Senior Legal Advisor, Shariah Banking - Johannesburg, Baker Street 30 at Standard Bank Group

Job Description

To interpret and implement business instructions in compliance with Islamic law and guidelines in the relevant jurisdiction or area of accountability across Business Units (i.e. Business and Commercial Banking, Personal and Private Banking, Corporate and Investment Banking): 

• to draft, review, update and negotiate template and complex, bespoke legal agreements and client facing documents in accordance with business requirements and applicable laws, ; 
• to provide specialised legal advice (in the application of Islamic, banking and finance laws and guidelines) to multiple business areas on all complex commercial legal matters; 
• to conduct legal research; 
• to identify, manage and mitigate legal risks, all in accordance with the legal entity mandate, policies and regulatory requirements with the intention of enabling the maximisation of revenue streams. 

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Type of Qualification: Post Graduate Degree
• Field of Study: Islamic structuring of capital markets (sukuk), Islamic finance (structured lending products and funds), Islamic Wealth (consumer lending and general banking products and services)

Experience Required

• 8-10 years
• Proven Islamic Finance experience in the provision of guidance and insight pertaining to the drafting, vetting, review, dissemination and/or negotiation of legal documentation and processes of a complex nature. Identification and mitigation of legal risks.At least 8 years' experience within the legal/financial and/or corporate/commercial sectors with specific experience in Shariah compliant finance, banking products and services. At least 6 years' people management experience where appropriate.