Chief, Compliance Assurance and Regulatory Management Unit (CARMU)

The Chief of the Compliance Assurance and Regulatory Management Unit (CARMU) leads the management of contracts and compliance assurance for activities in the Area under the International Seabed Authority. The role involves developing regulatory frameworks, managing compliance programs, and serving as the primary contact for regulatory matters, ensuring effective risk management and stakeholder engagement.

Responsibilities

• Lead effective management of contracts for activities in the Area, including annual reports, periodic reviews, data submission and other obligations of contractors.
• Develop and maintain a seabed mining registry in line with international best practice.
• Assess the regulatory impact of the regulatory framework on the contractors and the ISA and, in combination with other functional units, lead the development and implementation of the Authority's compliance assurance and risk management framework and culture.
• Design a compliance assurance implementation strategy to ensure that the Authority's contractor base complies with their regulatory and contract obligations, regulatory reporting, and regulatory relationship management.
• Manage a robust regulatory reporting programme; manage a comprehensive monitoring and audit programme and evaluate compliance controls; maintain a calendar of compliance obligations and holding workstream owners accountable; managing cross-functional compliance issue management projects.
• Develop guidance and training material for regulated entities and stakeholder base.
• Develop a risk-based non-compliance decision matrix.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for all regulatory compliance matters and build relationships with the contractor base and key stakeholders.
• Prepare and submit timely and accurate regulatory compliance performance reports as required by the Secretary-General or organs of the Authority, including the Council and the Legal and Technical Commission.
• Help owners of regulatory obligations in other teams understand the obligations and standards expected by regulators to build scalable mechanisms and controls.
• Optimize internal workflow processes, including operating procedures and checklists.
• Contribute to the improvement of the organizational performance of ISA.
• Perform other duties as required by the Director OCMC and or DSG.

Requirements

• An advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent degree) in Law, Ocean Studies, Engineering or Business Administration is required.
• A first-level university degree in combination with two (2) additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
• Minimum 10 years combined relevant experience in a government regulatory agency, international organization, or in-house regulatory compliance role (preferably in the mining sector) is required.
• Strong communication skills, including excellent writing ability in English, and the capacity to produce complex technical reports, studies, and official documentation, is required.
• Relevant professional qualifications in assurance, risk or a related discipline are desirable.
• Demonstrated experience and expertise in leading a compliance assurance and risk function (public or private sector) is desirable.
• Demonstrated experience building quality assurance and compliance programmes and processes is desirable.
• Experience in building and managing an efficient and effective team is desirable.
• The ability to work with high-level stakeholders is desirable.
• Strong negotiation and influencing skills, along with significant technical credibility is desirable.
• English language proficiency at UN Level III in reading, writing, listening, and speaking is required.

Skills

• Regulatory Compliance
• Contract Management
• Risk Management
• Compliance Assurance
• Regulatory Frameworks
• Technical Report Preparation
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Team Management
• Negotiation Skills
• Quality Assurance
• Risk Assessment
• Legal Analysis
• Mining Sector Compliance
• Communications Skills
• English Language Proficiency
• Compliance Program Development

Languages

English