Regulatory Affairs Specialist - Health Insurance
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About the Role
GIG Gulf is seeking a Regulatory Affairs Specialist to analyze regulations, ensure compliance with health and federal regulations for the Health Line of Business, manage regulatory queries and complaints, conduct audits, and maintain the regulatory compliance framework.
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Responsibilities
- Develop, maintain, and continuously improve the regulatory compliance framework, policies, standards, and procedures.
- Deliver consistent, high quality advice and solutions for all regulatory queries and escalations.
- Foster relationships with regulators in the UAE (DHA, DOH, MOH, Central Bank) and other Gulf Region regulatory bodies.
- Maintain close liaison with regulatory bodies, ensuring timely acquisition of necessary licenses, consents, and periodic regulatory reporting.
- Handle, manage, and help resolve regulatory complaints.
- Promote a culture of proactive correspondent regulatory compliance across the Employee Benefits organization.
- Assist in compliance assessments, operational risk controls assessments, and due diligence processes.
- Conduct primary validation of Ex Gratia and Operational Loss Assessment requests.
- Maintain accurate records related to regulatory breaches, fines, complaints, and correspondence.
- Conduct quarterly proactive and reactive audit/quality check monitoring and surveillance.
- Perform AML/KYC and transaction monitoring checks.
- Support all regulatory audit requirements and assist Compliance, Audit, Risk, and Legal teams.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree
- Minimum of 3 4 years’ experience in a similar Governance/Compliance/Audit role in Health Insurance in the UAE.
- Must have knowledge of Health Regulations in the UAE (DHA, DOH, MOHAP, CBUAE).
- Knowledge of Health Regulations in Oman, Bahrain and Qatar.
- Strong communication skills – Both English and Arabic (preferred) written and verbal.
- Excellent analytical abilities.
- Attention to detail and quality standards.
- Interpersonal skills ability to build relationships with key stakeholders at all levels.
- Problem solving and effective decision making.
- Good time management skills.
- Excellent MS Office skills.
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Job Purpose
- The Regulatory Affairs Specialist will be responsible for analyzing new and existing regulations in relation to an organization's products or processes and ensuring compliance with applicable Health and Federal regulations that have an impact on Health Line of Business.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop, maintain, and continuously improve the regulatory compliance framework, policies, standards, and procedures.
- Deliver consistent, high quality advice and solutions for all regulatory queries and escalations.
- Foster relationships with regulators in the UAE (DHA, DOH, MOH, Central Bank) and other Gulf Region regulatory bodies.
- Maintain close liaison with regulatory bodies, ensuring timely acquisition of necessary licenses, consents, and periodic regulatory reporting.
- Handle, manage, and help resolve regulatory complaints.
- Promote a culture of proactive correspondent regulatory compliance across the Employee Benefits organization.
- Assist in compliance assessments, operational risk controls assessments, and due diligence processes.
- Conduct primary validation of Ex Gratia and Operational Loss Assessment requests.
- Maintain accurate records related to regulatory breaches, fines, complaints, and correspondence.
- Conduct quarterly proactive and reactive audit/quality check monitoring and surveillance.
- Perform AML/KYC and transaction monitoring checks.
- Support all regulatory audit requirements and assist Compliance, Audit, Risk, and Legal teams.
Essential Role Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree
- Minimum of 3 4 years’ experience in a similar Governance/Compliance/Audit role in Health Insurance in the UAE.
- Must have knowledge of Health Regulations in the UAE (DHA, DOH, MOHAP, CBUAE).
- Knowledge of Health Regulations in Oman, Bahrain and Qatar.
- Strong communication skills – Both English and Arabic (preferred) written and verbal.
- Excellent analytical abilities.
- Attention to detail and quality standards.
- Interpersonal skills ability to build relationships with key stakeholders at all levels.
- Problem solving and effective decision making.
- Good time management skills.
- Excellent MS Office skills.
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