Responsibilities

• Perform the total spectrum of professional work to enable the monitoring, reporting, advising on and effective execution of legal and compliance risk requirements to optimise organisation effectiveness
• Monitor and advise on a legal governance and compliance framework, ensuring effective delivery of compliance and governance to ensure that all Council governance processes are legally compliant
• Keep abreast of new legislation thereby scrutinising existing / new legislation in all operational processes to ensure that all Council processes are legally compliant in conformance with the Compliance Policy and other legal prescripts concerning compliance management
• Provide feedback on governance, risk and compliance practices and escalate unresolved issues via appropriate channels for investigation and resolution to ensure that all operational area processes comply with requisite governance requirements and mitigate risk threats
• Ensure that financial administration delivery processes comply with internal control and governance standards and report on any deviations to ensure compliance with requisite legislative prescripts
• Provide professional advice and consulting services to customers to ensure customer satisfaction through efficient maintenance of high service standards

Job Requirements

• B Proc / LLB
• 3 -5 years’ experience in any field of law