MTN Ghana Recruiment for Manager, Ethics

Applications are invited from interested and suitably qualified graduates for MTN Ghana Recruitment for Controller Manager, Ethics.

Launched in 1994, the MTN Group is a leading emerging market operator, connecting subscribers in 22 countries in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. The MTN Group is listed on the JSE Securities Exchange in South Africa under the share code: “MTN.” As of 30 June 2013, MTN recorded 201.5 million subscribers across its operations in Afghanistan, Benin, Botswana, Cameroon, Cote d’Ivoire, Cyprus, Ghana, Guinea Bissau, Guinea Republic, Iran, Liberia, Nigeria, Republic of Congo (Congo Brazzaville), Rwanda, South Africa, Sudan, South Sudan, Swaziland, Syria, Uganda, Yemen and Zambia.  MTN’s brand is the most valuable in Africa and is ranked in the top 100 brands worldwide. MTN’s shares constitute the biggest primary listing on the JSE – Africa’s largest stock exchange.

Job Description

  • Company: MTN Ghana
  • Location: Ghana
  • State: Accra
  • Job type: Full-Time

Job Role

  • Ensure effective implementation of the Group-wide ethics strategy by means of providing direction, structure, business plans and support
  • Ensure that appropriate ethical measurement metrics are set to track progress made across MTN Ghana
  • Drive and maintain good level of Ethics and Fraud Awareness across the business and with third parties
  • Implement and monitor the established Ethics Risk Management (ERM) programme and methodology for their area, within the established Enterprise Risk Management standards, frameworks and solutions, in accordance with both internal and industry benchmarks
  • Collaborate in building and entrenching a risk-aware culture, by formulating Risk Management education content and arranging appropriate briefings and trainings
  • Ensure open communication channels with staff and implement change management interventions where necessary
  • Implement Group Ethics Management strategies, frameworks, policies and procedures in line with the overarching business goals and ensure that MTN Ghana maintains and improves its Ethics Management leadership positioning and reputation
  • Promote an ‘MTN centric’ and ‘partnership approach’ to develop strong relationships with other working groups and ensure adherence to Group governance
  • Regularly liaise with Executive Management and CEO on various ethical matters especially tracking, ownership and mitigation of ethical items identified
  • Ensure accurate updating of ethics items identified on the ethics management system
  • Define the standards and set targets for performance across various activities and identify the parameters for measurement of performance
    • Set up / participate in ad-hoc and operational meetings
    • Participate and provide inputs in tactical meetings
    • Report at the process and functional level
  • Ensure implementation of the Group Risk Escalation and Acceptance Policy; furthermore:
    • Manage and resolve escalations that have an impact on the critical path of service delivery.
    • Escalate issues in line with the Group Risk Escalation and Acceptance Policy

o  Manage and provide solutions to issues that require formal resolution

–     Escalate ethics related stakeholder issues that will result in reputational damage if not resolved

–     Manage and, through stakeholder consultation where relevant, provide solutions to ethics management and governance issues

–     Provide input on risk standards and practices derived from analytics on internal data and make recommendations, as appropriate

–     Perform Business Impact Trend Analyses on both internal and external risks that have an ethical impact / implication that need to be addressed to sustain business operations stability

–     Identify possible implications arising out of the Trend Analyses and propose recommendations on corrective actions to be pursued

–     Prepare and deliver high level internal and external risk reports to Management by defining ethics risks that require immediate attention, to assist in enhancing the effective and efficient operation of MTN Ghana

–     Provide inputs to the Senior Manager, as required, relating to progress made within the ethics programme, in accordance with the measurement metrics set by MTN Ghana and MTN Group

Context:

MTN is entering a new phase in its lifecycle where operational and commercial excellence has become critical for success. The urgency for change has become more heightened amidst increased competitive intensity across all markets in which MTN operates. The Manager, Ethics must therefore ensure successful delivery in the context of:

  • Diversifying telco-to-techno landscape
  • Evolving industry ecosystems
  • Volatile and unstable currency and market movements in MTN Ghana
  • Myriad Tax Legislations, within MTN Ghana
  • Possible revenue leakages from the system
  • New imperatives concerning data privacy and security and building strong digital trust partnerships
  • Rapid adoption of new routes to innovation and technologies that can destabilise business
  • Volatile geographical environments to emergencies that threaten the ordinary course of business (Natural Disasters, Socio-Political upheaval, Terrorist Attacks, Health Threats)
  • Constant dynamic risk challenges that are unique to MTN Ghana and the region
  • Mitigating risks, averting disaster and safeguarding security through business intelligence to maximize business impact
  • Management of demanding customer and supplier expectations

Enhancing MTN Ghana reputational position as a leading secure, reliable and safe network and system provider

 

Education

  • Bachelors’ Degree in Risk Management/Financial Risk Management/Business Administration/Finance

–     Professional qualification in Ethics Management and Enterprise Risk Management is an added advantageous

Experience

  • Minimum 5 years’ experience in Enterprise Risk Management, preferably in the Telecommunications industry

–     Experience in working within a medium organization

–     Experience in supervising others is advantageous

–     Experience in working across diverse cultures and geographies is advantageous

–     Understanding of emerging markets is advantageous

–            Experience as an ethics officer in a medium to large organization an advantage.

Knowledge:

  • Ethics Management
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Strong Risk Assessment and Analytical skills – preferably in the context of Technology
  • Project Management
  • Change Management
  • Corporate governance
  • Strong knowledge of ethics-related issues and concerns within the telecoms industry

Skills/Physical competencies;

  • Demonstrated ability to build partnering relationships across the company at all levels.
  • Persuasive, good listener and assimilator of ideas and perspectives.
  • Analytical and detail conscious
  • Proven ability to deliver agreed outcomes/deliverables.
  • Ability to think strategically to ensure operational resiliency.
  • Articulate and proven ability to communicate clearly and appropriately based on audience with excellent facilitation skills at all levels
  • Ability to deliver briefings and presentations to senior management
  • High degree of self-motivation, creativity, initiative, enthusiasm, and determination.
  • Ability to multi-task and work effectively under pressure
  • Able to work independently and unsupervised with minimal guidance.
  • Sound analysis, judgment and decision-making skills.
  • Teamwork & Cooperation
  • Customer Focus
  • Performance Excellence
  • Team building abilities
  • Ability to think and articulate thoughts logically
  • Result Orientation

NB: The Incumbent must maintain strict confidentiality at all times

How to Apply

Interested applicants should Click here to submit CV and Application Letter.

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