Compliance Officer Job at Peopleplusng

Peopleplusng - Our client, a reputable healthcare organisation, is recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Compliance Officer

Job Location: Abuja (FCT) 
Employment Type: Full-time

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.

Method of Application 
Interested and qualified candidates should submit their CV to: peopleplusng@gmail.com using “Compliance Officer, Abuja” as the subject of the mail.