Senior Specialist – Ethics and Compliance (Privacy Officer)

JOB SUMMARY:

The Senior Specialist – Compliance and Ethics, reporting to the Manager, plays a crucial role within the organization's Governance, Risk, Ethics and Compliance department, focusing on specialized risk areas. This role is responsible for in-depth risk analysis, developing risk strategies, and providing subject matter expertise to mitigate risks effectively while collaborating closely with the Manager. Acts as the Privacy Officer responsible for ensuring an organization's compliance with privacy laws, developing and implementing policies, conducting risk assessments, providing employee training, managing incident responses, and fostering a culture of privacy across all aspects of the organization's operations.

KEY ROLE ACCOUNTABILITIES:

Compliance and Regulatory 

• Maintains compliance policies, procedures, and guidelines in alignment with applicable laws, regulations, and industry standards. 

• Ensures the organization's adherence to legal and regulatory requirements by conducting periodic compliance assessments and audits. 

• Supports the Manager in undertaking compliance risk assessments in collaboration with the Senior Specialist for Risk 

Privacy Officer 

• Provides development guidance and assists in the identification, implementation, and maintenance of organization information privacy policies and procedures  

• Performs initial and periodic information privacy risk assessments and conducts related ongoing compliance monitoring activities in coordination with the Sidra’s other compliance and operational assessment functions 

• Oversees, directs, delivers, or ensures delivery of initial and privacy training and orientation  

• Participates in the development, implementation, and ongoing compliance monitoring of all matters pertaining to privacy and participates actively in the coodinated response to any information or security breach within Sidra with other applicable organizations 

Ethical Standards and Culture 

• Promotes ethical behavior throughout the organization by fostering ethical principles, values, and a culture of integrity. 

• Delivers compliance and ethics training programs for employees to raise awareness of their responsibilities and ethical obligations. 

• Enforces a comprehensive code of conduct that outlines expected behavior and ethical principles for employees and stakeholders. 

• Maintains reporting mechanisms for employees to confidentially report compliance and ethics concerns. 

Risk Mitigation 

• Working collaboratively with the Senior Specialist for Risk, Identify, assess, and mitigate compliance and ethics-related risks within the organization, developing strategies to minimize potential issues. 

• Undertakes investigations into alleged compliance violations and ethical misconduct and support the Manager in implementing robust action plans. 

Teamwork and collaboration 

• Collaborates with Senior Specialist for Governance and Senior Specialist for Risk to ensure that compliance and ethical standards are met. 

• Stays informed about changes in compliance and ethics, regulations, and industry best practices to adapt and keep the organization in compliance. 

Leadership / People Management 

• Develops a transformational and facilitative leadership style across the organization encouraging, empowerment of individuals within teams, encouraging leadership at all levels of services in embedding an ethical culture throughout the organization. 

• Communicates regularly with employees, management, and stakeholders about compliance and ethics matters, emphasizing the importance of adherence to standards. 

• Provides relevant committees with regular reports on compliance, ethics, and the effectiveness of the organization's programs. 

• Provides advice and guidance to the organization on compliance and ethics-related matters, ensuring compliance and ethical standards are met. 

Performance and project management including continuous improvement 

• Utilizes high level organizational skills to manage projects. 

• Supports the Manager in the collation and monitoring of all Key Performance indicators (KPIs)  

• Continually assess and enhance the organization's compliance and ethics programs and strategies to adapt to changing regulatory environments and emerging risks. 

• Fosters responsible decision-making, accountability, and ethical behavior within the organization 

Education and training 

• Delivers compliance and ethics related education and training programs for staff at all levels, promoting a responsible decision-making, accountable and ethical behavior 

• Stays informed about changes in laws, regulations, and industry standards related to compliance and ethics keeping staff informed of these changes. 

• Implements compliance and ethics related education modules for new employee orientation and continuing education in collaboration with relevant departments such as human resources, learning and development, etc. 

General 

• Resolves problems as they arise and ensure that staff are updated in a timely fashion 

• Identifies and actions opportunities for improvement to processes within the department 

• Creates an environment which recognizes and values cultural differences 

• Adhere to Sidra’s standards as they appear in the Code of Conduct and Conflict of Interest policies 

• Adhere to and promote Sidra’s Values 

QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS:

ESSENTIAL 

PREFERRED 

Education 

Bachelor's degree in a related field 

Bachelor's degree in business, finance, or risk management. 

Experience 

7+ years of experience inclusive of  

• 5+ years progressive experience and knowledge of compliance and ethics principles and best practices 

• Prior experience in ensuring organizational compliance with privacy laws and regulations. 

Experience with conducting compliance audits, investigations, and risk assessments. 

Certification and Licensure 

NA 

Professional certification in risk management 

Professional Membership 

NA 

Job Specific Skills and Abilities 

• A strong understanding of privacy laws and regulations relevant to the organization, such as GDPR, HIPAA, or other regional data protection laws. 

• High level of confidentiality 

• Ability to build strong peer to peer relationships and effectively manage upwards.  

• Demonstrated high level of ability in quality assurance, building relationships, effective working with stakeholders and supporting organizational development.  

• Team orientated. 

• Analytical skills to help evaluate opportunities and track performance 

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with ability to report progress, work with key stakeholders and problem solve issues as they arise 

• Tenacity and responsiveness 

• Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams, department heads, and senior management 

• Resiliency with good coping strategies and ability to swiftly, effectively and diplomatically resolve issues or conflicts.  

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite 

• Fluency in written and spoken English 

• Proficiency in compliance and ethic management software and tools 

• Written and spoken Arabic language skills