As Manager of the Guidance and Outreach Team within the Legal Affairs Section, you will be responsible for the overall operations of this team within the Section. You will be expected to manage the team's day-to-day affairs without oversight, improve the team’s efficiency, and take decisions unilaterally when asked to do so. In fulfilling your responsibilities, you will be expected to oversee and ensure the effective operation and implementation of the Guidance and Outreach Team and its work programme. More specifically, you will be responsible for the following functions:
The drawing up and implementation of annual guidance and outreach programmes aimed at enhancing subject persons’ awareness of their AML/CFT obligations based on identified on-going training needs.
The drawing up of internal Guidance and Outreach policies and procedures.
The publication of FIAU Implementing Procedures and other AML/CFT Guidance Documents and ensuring that these procedures and guidance documents are reviewed and updated from time to time.
The drawing up of studies and research papers on AML/CFT matters.
Organisation of and participation in AML/CFT training seminars organised by the FIAU, other authorities, representative bodies or private entities as required.
The administration of all Public Private Partnerships initiatives falling under the responsibility of the Guidance and Outreach team.
Liaising with the Legal and International Relations Team as required, and remaining abreast with developments happening at EU and international level, including to provide training in relation/connected to the same to subject persons.
Monitoring the publication of reports, guidance notes and other papers issued by the EU, FATF, MONEYVAL, EGMONT and other relevant international bodies and ensuring proper circulation with subject persons of useful material derived therefrom.
Receiving, replying and revising replies to queries, as required that are posed by subject persons/internal sections from time to time and attending to meeting requests by subject persons to assist them in the implementation or interpretations of AML/CFT obligations.
Maintaining appropriate statistical data and records of guidance and outreach initiatives undertaken by the FIAU.
Liaising with other competent authorities to implement and coordinate AML/CFT guidance and outreach initiatives.
Overseeing the implementation of any other AML/CFT outreach initiatives such as but not limited to replying to Parliamentary Questions, public education initiatives, delivering lectures at University or other educational institution on AML/CFT matters, and assisting in AML/CFT research carried out by students or researchers.
Assessing the internal training needs of the team and assist the Senior Manager, Deputy Head and Head of the Legal Affairs Section in drawing up and implementing internal training plans of the Section.
In addition to overseeing the aforementioned operations, you are also expected to carry out other managerial roles, including, inter alia:
To plan the operations and goals of your team in a way that these meet the team’s priorities, targets and deliverables.
To coordinate available resources, including human resources in a way to maximise the team’s efficiency.
To ensure that officers in your team are adequately trained for the purposes of carrying out their tasks and duties.
To provide officers with guidance, support, leadership, and direction necessary to ensure that they are able to reach their targets.
To monitor, follow up and review the work of officers within the team to identify areas which need improvement, and to ensure that the quality of the officers’ work is satisfactory.
To assist the Senior Manager, Deputy Head and Head of Section in carrying out performance appraisals and one-to-one meetings as may be required from time to time.
To evaluate, review and assess the team’s operations, and report to the Senior Manager, Deputy Head and Head of Section on such matters when asked to do so.
To assist the Senior Manager, Deputy Head, Head of Section with the general day-to-day management of the Legal Affairs Section and act as a contact point together with the other management members of the Section as required.
Carry out any other duties assigned by the Director, Deputy Director/s, Head, Deputy Head, and / or Senior Manager of the Legal Affairs Section.
Requirements:
LL.D. degree or a Masters in Advocacy, coupled with at least 6 years' experience relevant to this post, including 2 years Senior/ Managerial role.
Excellent written and verbal communications skills in either Maltese or English.
Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office and office automation tools.
A Warrant to practise as an advocate in Malta would be considered an asset.
Applicants should be highly proficient in the laws that govern the prevention of money laundering and financing of terrorism in Malta, EU legislation and international standards in the area.
Sound knowledge of relevant and related domestic and EU legislation that govern financial and ancillary services would also be required, together with a good level of familiarity with the operations of the financial services sector and / or of any other sector the FIAU supervises.
Applicants should be able to show a track record of technical competence, efficiency, leadership, ethical responsibility, and diligence to qualify for this position.
Applicants should have a pleasant personality and be of good moral character.