Legal and Compliance Specialist

About the role

The Legal and Compliance Specialist supports the Legal and Compliance function by providing legal review and advice and helping identify, manage and resolve compliance matters in line with legal and regulatory requirements and company policies at corporate, regional and local levels. The role covers legal review, contract management, regulatory compliance, sanctions controls, corporate secretariat, audits and regulatory engagements, and reports to the Senior Manager, Legal Counsel.

Key responsibilities

• Assist the Senior Manager, Legal Counsel in setting up and maintaining an effective Legal and Compliance function.
• Review legal documents and compliance work such as sanctions review, corporate secretariat work, external relations and project-based reviews.
• Manage contracts, including record keeping.
• Assist with Board meetings and statutory/regulatory audits, including on-site inspections.
• Arrange and organise regulator on-site meetings.
• Research regulatory changes and provide translation, interpretation and advice.
• Review business opportunities and activities to identify compliance risks and establish controls.
• Monitor implementation of compliance policies and procedures and sanctions controls.
• Monitor tracking systems and controls, including taking and recording meeting minutes.
• Organise and deliver in-house training and perform other assigned duties.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree; a Bachelor's degree in Law is preferred.
• At least 3-4 years of related experience in insurance, financial services, a law firm or similar.
• Proficiency in English and Myanmar.
• Excellent communication skills with internal and external stakeholders.
• Preferred: lawyer licensing.

Required skills

• Computer literacy
• Legal document review and contract management
• Regulatory compliance and sanctions controls