Senior Legal Advisor

7 days ago

Cape Town, South Africa Engen Full time

**Location**:
Cape Town

**Job Purpose**:
To lead and manage the organization’s legal and forensic strategies and operations by developing comprehensive legal policies and procedures through establishing robust legal frameworks for Engen and provide strategic legal counsel to the executive leadership, ensuring compliance with all relevant laws and regulations, mitigating legal risks, and supporting Engen’s business objectives and strategic decisions so as to safeguard corporate governance and uphold the highest standards of integrity and ethical conduct across the organization.

**Who You Are**:

- You are ethical.
- You are an expert legal strategist.
- You are an excellent negotiator and an expert legal advisor.
- You are passionate about corporate governance and compliance.
- You have experience in managing a team of legal and forensic experts.
- You have built a reputation for leading successful mergers and acquisitions.
- You are well vest with national and international forensic regulation and standards.

**What you’ll have done before**:
Baseline:

- NQF Level 7 (Degree in LLB)
- 15 years’ experience managing the Legal & Forensic function.
- Knowledge of international laws and regulations
- Extensive experience operating at a senior leadership role.
- Experience with mergers and acquisitions and managing complex legal matters.
- Extensive knowledge of corporate law, forensic law, compliance, risk management and governance
- Experience in providing strategic legal and forensic advice to Top Executive and Board of Directors
- Excellent negotiation, communication, and leadership skills
- In-depth knowledge of national & international forensic regulations and standards

Advantageous:

- Postgraduate in Law/ Forensics Science/ Criminology

PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATIONS/ ASSOCIATIONS
- Admitted Attorney/ Advocate in South Africa
- Forensic Certification from a recognized body (e.g. South African Academy of Forensic Sciences) - Advantageous

**Job Advert Closing Date**: All job adverts close five days after date posted

**Engen’s approved Employment Equity plans and targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process.**

**Important Information**:

- The appointment will be made in line with Engen's Employment Equity Strategy.
- Engen reserves the right not to make an appointment.

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