Senior Legal Officer - Legal Services and Enforcement Department

The Financial Services Commission (FSC), is an integrated regulatory body established on April 1, 2011 by virtue of the Financial Services Commission Act (2010).  It is charged with the responsibility for supervising and regulating non-bank financial institutions in Barbados, particularly those entities in the insurance, credit union, securities and occupational pensions sectors.

Caribbean Catalyst Inc., on behalf of our client, is seeking to recruit suitably qualified talent with the requisite knowledge, skills and attributes for the post of Senior Legal Officer - Legal Services and Enforcement Department. 

The Legal Services and Enforcement Department performs an advisory role to the core functional regulatory streams (Credit Union, Insurance, Pension, and Securities). The Department also provides in-house legal advice and other support for Corporate and Board Secretarial services and assumes responsibility for the FSC’s Anti-Money Laundering, Combating the Financing of Terrorism and Countering Proliferation Financing (AML/CFT/CPF) programmes. It also manages the Commission’s litigation, either directly by appearing in court or indirectly through external legal counsel.

The Role

The Senior Legal Officer, under the direction of the General Counsel, will be responsible for supervising Legal Officer(s), Enforcement Officer(s) and other staff as required. He/she will represent FSC in court and before other tribunals on complex legal matters, and confer with relevant officials of other regulatory authorities, Ministries or Departments. The Senior Legal Officer will provide legal support and interpretation services to the General Counsel, management team and Board to ensure statutory compliance with existing laws and regulatory requirements. He/she will advise on complex legal issues related to the administration, interpretation and enforcement of laws pertaining to the operations of the FSC.
 

The Ideal Candidate will possess

Bachelor of Law degree and the Legal Education Certification, with eight years’ experience as a practising Attorney-at-Law and three or more years’ experience at a supervisory level. Litigation and/or alternative dispute resolution (ADR) experience would be an asset.

For the full details on the role and guidelines for the submission of applications, please visit our website https://caribbeancatalyst.com/cv-page/ not later than May 26, 2025.