Kinross Gold Corporation Looking for Manager – Compliance and Business Integrity at Toronto, ON Full Time

Who We Are

Kinross is a Canadian-based global senior gold mining company with operations and projects in the United States, Brazil, Mauritania, Chile and Canada. Our focus on delivering value is based on our four core values of Putting People First, Outstanding Corporate Citizenship, High Performance Culture, and Rigorous Financial Discipline. Kinross maintains listings on the Toronto Stock Exchange (symbol:K) and the New York Stock Exchange (symbol:KGC).

Mining responsibly is a priority for Kinross, and we foster a culture that makes responsible mining and operational success inseparable. In 2021, Kinross committed to a greenhouse gas reduction action plan as part of its Climate Change strategy, reached approximately 1 million beneficiaries through its community programs, and recycled 80% of the water used at our sites. We also achieved record high levels of local employment, with 99% of total workforce from within host countries, and advanced inclusion and diversity targets, including instituting a Global Inclusion and Diversity Leadership Council.

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What You Will Do

Reporting to the Legal Counsel, Compliance, responsible for support and administration of the Kinross Global Compliance Program, supporting corporate and regional compliance initiatives and other related activities.

• Be an advocate and champion of compliance and ethics among personnel for Kinross Gold Corporation (“Kinross” or “the Company”).
• Support the Global Compliance function and manage the implementation, administration and enforcement of Kinross’ Code of Business Conduct and Ethics including anti-corruption protocols; Whistleblower Policy; and other core policies in place from time to time (collectively, the “Core Policies”).
• Support other functional groups (such as Government Relations, Community Relations, IT, Human Resources, Internal Audit, Security and Supply Chain) and regional / site management teams with their functional / local policy and compliance initiatives, to ensure alignment and consistency with Corporate requirements and objectives, including those of the Global Compliance Program.
• Provide strategic leadership and risk-based direction in implementing and improving the Company’s enterprise-wide third-party due diligence and monitoring program.
• Manage and improve the global Kinross third-party due diligence process and collaborate with Supply Chain to ensure compliance with all requirements of the Supply Chain Policy regarding due diligence and monitoring.
• Evaluate Kinross suppliers and other third parties, including on an ongoing monitoring-basis, to ensure that they are credible, ethical and reputable business partners.
• Assist with the implementation and operation of a third-party due diligence system for other global non-supplier third parties, including for recipients of donation funds by any Kinross operation.
• Collaborate with Supply Chain & Internal Audit on the remediation of compliance-related gaps, and audit planning and reports to ensure implementation of corrective actions and recommendations.
• Monitor and analyze financial and procurement data to identify compliance trends, issues and improvement opportunities, and providing recommendations and solutions to improve the Company’s third-party due diligence and monitoring program.
• Develop a communication strategy to improve Company employees’ understanding/awareness of third-party due diligence and monitoring issues.
• Lead engagement with vendors that support third-party due diligence and monitoring processes in collaboration with Supply Chain.
• Provide and assist with content refresh for live training of employees on Kinross ethics and compliance expectations, including conducting training workshops at various mine sites on topics such as risk-based due diligence, anti-corruption and compliance with the Code of Conduct.
• Manage and work with subject matter experts to develop and refresh compliance and ethics online training and materials for Kinross employees worldwide.
• Maintain an awareness of new legislation, legal and compliance requirements, issues, best practices and trends impacting or relevant to the Company, and identify, recommend and/or support the development and implementation of appropriate action plans in response.
• Develop strong business partner relationships to facilitate close collaboration with global business and functional leaders such as Supply Chain, Finance/Accounting, as well as within Compliance.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant area.
• 3 or more years of compliance, governance, and ethics experience including involvement in the operation of third-party due diligence and monitoring programs with an understanding of applicable sanctions and/or corruption risks as well as the appropriate frameworks and standard methodologies.
• Knowledge and experience of third-party due diligence and monitoring platforms, compliance case management tools, and other applicable compliance systems and tools.
• Work experience in the natural resources industry, preferably in mining, is an asset.
• Legal background/experience is an asset.
• Experience implementing training programs, in a formal work environment or other capacity, is an asset.

Skills

• Strong business orientation, acumen, judgment, leadership skills and ethical conviction.
• Highly motivated, independently driven, and able to work independently with minimal supervision with demonstrated ability to take ownership over assigned tasks.
• Ability to work independently in and adapt to fast paced, frequently changing environments and effective in driving cross-functional projects and organizational change initiatives.
• Superior analytical, negotiation, writing and drafting skills, particularly involving reporting memoranda, corporate policies and compliance training.
• Ability to think creatively to find practical solutions to complex issues.
• Organized and detail oriented, with an ability to prioritize, meet deadlines and work effectively, individually and as part of a team, in a dynamic, fast-paced, challenging environment.
• Ability to develop strong internal relationships to work in partnership with regional and site management teams, and to interact / advise senior management and personnel at all levels.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to speak Spanish, French and/or Portuguese is an asset.

The work is complex and requires strong business acumen, organizational knowledge (including a solid understanding of the Company’s operations and business activities) and the utmost confidentiality; industry experience is an asset. The work is performed with general authority and directly impacts the performance of the Legal and Compliance Department and the operations and processes in other areas across the organization.
Some travel (approx. 5-10% of the time) to liaise with regional and site management teams may be required, including to mine sites.