Head of Legal and Compliance at Sasria

​Minimum Requirements 

Qualification

• Bachelor of Laws degree
• Master’s degree in commerce, Business Administration, Management, Law or related field
• Admitted Legal Practitioner

Experience

• Minimum of 5 years of relevant senior management experience, leading a function, interacting with and providing advisory to executive management.

Duties and Responsibilities   

Key Performance Areas/Tasks 

Strategic Alignment:

• Proactively direct and oversee the compliance function, ensuring that the organisation remains compliant with all relevant legal prescripts including legislation, regulations and directives.
• Collaborate with the executive management team to provide legal advice to and advance Sasria’s interest.
• Provide strategic advice and counsel to the company in terms of the legal impact of strategic plans and actions – locally or internationally
• Participate in the development of Sasria’s overall strategy.
• Develop and implement legal and compliance framework, strategies, policies, ensuring alignment with the overall organisational strategy.
• Develop the function’s operational plans and monitor implementation thereof 

Legal :

• Provide legal services and guidance to the organisation as needed on matters including contracts, short term insurance, labour law and company law among others
• Provide general legal advice pertaining to organisational decisions regarding scope, mandate and shareholder interactions
• In collaboration with the executive management, manage various complex legal projects
• Collaborate with external legal counsel and other stakeholders to facilitate and ensure attainment of organisational objectives.
• Analyse new legislation and regulation and advise the company on how it will impact its operations

Compliance:

• Assume overall accountability for the adequate legal and compliance risk management framework
• Ensure that the framework for Legal and compliance risk management is in alignment with the Sasria’s enterprise risk management
• Implement leading practices and processes in the compliance management fraternity
• Conduct compliance risk and vulnerability self-assessments within Sasria’s business units.
• Ensure Sasria delivers on its compliance related reporting obligations
• Provide management reports on compliance operations and progress, on a regular basis, and / or as directed or requested by Line Manager, to keep Management informed of the operation and progress of compliance efforts.
• Implement adequate compliance management tools/ technology to effectively and efficiently deliver on functional mandate

Operations:

• Managing Contracts and Service Level Agreements
• Drive the reduction of Corporate Risk by Ensuring all Contractual Relationships are done in compliance with Sasria and legal requirements
• Ensure appointment and management of the panel of attorneys.
• Represent Sasria in regulatory forums (e.g. SAIA legal committee)

Financial:

• Compile and manage functional budget and forecasts
• Manage legal costs and where applicable oversee the taxation of costs

People Management:

• Ensure adequate capacity resourcing for the function to successfully execute its mandate.
• Recruitment and development of skilled staff
• Oversee, support, coach and develop performance of direct reports, ensuring agreement of performance targets, measuring performance against agreed goals and dealing with non-performance accordingly.
• Talent management of direct reports, including career developments and paths for all staff and succession planning for key positions.
• Ensure that the working environment contributes to improving staff morale and increasing productivity