Risk & Compliance Administrator - ENTRY LEVEL ROLE

The Staff Connection; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading staffing agency in Johannesburg is seeking a Risk and Compliance Administrator to provide essential legal and administrative support. The role involves ensuring compliance with legislation and regulatory requirements, managing contracts, and supporting policy development. The ideal candidate will have a degree related to law, compliance, or risk management and at least 1-2 years of relevant experience to effectively contribute to the organisation's legal integrity.

Qualifications

• Local SA citizen.
• Minimum 1-2 years experience in this role.
• Exposure to POPIA, FICA, Companies Act, King IV governance principles, or similar regulatory frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Legal & Contract Administration.
• Compliance & Risk Management.
• Policy & Research.
• Advisory support.

Skills

Knowledge of policies, procedures, regulations

Understanding of Company Law

Knowledge of FAIS, FICA and PoPIA

Understanding of financial services

Intermediate to advanced computer literacy

Education

Degree in LLB | Compliance | Risk Management or Business Administration

Job description

The Risk and Compliance Administrator provides professional legal and administrative support to the business, ensuring effective delivery of research, contract management, due diligence, policy review, and compliance monitoring.

The role assists in maintaining the organisation’s legal integrity, supports policy and risk framework development, and ensures adherence to legislation and regulatory requirements.

• Knowledge of policies, procedures, regulations and legislation - an understanding of legal principles and ability to interpret legislation
• Knowledge of Company Law including The Competition Act, Companies Act, global data protection and anti-bribery, anti-corruption laws), general legislation and legal processes
• Knowledge of the requirements, implementation and application of FAIS, FICA and PoPIA
• Knowledge and understanding of financial services
• Intermediate to advanced level of computer literacy, including MS Word, MS Access, MS Excel, MS Power Point

Qualification

• Local SA citizen
• Degree in LLB | Compliance | Risk Management or Business Administration
• Exposure to POPIA, FICA, Companies Act, King IV governance principles, or similar regulatory frameworks
• Minimum 1-2 years experience in this role

Responsibilities

• Legal & Contract Administration
• Compliance & Risk Management
• Policy & Research
• Advisory support