Executive Head : Legal And Company Secretariat

Bidvest Bank; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 1 000 000 - 1 500 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution in Johannesburg seeks an Executive Head: Legal and Company Secretariat to oversee legal compliance and manage the company secretarial function. The role demands a strategic leader with significant legal experience, particularly in regulatory compliance and corporate governance. Candidates must possess a post graduate diploma in management and be a registered attorney. This position offers a chance to lead a dynamic team and contribute to the bank's legal strategies.

Qualifications

• 12 years of legal experience in a leadership role.
• Registration with the Law Society of South Africa.
• Professional qualification as an Attorney.

Responsibilities

• Provide efficient legal support and advice to the Board.
• Oversee the company secretarial function ensuring compliance.
• Lead a team and foster a culture of excellence.

Skills

Legal Advisory

Regulatory Compliance

Team Leadership

Corporate Governance

Education

Post graduate Diploma in Management Sciences

Job description

Job title : Executive Head : Legal and Company Secretariat

Job Location : Gauteng, Johannesburg

Deadline : November 10, 2025

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PRIMARY PURPOSE

• Responsible for the company secretarial function and responsibilities may include other administrative requirements of the organisation.
• Responsible for ensuring that all statutory requirements and particularly those specified by the Company's Act are complied with.
• The Executive Head - Legal and Company Secretariat is a key leadership position within the bank's legal department.
• This role is responsible for providing strategic guidance, legal advice, and overseeing the company secretarial function. The Executive Head plays a crucial role in ensuring legal compliance, managing legal risks, and safeguarding the bank's interests.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Legal Counsel

• Provide efficient effective legal support services, advice and guidance to the Board, the bank's senior management team as well as any other business units
• Analyse and understand complex legal and regulatory risks that could affect the bank's operations and activities.
• Draft and review of contracts, agreements, and other legal documents to protect the bank's interests.
• Stay updated with new laws, regulations, and industry developments, and advise the bank on potential impacts.
• Development of legal strategy and policies.
• Management and coordination of the IP Portfolio.
• Manage legal disputes, litigation, and regulatory investigations in coordination with external legal counsel.
• Ensure adherence to corporate governance principles and legal compliance across the organisation.

Company Secretarial Function

• Oversee the company secretarial function, ensuring compliance with statutory requirements and corporate governance standards.
• Prepare and manage board and committee meetings, including agenda setting, minutes, and resolutions.
• Maintain accurate records, registers, and filings as required by law and regulatory authorities.
• Advise the board of directors and senior management on corporate governance matters and best practices.
• Coordinate the appointment, induction, and training of board members and ensure effective communication between the board and management.

Regulatory Compliance

• Monitor and interpret banking and financial regulations to ensure compliance.
• Develop and implement policies, procedures, and internal controls to mitigate legal and regulatory risks.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to ensure proper implementation and adherence to compliance standards.
• Liaise with regulatory authorities and respond to inquiries, examinations, and audits.

Team Leadership and Development

• Lead and manage a team, providing guidance, mentorship, and professional development opportunities.
• Foster a culture of excellence, teamwork, and continuous improvement.
• Recruit and retain talented professionals to support the bank's operations.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Post graduate Diploma and Professional in Management Sciences / Generic Management
• Registration / NQF level 8
• EXPERIENCE : 12 YEARS

PROFESSIONAL BODY

• LSSA - Law Society of South Africa

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION

• Attorney

COMPETENCIES

Behavioural Competency

• Consistently achieve results, even under difficult circumstances, taking on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm and holds self and others accountable to meet commitments.
• Favours data and imperial evidence over opinion and / or intuition, making connections between data and business results. Making data-led decisions, commercialising data.
• Step up to address difficult issues, saying what needs to be said. Consistently act in accordance with moral, ethical, professional standards and is authentic in one's interaction with others.
• Meeting and exceeding customer needs while cultivating relationships that secure commitment and trust, ensuring that the customer perspective is a driving force behind business decisions and activities.

Leadership Competency

• Provide excellent leadership and / or management to help others explore and perform at their best. Motivate, develop and inspire self and others to be creative and achieve high performance whilst still having have fun.
• Recognising and responding positively to the need for change, identifying opportunities for change and moving quickly and efficiently in response to nonstop change

Technical Competency

• Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems-, or process-related topics.
• Provides information people need to know to do their jobs.
• Provides individuals information so they can make accurate decisions. Is timely with information.
• Clearly conveys and receives information and ideas through a variety of media to individuals or groups in a manner that engages the listener, helps them understand and retain the message, and invites response and feedback. Keeps others informed as appropriate. Demonstrates good written, oral, and listening skills.
• Relating to or using analysis or logical reasoning.
• Systematically exploring and reviewing information in order to discover meaningful patterns that assist to complete a task or make a decision.

Discipline

• Support Services. Risk and Compliance. Support Services.

Area of Experience

• Company Secretarial Leadership Essential. Legal Leadership Essential. Executive Experience Essential.
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