Assistant Compliance Officer: Job Grade 8/9: SLS: Finance: Compliance: Bellville

Date: 20 Aug 2026

Location:

Bellville, Western Cape, ZA

Company: Sanlam Group

Who are we?

Sanlam Life and Savings (SLS) is focused on serving our retail and corporate clients in South Africa and further developing our strategic advantages in the South African market. Sanlam Life and Savings consists of the following business units Retail Mass, Corporate, Risk and Savings, Glacier and various business enabling functions. The Sanlam Life and Savings Office provides strategic direction, coordination and support to the four clusters, as well as performing governance oversight that includes assurance provided by second line of defense functions in SLS, to enable us to meet our business objectives.

What will you do?

The Assistant Compliance Officer is responsible for assisting the Compliance Officers in ensuring the implementation and maintenance of an effective and well-monitored regulatory compliance framework within SLS, with a primary focus on Sanlam Corporate. The role supports the identification, management, and monitoring of regulatory compliance risks and promotes adherence to applicable legislation, regulatory requirements, and internal governance standards.

What will make you successful in this role?

Implementation and maintenance of the compliance process
Compliance risk assessment and development of compliance risk management plans
Developing and maintaining compliance monitoring plans
Conducting compliance monitoring
Compilation of internal and external compliance reports
Implementation of remedial action
Review regulatory training material to ensure that training requirements are met
Provide compliance training
Presenting to and engaging the relevant business areas on compliance feedback and corrective action

Qualification and Experience

Minimum of 1-3 years’ experience in compliance
LLB, BComm (Law) or relevant legal qualification
Working knowledge of financial services legislation
Experience in providing compliance advice, conducting monitoring activities, and managing regulatory risk

Knowledge and Skills

Understanding of Financial Services legislation
A thorough understanding and knowledge of development and execution of compliance risk management and monitoring plans
Ability to work well under pressure, independently and as part of a team
Relationship building skills
Communication (both written and verbal)
Report writing skills
Negotiation/Influencing skills
Analytical thinking and problem solving skills
Presentation skills
Computer literacy
Planning and organising skills

Personal Attributes

Business insight
Stakeholder engagement
Complexity management
Persuasiveness
Proactive mindset
Integrity and ethical judgement
Attention to detail
Thorough and detail minded

Core Competencies

Cultivates innovation - Contributing independently

Customer focus - Contributing independently

Drives results - Contributing independently

Collaborates - Contributing independently

Being resilient - Contributing independently

Build a successful career with us

We’re all about building strong, lasting relationships with our employees. We know that you have hopes for your future – your career, your personal development and of achieving great things. We pride ourselves in helping our employees to realise their worth. Through its five business clusters – Sanlam Fintech, Sanlam Life and Savings, Sanlam Investment Group, Sanlam Allianz, Santam, as well as MiWay and the Group Office – the group provides many opportunities for growth and development.

Turnaround time

The closing date is 31 August 2026.

The shortlisting process will only start once the application due date has been reached.

The time taken to complete this process will depend on how far you progress and the availability of managers.

Our commitment to transformation

The Sanlam Group is committed to achieving transformation and embraces diversity. This commitment is what drives us to achieve a diverse, inclusive and equitable workplace as we believe that these are key components to ensuring a thriving and sustainable business in South Africa. The Group's Employment Equity plan and targets will be considered as part of the selection process.