Core Description

• Ensuring ethical business practices, regulatory compliance, and providing expert legal guidance across the organization be proactive in mitigating legal risks and enhancing compliance initiatives.

Key Deliverables / Primary Functions

• Develop, review, and update company compliance policies and procedures to ensure adherence to regulatory requirements and best practices.
• Provide legal advice to management and staff on a wide range of issues, including contracts, corporate governance, compliance, and regulatory matters.
• Draft, review, and negotiate contracts and agreements, ensuring they align with organizational interests and legal standards.
• Monitor changes in relevant laws and regulations, ensuring the organization remains compliant and implementing necessary policy updates.
• Identify potential legal and compliance risks, developing strategies to mitigate them and providing recommendations for risk management practices.
• Assist in the resolution of disputes and litigation, collaborating with external counsel as needed.
• Conduct training sessions for employees on legal issues, compliance, and best practices to foster a culture of legal and ethical awareness.
• Assist with the implementation, management, and monitoring of the company’s compliance program, aligning it with changes in legislation.
• Regularly measure the effectiveness of compliance policies and identify opportunities for improvement, updating the program accordingly.
• Stay updated on legal developments relevant to the industry, conducting research and providing analyses to inform strategic decisions.
• Manage and report on all compliance-related activities, ensuring transparency and accountability.

Core Functional Skills & Capabilities

• Risk Management
• Analytical Skills
• Business Negotiation
• Impactful Communication
• Problem management

Core Behavioural Competencies

• Job Match
• Working with people
• Writing and Reporting
• Achieving personal work goals & objectives
• Persuading and Influencing
• Learning & Researching

Minimum Qualifications

• NQF 7: 3 year Bachelors Degree in Law

Additional Education -Preferred /Advantage

Experience

• Minimum of five (5) years’ working experience in relevant legal/commercial experience, with proven expertise in compliance management, contract drafting, and legal advisory.