Lead Legal RSA at PPC Africa

About the job
OVERVIEW:

• Responsible for directing and managing the legal & compliance functions in line with business requirements and objectives of PPC RSA.
• Responsible for ensuring that legal risk (statutory) and compliance risk (company policies) are adhered to through the appropriate systems, teams/functions and processes
• Maintain a regulatory universe with the RSA business and track compliance to this
• Conduct compliance monitoring and ensuring that the compliance framework within the RSA business is comprehensive and robust and implemented
• Partner with Group Legal and Compliance to identify areas of the business where there is a risk of non-compliance and develop/maintain policies to reduce that risk in
• Plan communication and training programs to help employees understand their roles in compliance
• Provide prompt professional and credible legal advice and effective legal support on topics as required (verbal and written opinions)
• Advise and provide direction on tender processes where required
• Provide support in terms of drafting, contract risk management and management of contracts. Introduce templates for contracts where feasible.
• Responsible for continuous improvement within these functions
• Manage and control the budget for the Legal and Compliance function as agreed
• Effectively lead and manage teams, in line with PPC values, which may include both direct and indirect reports

KEY OUTPUTS:

• Lead EXCO approved legal and compliance systems (framework, tools, forums)
• Prepare relevant submissions for RSA Mancom and ensure Mancom submissions intended for EXCO approval are duly tabled
• Maintenance of the regulatory and compliance universe, ensuring the enforcement of compliance with regulatory universe and tracking and reporting on compliance (In collaboration with Group Compliance and Legal)
• Identifying legal and compliance risks and ensuring that adequate mitigation steps taken.
• Litigation and Legal disputes reporting (In collaboration with Group Compliance and Legal)
• Perusing drafting and negotiating of all contracts
• Adherence to all Group Legal and Compliance policies
• Assist with Labour Relations - coordinating the implementation of Labour legislation, provide technical advice in preparing for annual wage mandating processing and collective bargaining negotiations.
• Agreed actions/initiatives delivered within cost, timeline and quality expectations
• Accurate and timely reporting
• Budget management
• Implemented BBBEE roadmap to support the scorecard elements
• Ad hoc legal opinions (verbal and written)

MINIMUM QUALIFICATION:

• University degree, preferably in Commercial Law, B. Com Law or equivalent

EXPERIENCE:

• 5 years legal and compliance management experience within mining/manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrable evidence of having worked in a role requiring extensive and continuous interaction with various internal and external stakeholders in delivery of objectives.
• Extensive knowledge of procurement contracts, and knowledge of forms of construction contracts (NEC & FIDIC)
• In-depth knowledge, understanding and application of BBBEE legislation, Amended B-BBEE Codes, policies and practices
• Knowledge of DTI revised Codes of Good Practice (CoGP), the Mining Charter, Skills
• Development Act, Employment Equity Act.
• Data security
• Demonstrable evidence of experience with Microsoft Office products such as MSWord,
• Excel and PowerPoint.

COMPETENCIES:

• Cement / mining industry
• Corporate governance and compliance
• Delivering results and meeting shareholder expectations
• Relating and networking
• Leading and supervising
• Deciding and initiating action
• Persuading, influencing & negotiating
• Planning and organising
• Entrepreneurial
• Adapting and responding to change
• Solid process orientated
• Results orientated - driving a high performing culture
• Coping with change and ambiguity