Energy Trading Counsel

2 weeks ago

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa World Fuel Services Full time
At World Kinect, our employees are the key to our global success. We are industry leaders due to the innumerable talents of our approximately 5000 strong professional team. Our people thrive in an entrepreneurial and culturally-diverse environment, where innovative thinking, collaboration and efficient execution are highly valued. Our high-performance culture is what allows us to drive sustained growth. Stronger together, we promote an environment where individuals can thrive.

World Kinect is seeking an Energy Trading Counsel to join its exceptional in-house legal and compliance team.

Position Location

South Africa - Hybrid | Regular attendance at our Cape Town office

Overview


We seek a commercially driven attorney to join our global legal team and provide hands-on and proactive advice to our energy supply and trading businesses.


Reporting to our EMEA Legal Counsel and joining our 30+ member global legal team which operate from the US, UK, Cape Town, Costa Rica and Brazil, this role presents an exciting opportunity for the right individual.

WKC embraces technology and efficient, flexible working practices.

This role offers hybrid working, with regular attendance at our Cape Town office (two days per week), to maintain connection and collegiality.


Responsibilities:

Key duties and responsibilities include:

  • Advising on the legal aspects of daytoday activities within WKC's trading team in relation to global:
  • energy sale and supply contracts
- energy tenders and dealing with state/municipal counterparties
- sustainability and environmental products
- new ventures in the sustainability and energy arena
- power trading

  • A strong and proactive focus on compliance
  • Proactively developing contract management and other legal processes and contract templates to promote efficient workflows and align legal risk management requirements across the WKC Group
  • Educating business and support colleagues on legal and contract matters and best practices
  • Providing internal and external customer support developing connectivity and relations with colleagues in other offices and to build direct relationships with customers and key suppliers
  • Strong, visible and frequent collaboration with commercial sales and supply teams, Compliance, Credit, QHSSE, Insurance, Tax, HR and Back Office and other contract management and support teams
  • At all times be a positive brand ambassador for WKC and its subsidiaries
Background and Skills

  • Training and post qualification experience at a leading law firm. Inhouse commercial legal experience, which may include time at an energy company, oil major, trading house or shipping, transportation, renewables or industrial services company is desired but not essential
  • A pragmatic, handson lawyer who is able to think on their feet and find sensible solutions to legal challenges; ability to assess issues, take ownership and efficiently implement solutions
  • Strong stakeholder management skills emotionally intelligent and able to win trust and develop business relationships
  • Knowledge and a passion to assist WKC in its sustainable energy transition
  • Professional presence and integrity
  • Ability to multitask in a fastpaced, dynamic, performancedriven culture.
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills
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