Executive: Governance, Legal and Compliance

2 weeks ago

Johannesburg, South Africa Helen Wilson Recruitment Full time

**Executive: Governance, Legal and Compliance**

**Direct Reports**: 4-5 individuals

**Reporting to**: CEO

**Working Model**: Hybrid

**Salary**: circa R2,5million

To act as the Executive for Legal, Compliance and Governance, with an emphasis on Company Secretarial functions. To provide guidance, structure, and leadership to the Legal and Compliance teams, and to ensure quality service delivery to internal and external stakeholders.

As a member of the Executive Committee (ExCo), the executive will play a broader leadership role within the company and will engage constructively and critically with colleagues to ensure optimal outcomes. The executive will set an example of high standards of delivery, build high-performance teams, and drive culture change in line with the companies’ values.

**Essential Criteria
- An admitted attorney with academic qualifications such as B Juris, B Proc or LLB or equivalent NQF level 7 qualification or higher
- Experience in a company secretary function is compulsory (10 years minimum)
- Experience in managing legal and compliance functions.
- Experience in managing dispute resolution, disciplinaries or compliance enforcement is an advantage.
- Experience in restructuring organisations, building new organisations or corporate transactions is an advantage.
- A Company Secretariate qualification. Registration with the Institute of Company Secretaries of Southern Africa (ICSA) will be an added advantage.
- Knowledge of the NPS legislation, regulation, and processes will be an advantage.

**Responsibilities**

**Combined function of Company Secretarial, Legal and Compliance responsibilities**

**Company Secretarial Responsibilities**
- Provide Councilors with guidance as to their duties, responsibilities, and powers.
- Make Councilors aware of any law relevant to or affecting the company and affecting them in their personal capacities.
- Assist the Nomination and Induction Committee and ensure that the procedure for appointing Councilors and managing conflicts of interest is properly carried out.
- Assist in the proper induction, orientation, ongoing training and education of Councilors, including assessing the specific training needs of Councilors in their fiduciary and other governance responsibilities.
- Ensure the scheduling of all Council, Council Committee meetings and meetings of the Executive Committee for the year. The Company Secretary prepares the agendas and work plans for these meetings in conjunction with the Chairperson and key executive/s.
- Ensure that meeting papers are circulated timeously to all Councilors to enable them to prepare adequately for these meetings.
- Take responsibility for the minutes, feedback reports and matters arising schedules for the company Council and its Committees. Minutes are to be circulated promptly, after the approval of the Chairperson.

**Compliance responsibilities**
- Maintain a compliance framework for the company. Continual input into the enhancement of the framework, policies & procedures.
- Work with functional areas to ensure monitoring and reporting to ensure compliance with the organisation’s standards and reporting of the most non-compliance issues and risks.
- Provide professional advice and guidance to employees, members, Council and executives to facilitate decision-making.
- Manage stakeholder relations and ensure that their needs are met in line with business and legislative requirements.
- Ensure effective compliance governance through the maintenance of appropriate governance structures and processes.

**Legal responsibilities**
- Represent and advise Internal and External stakeholders in all legal matters pertaining to the daily operations and systems of the organisation. Serve as legal counsel to the company and obtain specialised legal advice from external law firms when required
- Prepare legal opinions pertaining to legal matters in the NPS, including FATF, POPIA, Competition Act, ECT Act and others
- Use specialised legal knowledge to develop, maintain and review legal documentation including policies and position papers
- Ensure that all activities of the company are legally supportable and carried out in accordance with company values.

**Skills and competencies**
- Utmost integrity and honesty
- Team player within the team and on the executive level
- Stakeholder relations and relationship-building skills
- Facilitation and negotiation skills
- Client orientation and customer focus
- Analytical
- Excellent management skills
- Problem-solving orientation
- Ability to work under pressure
- Flexible and able to work in a changing environment
- Planning and organising skills
- Strong communication skills

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