audit
• EXCO
• All departments

External Stakeholder:

• Regulators.
• External auditors.
• Distributors.
• Suppliers.
• Legal advisors.

Functional Outputs/Activities per key performance area:

Financial Management

• Ensure effective financial controls across international operations, including distributor transactions, pricing, and trade spend.
• Monitor revenue assurance by validating export sales, margins, and cross-border transactions.
• Minimize financial risks related to foreign exchange, credit exposure, and distributor financing.
• Ensure compliance with company financial policies, transfer pricing guidelines, and approval frameworks.
• Strengthen financial discipline through periodic reviews and reconciliation of international accounts.

Risk Management

•  Identify and assess risks across international markets, including regulatory, operational, and partner- related risks.
• Establish and monitor key risk indicators (KRIs) for export and emerging markets.
• Oversee due diligence and ongoing monitoring of international distributors and partners.
• Lead investigations into cross-border compliance breaches, fraud, and unethical practices.
• Drive implementation of mitigation actions and provide risk insights to support market expansion
  decisions.

Compliance

• Ensure adherence to international trade regulations, export controls, and local market
  requirements.
• Oversee product registration, licensing, and regulatory approvals in export markets.
• Ensure compliance with internal policies, SOPs, and global standards across international operations.
• Lead compliance training and awareness for international teams and partners.
• Maintain accurate documentation and reporting for regulatory and internal compliance purposes.

Minimum Qualification Requirements: 

• Bachelor’s degree in international business, Business Administration, Commerce, or related field.
• Master’s degree in business administration, International Business, Compliance/ Risk/Audit certification. ISO Internal Auditor.
• CPA/ ACCA/ CFE/ CISA / LLB/ (added advantage)

Related Minimum Experience:

• Minimum of 5 to 8 years in Compliance, Risk, Legal, or Audit of which 3 years should be in a leadership/ supervisory role.
• Experience in FMCG / Manufacturing / Export / Multinational operations.
• Experience handling cross-border compliance.
• Experience working with foreign regulators or subsidiaries.
• Experience in international trade or export compliance preferred.

Competencies Required:
Behavioral Competences

• Teamwork
• Strong ethical leadership and integrity.
• Accountability and ownership across teams.
• Communicate effectively.

Core Leadership Competences

• Strategic Thinking & Vision, Financial Acumen, Stakeholder Management, Leadership,& People
  Management

Functional Competences

• Laws and regulations, Sales and promotions, route-to-market alignment, price assessment, distributor operations, brand awareness, customer relations, use of technology, imports and exports,

Skills

• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills
• Analytical mindset with strong data interpretation and reporting skills
• Change management and project management capability

Attributes include:

• Self-Starter & Action Oriented.
• Ability to harness peer Relationships.
• Agile and driven.
• Collaboration.
• Problem Solving.

Growth Potential:
• Successful candidate will be set up for succession planning to the Head of Compliance & Risk.

Physical Requirements and Environmental Conditions

• Frequency of travel: Occasional travel is required for in-country field visits; location may vary and may require overnight stays.
• Light physical activities and efforts required working in an office environment.

Job Assessment
• Interview.
• Psychometric assessment.

How To Apply

Send your applications to hr@movitproducts.com.

Deadline: 17 July 2026