Asset Management - Senior Legal Advisor at Nedbank

Job Purpose

• To provide proactive professional legal advice and risk management services to internal clients to mitigate asset management legal risk.

Job Responsibilities

• Achieve goals and objectives by understanding and embracing the Nedgroup Investments vision and demonstrate the Nedgroup Investments values through interaction with team and stakeholders.
• Improve personal capability and stay abreast of developments in field of expertise by identifying training courses and career progression opportunities for self with input from management.
• Support personal growth and enable effectiveness in performance of roles and responsibilities by ensuring all learning activities are completed; experience gained and certifications obtained within specified time frames.
• Maintain knowledge management; and improve team success by sharing knowledge with team and stakeholders.
• Contribute to a culture conducive to the achievement of transformation goals by participating in Nedgroup Investments Culture building initiatives.
• Achieve key business strategies by participating and supporting corporate social responsibility initiatives.
• Add value to Nedgroup Investments by identifying and recommending opportunities to enhance processes; systems and policies and support implementation of new processes; policies and systems.
• Deliver on risk and compliance related projects by tracking progress and ensuring completion within specified time frames.
• Mitigate risk and minimize losses by identifying risk factors linked to non adherence to project timelines and recommended changes and courses of action.
• Improve business efficiency and minimize compliance risk by conducting gap analysis of business processes; and by scrutinising relevant monthly reports.
• Ensure delivery on projects by planning individual activities according to business needs and monitoring actions.
• Minimize overall business risks by engaging and obtaining stakeholders' view of where risks exists.
• Make an informed recommendation to stakeholders by evaluating identified risks and by conducting observations; analysing data and interviewing relevant parties.
• Foster good relationships and promote business understanding by engaging in effective communication with stakeholders.
• Monitor relevant legislative compliance status by receiving electronic feedback from Business Information Systems and communicating with the branches regarding actions to be taken.
• Ensure full understanding of changes on relevant legislative issues by conducting ad hoc training, presentations and articles.
• Ensure that the recommended actions are taken by participating in external audit process and subsequently follow ups with relevant stakeholders.
• Drafting and vetting of contracts
• Liaising with regulators (eg. fund applications, Sec 65 applications, etc)
• Writing legal articles
• Liaising with financial planners
• Presenting to internal and external stakeholders
• Shaping legal environment through industry bodies
• Implementing changes in legislation
• Knowledge of unit trusts, retirement funds, investment policies and tax-free investments
• Experience with CISCA, PFA, FICA, FATCA, CRS, FAIS and ITA
• Commenting on draft legislation and notices
• Knowledge of CISCA
• Involved in technology development (digital on boarding platforms, etc)
• Capable of using AI to create efficiencies

People Specification

• We believe in employing highly motivated, sharp and quality orientated people that thrive in a culture that celebrates and supports diversity within an environment that is creative, collaborative, challenging and dynamic.  Aligned to our core purpose of enabling our investors to achieve their investment goals, we are committed to enabling our staff achieve their full potential and long-term career growth at Nedgroup Investments. Specifically for this role, we are looking for:
• High standard of personal presentation
• Self-motivated and well organised with an ability to adapt and tackle a wide variety of challenges
• Ability to deal with people both within the organisation and external customers

Essential Qualifications

• Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) Post Graduate Degree

Preferred Certifications

• Postgraduate Diploma in Financial Planning (CFP)

Minimum Experience Level

• 5 - 7 years experience as legal advisor

Technical / Professional Knowledge

• Banking knowledge
• Business Acumen
• Business principles
• Diversity management
• Governance, Risk and Controls
• Legal Risk and practice management
• Nedbank culture and values
• Nedbank vision and strategy
• Regulatory, Legal and Economics Principles
• Research and development
• Stakeholder management
• Business writing skills
• Management information and reporting principles, tools and mechanisms

Behavioural Competencies

• Communication
• Continuous Learning
• Decision Making
• Innovation
• Managing Work
• Technical/Professional Knowledge and Skills

Deadline:31st August,2025