Group - Business and Legal Manager (Blm)

**QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE**
- Tertiary Education in B. Com law, equivalent or higher
- Project Management Course
- At least 5 years experience in successful legal risk and compliance management in a corporate/ group environment
- 7-10+ years experience in senior management
- Experience in data security and management
- Combination of private small business and corporate legal management experience
- Track record in negotiating and drafting and managing sound commercial/business contracts at least 5 years
- At least 5 years risk management experience
- At least 3 years experience in company secretarial work
- Lease and facilities management experience
- Some experience with (at least credible working knowledge of) OHS compliance
- Process mapping and problem solving
- Management information systems and communication technologies will be an added advantage
- Sound Leadership and track record in collaboration, stakeholder engagement and people management

**DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES**

**Management**:

- Work with the CEO, MD, CFO, Executives, senior and top management of entities to determine the individual business entitys operational support, back-office infrastructure, risk, compliance and legal or contract needs and work with them to ensure effective implementation, control, and maintenance thereof.
- Working with the shared services team when onboarding of new entities and their integration for ongoing service delivery in the various back-office disciplines supplied by shared services.
- With the MD, CFO of the client Group and coordinate the activities of the Legal risk and compliance department to align to the strategic objectives of the client Group in general and offer appropriate advice while respecting the autonomy of the individual boards and management structures.
- Attend business unit and executive management committee meetings as required/ when invited and give advice in management and executive committee meetings appropriately as and when required.
- Work with senior executives in an effective manner, professionally managing upwards with Executive Shareholders where necessary to achieve desired outcomes and ensure completion of projects and tasks.
- Drive a focus of relevant, efficient, and proper risk mitigating controls across all group entities with a focus of optimising Group systems and technology capabilities for high level of automation and digital output.
- Ensure a conducive working environment across business entities while balancing the needs and priorities of each entity.
- Network with and maintain strong collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including clients, consultants, service providers and relevant authorities.
- Identify needs, gaps and help to find solutions.
- Manage the Risk, Compliance and Contract management team to ensure efficiency in delivery of service to the entities.
- Collaborate with diverse professional teams effectively, interacting, coaching, training, recognising superior performance, and addressing substandard performance and make necessary adjustments, ensuring the correct disciplines are in place.
- Lead with integrity, humility, and authenticity.
- Effectively engage and mentor with company values (3G, LTE & RPM) and in line with the client Group ethos, to develop people and achieve positive and effective teams.
- Empowering staff directly reporting to the BLM, coupled with appropriate accountability expectations and performance management initiatives.
- Communicate goals and deliverables so that they are understood and implemented in line with the client Ethos and Vision of the group.
- Achieves required task outcomes through self-leadership, teamwork and effective delegation and effort of others.
- Draw up a succession plan, reviewing capacity in departments and ensure that effective teams are in place. Assists to secure and train relevant roles and skills to ensure growth, succession, effective & sustainable teams.

**Contract & Facilities Negotiation & Management**:

- Identify contractual relationships needed for effective business operation, cooperation and growth solutions, or business entities facilities requirements.
- Negotiate fair and synergistic contracts, review, amend and sign off on contracts with relevant approvals as per mandates to ensure best possible agreements.
- Monitor and assist with any contractual/ relationship issues and their remedies for positive outcomes.
- Intervene and arrange corrective actions or terminations on service provider agreements where necessary.
- Manage and support of lease agreements and printer contracts, negotiation, contract finalisation and management or assistance with service or facilities issues.
- Manage contract templates, third party contract requirements, effective record keeping and renewal cycles.
- Assess contract risk and working with relevant parties to mitigate them.
- Highlight opportunities and intra-business linkages and facilitating agreements.
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