Compliance Officer (Compliance & Legal Manager)

Missionpharma has over the past 40 years grown into an international pharmaceutical specialist and a world leading supplier of safe and affordable healthcare products to primarily the African continent. We are committed to making a difference by supplying high volumes of healthcare products via pharmaceutical supply programmes across the continent.

Are you ready to join a company that impacts more than 100 million people’s health every year?

We are strengthening our compliance organisation and is looking for a Compliance & Legal Manager to lead compliance governance, risk management and legal oversight across Missionpharma.

In this newly established role, you will be the appointed Compliance Officer and trusted advisor to senior management. You will ensure that compliance, sanctions and anti-corruption requirements are effectively implemented and managed, while supporting Missionpharma's mission of improving access to healthcare in some of the world's most challenging environments.

You will play a key role in shaping and continuously strengthening our compliance framework, governance processes and risk management approach in close collaboration with colleagues across Missionpharma, our sister company, Fazzini, and our parent company, CFAO Healthcare.

The position is based at our Danish headquarters in Lynge, so a valid working permit for Denmark is required.

You will be responsible for:

• Acting as Missionpharma and Fazzini's appointed Compliance Officer and compliance expert.
• Owning and continuously strengthening compliance governance, frameworks, policies and risk management processes.
• Making decisions and providing guidance on sanctions, due diligence, vetting, anti-corruption matters and other high-risk compliance issues.
• Advising management, the Compliance Committee and key stakeholders on compliance risks, investigations and governance matters.
• Providing legal advice to key stakeholders on contract review and contract risk assessment.
• Driving compliance improvement initiatives, audits, risk reviews and regulatory implementation across the organisation.
• Managing and developing the compliance team, including direct management of the Compliance Program Manager in Denmark, while ensuring effective collaboration with CFAO Healthcare's Legal and Compliance functions.

You will work closely with colleagues across Denmark, India and China, supporting compliance initiatives in a diverse and internationally connected organisation.

Our expectations for you:

You have experience within compliance, governance, risk management and contract review, and you enjoy translating regulatory requirements into practical business solutions. Furthermore, you are comfortable working independently in a complex international environment. You hold a relevant Master's degree in Law, Business Law, Corporate Governance, Business Administration, Risk Management, or a related discipline.

You bring:

• Strong expertise in compliance governance, risk management and compliance frameworks.
• Experience with sanctions, due diligence, anti-corruption requirements and high-risk compliance decision-making.
• Experience reviewing commercial agreements and assessing legal and contract-related risks.
• High integrity, sound judgement and the confidence to challenge constructively when needed.
• Strong analytical, communication and stakeholder management skills.
• The ability to translate legal and regulatory requirements into practical business solutions.
• Fluent English, both written and spoken. Danish and French is an advantage.

Last but not least, you have a good sense of humour and enjoy working with colleagues who are passionate about making a difference.

Come join us

Be part of a company that creates a meaningful impact while offering excellent opportunities for growth and personal development. Join our multicultural global team of talented people representing 20 nationalities, with English as our corporate language. We provide competitive benefits, a genuine commitment to work-life balance, and an inclusive company culture where professionalism and a good laugh go hand in hand.

We value diversity and inclusion.

All qualified candidates will be considered without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, or age.

How to apply

Please submit your CV and application letter in English no later than 15 October 2026.

For any questions, do not hesitate to contact CFO Edouard Favreau via phone +45 31 49 98 89

or e-mail edouard.favreau@missionpharma.com .

We look forward to hearing from you!

Get to know us at: https://missionpharma.com/career/

Missionpharma is on a mission for better health. As a leading supplier of generic pharmaceuticals, medical devices, hospital equipment and medical kits to public and private institutions worldwide, international development organisations and the UN, we work passionately to improve global health. Every year we supply medicines to more than 100 million people worldwide.

In addition to our 65 employees in the Danish head office in Lynge, we employ more than 100 people in our offices in India, China and Zambia. Missionpharma is a part of the French company, CFAO Healthcare, which is owned by the CFAO Group – a major distributor of international brands in Africa with more than 22.600 employees globally, operating under the ownership of Toyota Tsusho Corporation (TTC).

We are powered by strong values and a commitment to make a difference. We believe that our purpose and our values tie us together as a company and drive us to keep aiming for making an impact.

OUR PURPOSE STATEMENT

On a mission for better health

We believe that access to safe and affordable healthcare is a human right. Since 1975 we have contributed to improving global health by supplying quality medicines and medical devices to people all over the world.