Senior Manager Legal and Compliance

Job Position: Senior Manager Legal and Compliance

Ref: 5179

Location: Johannesburg

Salary: R1.2 million to R1.4 million per annum commensurate with qualification and experience

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Qualifications / Requirements:

• LLB Degree
• Admitted Attorney or Advocate
• Minimum 10 years corporate legal experience post admission
• Minimum 4 years at Senior Management level

Knowledge:

• Sound knowledge of corporate governance risk and sustainability principles
• Insurance knowledge and expertise in particular marine liability and cargo
• Strong commercial legal understanding preferably in the logistics insurance or freight industry
• Working knowledge of SHE legal requirements and Environment Social and Governance (ESG) and sustainability principles
• Strong knowledge of the Companies Act and corporate governance

Skills:

• Contract drafting and vetting
• Insurance expertise and knowledge
• Communication including negotiation and presentations
• Prepare presentations and reports
• Strong organisation and legal skills

Key Performance Areas:

• Legal - contracts claims and company secretarial
• Risk - management compliance monitoring
• Legal - contracts claims and company secretarial
• Risk - management compliance monitoring
• SHEQ - compliance certification sustainability
• Report drafting

Legal contracts:

• Review and authorise all new leases
• Review and approve major new service provider contracts or amendments to existing contracts
• Draft and/or review all client agreements
• Assist negotiations with contacts/agreements with clients
• Maintain contract register and records

Litigation:

• Deal with any letters of demand or summons served/received
• Instruct and manage external Attorneys
• Depose to necessary affidavits

Company Secretarial:

• Obtain Board resolutions from secretarial where necessary and ensure accuracy thereof
• Obtain up to date company legal documentation from Secretarial and make available
• Draft minutes of the Executive Committee or Risk Committee meetings

Risk management:

• Maintain business risk register
• Monitor the companys progress on risk reduction objectives and targets
• Quarterly report to the Risk Committee and attend the meeting
• Assist with the preparation of the quarterly report to the Risk Committee and attend the meeting

Compliance:

• Keep up to date with applicable legislative changes applicable
• Communicate updates on legal and risk management requirements where appropriate
• Arrange training on legislative changes where necessary

Insurance:

• Management of claims team
• Deal with general insurance queries
• Compile insurance requirements for new assets properties and clients in colaboration with the Head of Legal
• Ensure contracts comply with insurers requirements

Claims:

• Oversee claims process is followed and claims dealt with expeditiously
• Assist with communication to third parties and/or clients where necessary
• Report on claims (including progress and management)

SHE:

• Assist the Head of Legal on reporting on SHE relating to business
• Liaise with National SHEQ Manager
• Assist with and oversee sustainability measures and reporting

People:

• Proactively support and grow key collaborative relationships with internal stakeholders
• Manage legal and claims staff and their development and report to the Head of Legal

Budget:

• Monitor departmental expenses to ensure they are within the annual budget parameters

Email your CV to

Qualifications / Requirements:

• LLB Degree
• Admitted Attorney or Advocate
• Minimum 10 years corporate legal experience post admission
• Minimum 4 years at Senior Management level

Knowledge:

• Sound knowledge of corporate governance risk and sustainability principles
• Insurance knowledge and expertise in particular marine liability and cargo
• Strong commercial legal understanding preferably in the logistics insurance or freight industry
• Working knowledge of SHE legal requirements and Environment Social and Governance (ESG) and sustainability principles
• Strong knowledge of the Companies Act and corporate governance

Skills:

• Contract drafting and vetting
• Insurance expertise and knowledge
• Communication including negotiation and presentations
• Prepare presentations and reports
• Strong organisation and legal skills

Key Performance Areas:

• Legal - contracts claims and company secretarial
• Risk - management compliance monitoring
• Legal - contracts claims and company secretarial
• Risk - management compliance monitoring
• SHEQ - compliance certification sustainability
• Report drafting

Legal contracts:

• Review and authorise all new leases
• Review and approve major new service provider contracts or amendments to existing contracts
• Draft and/or review all client agreements
• Assist negotiations with contacts/agreements with clients
• Maintain contract register and records

Litigation:

• Deal with any letters of demand or summons served/received
• Instruct and manage external Attorneys
• Depose to necessary affidavits

Company Secretarial:

• Obtain Board resolutions from secretarial where necessary and ensure accuracy thereof
• Obtain up to date company legal documentation from Secretarial and make available
• Draft minutes of the Executive Committee or Risk Committee meetings

Risk management:

• Maintain business risk register
• Monitor the companys progress on risk reduction objectives and targets
• Quarterly report to the Risk Committee and attend the meeting
• Assist with the preparation of the quarterly report to the Risk Committee and attend the meeting

Compliance:

• Keep up to date with applicable legislative changes applicable
• Communicate updates on legal and risk management requirements where appropriate
• Arrange training on legislative changes where necessary

Insurance:

• Management of claims team
• Deal with general insurance queries
• Compile insurance requirements for new assets properties and clients in colaboration with the Head of Legal
• Ensure contracts comply with insurers requirements

Claims:

• Oversee claims process is followed and claims dealt with expeditiously
• Assist with communication to third parties and/or clients where necessary
• Report on claims (including progress and management)

SHE:

• Assist the Head of Legal on reporting on SHE relating to business
• Liaise with National SHEQ Manager
• Assist with and oversee sustainability measures and reporting

People:

• Proactively support and grow key collaborative relationships with internal stakeholders
• Manage legal and claims staff and their development and report to the Head of Legal

Budget:

• Monitor departmental expenses to ensure they are within the annual budget parameters

R1.2 million to R1.4 million per annum commensurate with qualification and experience