Senior Manager Legal and Compliance
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Job Location:
Gqeberha - South Africa
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Duties & Responsibilities
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
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
Desired Experience & Qualification
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
Package & Remuneration
R1.2 million to R1.4 million per annum commensurate with qualification and experience
Required Experience:
Senior Manager
