Group Legal and Compliance Manager

SUMMARY:
Role:
Overall responsibility for all legal engagements with Customers, Suppliers and other company stakeholders. Conduct and lead contract negotiations ensuring best legal and commercial outcome for the company. Responsible for all Group legal compliance (ICASA, BBBEE, POPI, Company Law etc.). Understand and manage the company’s regulatory compliance with Telco law outside of South Africa 
 
Key Performance Areas:

• Negotiate and manage all Commercial Contracts                         30%
• Regulatory Compliance in jurisdictions where the company has an entity 20%
• Telco compliance in Countries where the company offers services 30%
• Manage BBBEE Strategy             10%
• Management reporting             10%

• In depth knowledge and understanding of.
  • Commercial law
  • Law Of Delict
  • Contractual law
  • Employment legislation (BCEA, LRA)
  • ICASA
  • POPI
  • BBBEE in the ICT Sector

• Excellent negotiation skills
• Commercial acumen
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Attention to detail
• Accurate
• Deadline driven
• Initiative
• Ability to prioritise
• Judgement
• Stress tolerance
• Team player

• LLB, LLM, must be an admitted attorney
• In-depth knowledge and understanding of relevant legislation in ICT sector (local and international)

• 5 to 8 years related experience post admission in corporate
• IT/ telecommunications sector experience will be an advantage

• Own transport

• D4:

• Exco
• Heads of Department

• Customers Suppliers
• Attorneys
• Regulatory bodies

• Draft and review all commercial and legal contracts or SLA agreements and advise on legal risk - Identify, assess and manage legal & commercial risk
• Monitor all legal agreements and ensure consistency within legal standards - Mitigate commercial and legal risk Identify opportunity for improvement
• Lead negotiations on all Contracts to ensure best commercial outcome for the company - Highlight commercial and legal risks to CFO/Exco if material in nature
• Assist CFO in drafting new commercial agreements, as and when required - Ensure material legal and commercial risks are addressed

• Understand legal issues in countries where the company has a legal presence. - Ensure the company is compliant with all relevant legislation
• Support business to resolve any legal / compliance issues that arise in a jurisdiction - Recommend effective course of action to avoid risk - Implement agreed interventions
• Support CFO to draft any agreements / correspondence required in a particular Country - Ensure material legal and commercial risks are addressed
• Obtain expert opinion on specialist areas of law - Manage costs - Timely, professional advice

• Ensure the company understands Telco regulations in countries that it offers Telco services - Timely, professional advice
• Discuss and correspond with in-Country Regulators where required - Protect the company from legal action
• Engage in-country attorneys where required, to determine how to keep the company legally compliant in each country - Business sustainability and risk mitigation
• Assess regulatory risk per country and communicate to CFO/Exco - Identify legally and commercially compliant solutions

• Ensure up to date knowledge of BBBEE legislation - Achieve and maintain agreed BBBEE Level for the company
• Assist CFO to design legal structures and agreements that maximize the Company’s BBBEE rating - Provide guidance on implementation of BBBEE strategy and manage implementation

• Develop a risk register highlighting legal and commercial risks within the Company. - Accurate feedback - Escalate to CFO and Exco when appropriate

POSITION INFO:
Role:
Overall responsibility for all legal engagements with Customers, Suppliers and other company stakeholders. Conduct and lead contract negotiations ensuring best legal and commercial outcome for the company. Responsible for all Group legal compliance (ICASA, BBBEE, POPI, Company Law etc.). Understand and manage the company’s regulatory compliance with Telco law outside of South Africa

Key Performance Areas:

• Negotiate and manage all Commercial Contracts 30%
• Regulatory Compliance in jurisdictions where the company has an entity 20%
• Telco compliance in Countries where the company offers services 30%
• Manage BBBEE Strategy 10%
• Management reporting 10%

• In depth knowledge and understanding of.
  • Commercial law
  • Law Of Delict
  • Contractual law
  • Employment legislation (BCEA, LRA)
  • ICASA
  • POPI
  • BBBEE in the ICT Sector

• Excellent negotiation skills
• Commercial acumen
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Attention to detail
• Accurate
• Deadline driven
• Initiative
• Ability to prioritise
• Judgement
• Stress tolerance
• Team player

• LLB, LLM, must be an admitted attorney
• In-depth knowledge and understanding of relevant legislation in ICT sector (local and international)

• 5 to 8 years related experience post admission in corporate
• IT/ telecommunications sector experience will be an advantage

• Own transport

• D4:

• Exco
• Heads of Department

• Customers Suppliers
• Attorneys
• Regulatory bodies

• Draft and review all commercial and legal contracts or SLA agreements and advise on legal risk - Identify, assess and manage legal & commercial risk
• Monitor all legal agreements and ensure consistency within legal standards - Mitigate commercial and legal risk Identify opportunity for improvement
• Lead negotiations on all Contracts to ensure best commercial outcome for the company - Highlight commercial and legal risks to CFO/Exco if material in nature
• Assist CFO in drafting new commercial agreements, as and when required - Ensure material legal and commercial risks are addressed

• Understand legal issues in countries where the company has a legal presence. - Ensure the company is compliant with all relevant legislation
• Support business to resolve any legal / compliance issues that arise in a jurisdiction - Recommend effective course of action to avoid risk - Implement agreed interventions
• Support CFO to draft any agreements / correspondence required in a particular Country - Ensure material legal and commercial risks are addressed
• Obtain expert opinion on specialist areas of law - Manage costs - Timely, professional advice

• Ensure the company understands Telco regulations in countries that it offers Telco services - Timely, professional advice
• Discuss and correspond with in-Country Regulators where required - Protect the company from legal action
• Engage in-country attorneys where required, to determine how to keep the company legally compliant in each country - Business sustainability and risk mitigation
• Assess regulatory risk per country and communicate to CFO/Exco - Identify legally and commercially compliant solutions

• Ensure up to date knowledge of BBBEE legislation - Achieve and maintain agreed BBBEE Level for the company
• Assist CFO to design legal structures and agreements that maximize the Company’s BBBEE rating - Provide guidance on implementation of BBBEE strategy and manage implementation

• Develop a risk register highlighting legal and commercial risks within the Company. - Accurate feedback - Escalate to CFO and Exco when appropriate