The Legal and Compliance Officer is part of a Legal and Compliance team that is dedicated to
ensuring UP is always on the right side of the governmental and local requirements. The L&C
Officer works alongside experience legal professionals and gain hands on experience in reviewing
and verifying document and any other legal requirements.

I. Duties and responsibilities

• Support, coordinate and communicate changes in governmental (Ministry of Health, Ministry of Education, CHEA…) and local regulations affecting UP in collaboration with the legal and compliance department
• Is required to keep updated about data and the governmental decisions
• Perform legal research and documentation monitoring by creating data assessments, reviewing data, stamping documents, performing adequate documents according to requests and other legal executions
• Contribute to the setup of reliable and UpToDate legal process documentation
• Work with the team to ensure compliance with the governmental and local legislations
• Support in the creation, update, or review of internal policies, memo and risk reports
• Assist in creation of presentations and compliance training to other faculties or departments
• Perform other related duties and assume additional responsibilities as assigned by the Director

II. Qualifications and Requirements

1. Experience:

• At least 1 year working in a related field (preferred)
• Experience working with government and educational institutions or a similar combination of qualification and related experience

2. Education:

• A Bachelor Degree in Law, Business, Education or similar qualification

3. Skills/Competencies:

• Knowledge of regulatory compliance principles and practices
• Ability to network effectively an work collaboratively with other staff within the department and UP-wide
• Ability to prioritize workload, exercise judgment, and meet set deadlines
• Outstanding communication skills – including fluent Khmer and English (written and spoken)
• Skilled in writing neatly and accurately on formal documents.