Legal Analyst: Institutional Compliance

To provide comprehensive governance, risk, and compliance solutions to the organization, which include implementing interventions that are aimed at effectively resolving institutional challenges, minimising the risk of non-compliance, and ensuring the achievement of a sound ethical environment.

**Key Performance Areas**:

- Understanding of founding legislation, bills and regulations framing the organization compliance universe.
- Compile all legal contracts on behalf of the organization to ensure compliance with all statutory and legal requirements of the organization.
- Review and negotiate contracts in line with institutional authorisation and on behalf of the organization. and advise on the organization’s rights and obligations.
- Perform all tasks related to managing the staff within the Office of the CEO and representing the Office at the Executive Management and various Commission meetings.
- Inform, advise and support the CEO in terms of Governance and Compliance
- Organise Governance, Risk and Compliance training, inclusive of fraud prevention, whistle blowing etc.
- Provide strategic support to the CEO.
- Project Manage (and/or Project Lead) and exercise oversight over prioritised organization initiatives.
- Ensure that the organization complies with the organization Act. the of PFMA, Division of Revenue Act, MFMA, Intergovernmental Relations Acts, Money Bills Amendment and Related Matters Act, and other legislation and regulations pertaining to the organization. And provide legal interpretation where required.
- Vetting of any organization's Recommendations to the Legislatures, including on Appropriation Acts, Division of Revenue Acts, and all applicable financial related legislation, bills and regulations upon which we are advising.
- Manage associated legal risks.
- Handle and provide advice on all legal matters. with assistance of the State Attorney (outsourced) if required.
- Draft organization's compliance reports and documents, (e.g., Monthly and Quarterly institutional reports, Annual Performance Report, Annual Report, Strategic Plan, Annual Performance and Operational plans etc).
- Ensure the organization's Institutional governance, risk and compliance maturation.
- Guide the organization on how to best achieve operational legislative compliance with rules and regulations.
- Perform corporate secretary duties.
- Undertake operational duties as the Executive Manager in the Office of the CEO.
- Develop the organization's policy/position on external legal matters. and
- Policy drafting, review, and maintenance

**Qualifications and Experience**:

- Possession of CGISA, CSSA or Company Secretarial qualification OR relevant 4-year tertiary qualification with preference for Internal Auditing & Legal.
- Legislative Knowledge and interpretation
- Knowledge of applicable financial legislation, PFMA, MFMA, Division of Revenue bills and regulations
- Authorizing policies and other documents
- Minimum 10 years’ work experience, 3 years of management experience which must be in the governance, risk and compliance role
- The management and implementation of Compliance Frameworks,
- Experience with the implementation and delivery of Compliance within the public sector institutional environment
- Experience in management, review and identification of compliance risk
- Experience in Compliance Monitoring as well as in tracking and monitoring of progress regarding findings and recommendations, including management of outsourced Internal Audit and review of Divisional Portfolios of Evidence
- Management of staff
- Experience in Research, ICT, data privacy compliance would be an advantage

**Technical Competencies**:

- Strong communication skills
- Presentation Skills
- Analytical Skills
- Good judgment
- Decisiveness
- Strategic thinking and advising
- Monitoring
- Strong Stakeholder Relations
- Planning and organising. and management of projects
- Report Writing