Head of Legal needed at AECI Limited

Job Description

• Responsible for the effective management of diverse legal teams across various jurisdictions
• Setting legal strategy and direction alignment to organisational imperatives
• Accountable for the operational management of the full suite of legal services across the AECI Group.
• Strengthen collaboration with external legal advisors, local and cross border
• Maintain relationships with all internal stakeholders
• Responsible for reporting and implementation of Legal standards
• Reporting of legal and ethical breaches
• Conduct research and develop legal frameworks, analyse local and international trends that could impact the business.
• Conduct assessment on labour legislation compliance, locally and cross-border
• Conduct business improvement initiatives on ethics and corporate governance
• Build a strong and cohesive team by recruiting top talent and creating an inclusive work environment
• Promote a culture that supports high performance through performance management and employee engagement
• Mentoring, coaching and developing of the Legal team

Qualifications & Experience

• Degree: LLB/LLM
• MBA will be advantageous
• Admitted Attorney/Advocate
• 10-15 years’ work experience in same or similar role
• 10 years’ experience in managing legal teams in listed company environment
• Substantial experience in corporate commercial & M&A matters
• Knowledge of applicable legislation including corporate law, competition law, contract law, dispute resolution, environmental law, mining law, labour law, etc.
• Solid regulatory compliance experience in multinational companies
• Proven track record in establishing formal legal policies, procedures and internal controls
• Strong legal risk management background
• Demonstrable legal project management experience
• Leadership and management of lawyers and non-lawyers