Compliance Officer

Compliance Officer at Peopleplusng

Description

• We are seeking a proactive and detail-oriented Compliance Officer to strengthen regulatory compliance, internal controls, and ethical business practices across its operations.
• The successful candidate will help ensure that facilities, employees, processes, and service delivery meet applicable regulatory requirements and internal standards.
• This role requires sound judgement, strong documentation skills, and the confidence to identify concerns and follow corrective actions through to completion.

Key Responsibilities

• Regulatory compliance: Monitor applicable healthcare regulations and professional standards, assess their implications, and guide departments on necessary actions.

• Licensing and statutory documentation: Maintain an up-to-date register of facility licences, permits, professional credentials, and statutory obligations; track deadlines and coordinate timely renewals and submissions.

• Compliance reviews and inspections: Conduct routine checks across departments and facilities to assess adherence to policies, approved procedures, documentation requirements, and service standards.

• Policies and procedures: Support the development, review, and implementation of policies, standard operating procedures, and compliance checklists.

• Patient confidentiality and data protection: Monitor adherence to confidentiality, consent, recordkeeping, and information-handling procedures, working with relevant teams to address gaps.

• Incident reporting and investigations: Receive and document compliance concerns, support investigations into suspected breaches, and escalate significant findings through the appropriate reporting channels.

• Corrective actions: Agree on improvement actions with responsible departments, track implementation, and verify that identified issues have been resolved.

• Regulatory engagement and audit support: Coordinate documentation for inspections and audits, support responses to regulatory enquiries, and maintain evidence of compliance.

• Staff training and awareness: Deliver compliance briefings and support employee induction on ethical conduct, reporting obligations, confidentiality, and relevant policies.

• Management reporting: Prepare clear reports on compliance performance, outstanding obligations, recurring issues, and matters requiring management attention.

• Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Law, Health Administration, Business Administration, Accounting, or a related discipline.

• A minimum of fouryears’ relevant experience in compliance, regulatory affairs, internal audit, quality assurance, or risk management.

• Experience within healthcare or another regulated service environment is preferred.

• Working knowledge of Nigerian healthcare regulatory requirements, patient confidentiality, and data protection principles.

• Experience conducting compliance reviews, maintaining regulatory records, and tracking corrective actions.

• Relevant professional certification or training in compliance, risk management, audit, or healthcare quality is an advantage.

• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.

• Excellent written communication, report-writing, and recordkeeping skills.

Salary

N300,000 - N400,000 per month.

Application Closing Date

30th November, 2026.