Export Control Officer

Company Description
**About Inmarsat**:
Inmarsat has been at the forefront of global mobile satellite communications for forty years, and is the market leading provider of voice and high-speed data communications for users on land, at sea and in the air through its constellation of 14 geostationary satellites. Inmarsat plc is a privately owned company with a profitable track record and significant growth aspirations. This is represented by more than 55 nationalities in the workforce, reflecting the global and dynamic nature of the business. With an investment of over $3 billion in its latest network infrastructure, Inmarsat is at the forefront of global mobile communications innovation.

**Chief Corporate Affairs Office**

Inmarsat’s Chief Corporate Affairs Office (CAO) oversees three areas - Company Secretarial, Legal and Compliance. We cover a wide range of areas including worldwide legal issues, company compliance, Inmarsat plc Board services, risk management, export control issues, as well as management of all share schemes.

**Job Description**:
**Primary role purpose**:
**Key Responsibilities**:

- Support the Senior Export Control Manager as a point of contact for the administration and control of the export of controlled goods, software, and technology, including associated communications to affected parties, to provide the best possible support to any affected business process or transaction.
- Supporting the Senior Export Control Manager to release the compliance blocked transactions in SAP.
- Be the “go-to” person for initial queries on export advice from Inmarsat Business unit.
- Support the Compliance team by performing Know Your Customer (KYC) checks.
- Coordinate and follow-up with the Senior Export Control Manager on matters requiring continued diligence and/or follow-up.
- Ensure that policies and procedures are incorporated into affected processes, and all required registrations are properly maintained.
- Provide admin support to maintain records of all export control transactions in accordance with Singapore and US government regulations.
- Maintain a working knowledge of all applicable regulations affecting Singapore, Australia, New Zealand and APAC region.
- Work well as part of a small team which incorporates multiple functions within it.
- Provide admin support to the competition compliance activities including maintaining training records for local staff.
- Provide and maintain metrics as defined by the Senior Export Control Manager.
- Conduct annual self-assessments to identify gaps and areas of risk across all areas of involvement and communicate these to the Senior Export Control Manager.
- Support the Senior Export Control to perform internal export control audits on each of Inmarsat’s APAC exporting hubs, including Singapore, Australia, and New Zealand.
- Support the Senior Export Control Manager on specific projects as appropriate.

**Qualifications**:
**Essential Knowledge and Skills**:

- A Degree in Supply Chain or Economics, with specialization within the area of exports/trade is preferable
- Knowledge and experience required to understand and provide guidance regarding requirements of exporting and importing dual-use and defence articles and services under
- Singapore/APAC regulation
- International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR),
- Export Administration Regulations (EAR),
- Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC),
- At least 2-3 years of experience in Export Control
- Excellent English skills, both orally and in writing
- Excellent communication skills
- Meticulous with a great attention to detail

Additional Information
**Inmarsat Values**:
Our values define Inmarsat’s culture and represent what we believe in. Inmarsat employees aspire to certain behaviours which support our corporate values, they create a stronger working environment and lie at the heart of our continued success as an organisation.
- Customer Focus - must ensure customer satisfaction
- Accountability - taking ownership, getting results and keeping our promises
- Respect - collaborating, embracing diversity and valuing differences
- Excellence - creating bold solutions for our customers and putting quality at the heard of everything we do