Responsibilities
The General Manager: Group Legal (Employee Relations) will be accountable to achieve the following objectives:

• Draft, negotiate and formalise employee relations aspects concluded by the MTN Group in implementing its strategy, including the acquisition of new services or partners, investing in new technologies, or establishing joint ventures.
• Provide legal opinions and legal advice and support to the Group on Labour law, including revising employee standard contracts and providing advice on employee relations legal process and retrenchment
• Support Group acquisitions and divestments and restructuring; 
• Negotiate, draft and implement legal agreements;   
• Lead negotiation meetings; 
• Provide legal support to the commercial legal teams in operating units; 
• Provide guidance in respect of compliance with applicable legislation; 
• Manage legal risk across the Group; 
• Formulate contractual framework for strategic projects; 
• Facilitate dispute resolution;  
• Formulate and support Employee Relations strategy
• Advise management and stakeholders on new legislation and the impact thereof on the business.
• Co-ordinate and supervise external counsel advice.

Key Deliverables

• Draft, negotiate and formalise legal aspects of commercial arrangements concluded by the MTN Group in implementing its strategy relating to Employee Relations Services
• Liaise with, and collate and incorporate feedback from, various internal stakeholders and departments for purposes of transactions, initiatives and projects
• Provide support, guidance and advice to MTN Operating Companies, where requested or required, regarding employee relations aspects of transactions, risks and other matters.
• Generally managing all matters and issues relevant to the legal aspects of the MTN group’s employee relations activities.

Role Dependencies

• Active support from the Executive: Commercial Legal and Senior Leadership
• Deep understanding of the MTN business strategy 
• Understanding of the OpCo, business and Regulatory context
• Timely decision making and reporting 
• Alignment of OpCo and Group strategy initiatives

Qualifications
Education:

• Minimum 4-year Academic Degree with Honours (LLB or equivalent preferred)
• Admission as an attorney
• MBA / Masters advantageous
• Member of the South African Institute of Intellectual Property (or international equivalent) and having passed its examinations (an advantage)
• Fluent in English
• Fluent in French (an advantage)

Experience:

• Minimum 7 – 10 years’ of Legal Experience at a reputable law firm (local or International).
• Considerable exposure and participation in Negotiations and drafting of highly complex transactions documents (locally and internationally)
• Multi-lingual transactions 
• Work across diverse cultures and geographies