Legal Advisor

**Main purpose of the job**:

- Provides internal legal advisory services on legal matters across all levels of the business to ensure contractual procedure compliance

**Location**:

- **WHC, Parktown - Johannesburg**

**Key performance areas**:

- Leading complex, cross-functional business units with regard to contractual issues
- Developing relationships across all levels of the business to ensure contractual procedure compliance
- Ensure the contractual process is aligned with all business unit strategies
- Report monthly to senior management on the contractual process
- Ensure that the business activities are in line with applicable laws and donor requirements
- Maintains custody of legal documents whenever required
- Provides legal advice on risk and potential liability, in order to take necessary steps to control the company’s exposure
- Contribute to the establishment of legal guidelines for all commercial contracts that the company enters into to ensure its interests are safeguarded
- Ensure pro-active communication and building of sound relationships with relevant internal and external stakeholders
- Establish credibility amongst stakeholders
- Assist Divisions with queries as and when required
- Assist with ad hoc reporting if and when required

**Required minimum education and training**:

- **LLB or BCom/BA Law Degree with an LLB**

**Required minimum work experience**:

- **A minimum of 5-10 years post-admission (Admitted Attorney or Advocate), experience in developing contracts in various industries**:

- **Experience working in a donor-funded organization will be advantageous**:

- **Must be familiar with local and international laws and regulations (esp. Company Laws)**

**Desirable additional education, work experience, and personal abilities**:

- Excellent command of English
- Proven track record of drafting, reviewing, and editing agreements and contracts
- Experience working in a donor-funded organization or NGO will be an advantage
- Ability to work with staff at all levels
- Adaptable with the ability to multi-task and prioritize
- Demonstrated ability to work under pressure
- A good understanding of tax laws and the ability to resolve integrated problems would be required
- Must be meticulous and have attention to detail
- Must have a high level of customer service orientation

**TO APPLY**:

- Only if you do meet the minimum job requirements and experience as mentioned above, you may submit a detailed updated CV.
- Please take note that the applicants who do not adhere to the above criteria will not be considered for the respective position.
- Note AJ Personnel is fully POPI compliant.
- Note WHC, in accordance with their Employment Equity goals and plan, will give preference to suitable applicants from designated groups as defined in the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998 and subsequent amendments thereto.

**Please note**:

- **AJ PERSONNEL is only responsible for the advertising of the advertisement on behalf of their client Wits Health Consortium.**:

- **AJ Personnel does not have any salary or other information regarding the position.