Compliance Analyst

Assala Energy; London; On-site; NOK 825,000 - 1,078,000; Full time

Job summary

Assala Energy is seeking a meticulous Compliance Analyst to join its Legal & Compliance team in London. You will support third-party integrity due diligence (IDD), regulatory monitoring, and governance activities to strengthen the compliance framework.

Responsibilities include tracking regulatory changes, drafting policies, maintaining logs, conducting IDD reviews for vendors, and providing risk-based insights to senior stakeholders. Travel to Gabon may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in law or related area and strong analytical abilities.
• Experience with third-party due diligence and risk assessment is desirable.
• Fluency in French is beneficial but not required.

Responsibilities

• Support regulatory monitoring and research activities for the business.
• Assist drafting and updating compliance policies and procedures.
• Maintain trackers and logs for compliance activities and due diligence.
• Carry out due diligence reviews for vendors (IDD) and provide risk ratings.
• Assist with KYC requests and data protection program duties.
• Provide training materials and coordinate compliance trainings.

Skills

Attention to detail

Research skills

Analytical skills

Multi-tasking

French language (beneficial)

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in law or related area

Tools

Nexis Diligence

Job description

Assala Energy is a dynamic Oil and Gas Exploration and Production company committed to the sustainable development of its assets in Gabon. We value a collaborative approach, promote diversity, and prioritize safety and integrity in all our operations.

We are seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Compliance Analyst to support our Legal & Compliance team in London. This role plays a key part in maintaining and enhancing Assala's compliance framework, with a strong focus on third-party Integrity Due Diligence (IDD), regulatory monitoring, and compliance governance activities.

Responsibilities

The Compliance Analyst will support and deliver across the following areas:

Regulatory Monitoring & Research

• Track regulatory developments relevant to the business and assess impacts and update the internal intranet accordingly.
• Prepare concise regulatory briefings for senior stakeholders.
• Maintain regulatory logs and update the compliance horizon-scanning mechanisms.

Policy & Procedure Support

• Assist in drafting, updating, and distributing compliance policies and procedures.
• Maintain version control and coordinate internal reviews.
• Maintain Legal and Compliance policy tracker.

Compliance Monitoring & Reporting

• Conduct routine compliance monitoring activities including sanctions screening, monitoring changes in law and following up on agreed actions.
• Prepare and maintain trackers on the status of third-party due diligence files, sanctions confirmations, and the IDD renewals audit process.
• Review compliance data to develop custom risk-analytical reports and provide insight in decision making.
• Manage the quarterly sanctions confirmations procedure.

Third Party Due Diligence & KYC Reviews

• As part of Assala vendor onboarding process, independently manage Stage 3 - Compliance Review for Assala Energy UK and Gabon.
• Conduct and review integrity due diligence (IDD) assessments for new and existing vendors, and provide risk ratings (low, medium, or high) based on defined criteria.
• Demonstrate the ability to identify pertinent issues within submitted IDDQs, and through thorough IDD be able to reduce and mitigate risk.
• Draft and track mitigation plans for high-risk third-party vendors, where necessary
• Maintain internal third-party tracker and provide weekly and monthly updates to the relevant internal teams.
• Maintain a structured collaboration process with the Contracts & Procurement department.
• Manage the due diligence renewal process for existing vendors.
• Train and provide guidance on the due diligence process to internal departments.
• Review and update due diligence processes to ensure alignment with relevant legislation.

Assist in review and response on KYC requests

Training & awareness

• Help develop mandatory compliance training materials and short courses and coordinate end-to-end delivery.
• Help develop and deliver targeted internal compliance trainings.
• Track training completion metrics and follow up on outstanding training.
• Update the internal Legal Calendar quarterly.

Compliance initiatives and administrative support

• Contribute to key compliance initiatives and continuous improvement projects
• Support and develop the Compliance Ambassadors initiative.
• Assist with onboarding compliance requirements (e.g., checks, certifications).
• To aid in all departmental administration including PR and PO processes
• Support Senior Legal Counsel on tasks and projects, where necessary

Data Protection

Provide support to Assala's Data Protection program, as needed.

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in law, international relations, political science, regional studies, business or related area of study
• Previous experience in using Nexis Diligence specifically and knowledge of other similar platforms to conduct third-party due diligence
• Meticulous with strong attention to detail and interpersonal skills
• Self-starter with excellent research, and analytical skills, including the ability to quickly and concisely summarize complex issues
• Proven ability to manage multiple tasks under tight deadlines
• Fluency in French, whilst not essential, would be beneficial

Additional Information

• Occasional travel to Gabon may be required