Executive Head of Legal and Contracts / Company Secretary at MECS (Pty) Ltd

Requirements:

• A Degree in law (LLB) and MBA or MBL.
• Admission as an Attorney
• 8 to 10 years relevant experience in a senior management position.
• General knowledge of law which includes Corporate law, Civil Law, Interpretation of statutes, Constitutional law, Administrative law, Commercial law, International Law and Labour Law.
• Technical knowledge of legal structures within infrastructure construction.
• Excellent fluency in English 

Responsibilities:

• Preparation and negotiation of contracts, variations and agreements, including company templates.
• Provide general legal advice to all internal business stakeholders (Service Delivery, Maintenance, HR, Finance, SHEQ, CEO).
• Interpretation and analysis of the company’s key agreements
• Global Tender participation
• Competition Law analysis for the sector
• Mergers and Acquisitions (support to shareholders) and structuring of the company’s constitutional documents.
• Management and preparation of the legal budget in consultation  with the CEO and CFO .
• Represent the company against third parties/ and or the Union.
• Member of the Executive Committee
• Member of the Board of Directors as Legal Executive and Company Secretary.
• Member of the company’s local tender and procurement committee.
• Member of the company’s pension and provident fund committee.
• Staff management
• Ensure that Legal Plans, Rules, Policies and Procedures are enforced, audited and reviewed.
• Coaching and training staff in respect of legal Policies and Procedure and legal risk impact to business.
• Conduct Legal research where legal opinions may be required by business stakeholders or the board.
• Management and closure of all external litigation/disputes
• Management and finalization of all insurance related matters in favour of the company, its customers and the Group.
• Risk identification and mitigation thereof 

Additional responsibilities as Company Secretary:

• Implementation of the decisions of the Board of Directors
• Acting as an advisor to the Board of Directors
• Handle company share transactions, arranging dividend payments and observing all legal requirements
• Liaison with auditors, attorneys, tax advisors, bankers and shareholders on board governance issues