Governance Officer (12 Months Contract)

Thusa Batho Labour Solutions; Pretoria; On-site; ZAR 300 000 - 400 000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking an experienced Governance Officer for a client in Pretoria, South Africa. This role involves providing legal support, ensuring compliance with governance regulations, and drafting legal documents. The ideal candidate will have a degree in Law (B Juris or LLB) and a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience. Join a high-performance ethical organization dedicated to legal excellence and strategic governance support.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years experience in a governance or legal role.
• Strong understanding of statutory regulatory and corporate governance requirements.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal support and advice on legal matters.
• Draft legal documents, contracts, and internal policies.
• Ensure compliance with legal prescripts and governance requirements.
• Manage engagements with third-party legal advisors.

Skills

Legal compliance

Administrative expertise

Detail-oriented

Legal document drafting

Education

Relevant qualification in Law (B Juris or LLB)

Job description

Thusa Batho Labour Solutions is recruiting on behalf of our valued client who is seeking an experienced and highly organised Governance Officer to join their team. This is a critical governance role suited for a detail‑oriented professional with strong legal compliance and administrative expertise. The successful candidate will ensure that the organisation meets all statutory regulatory and corporate governance requirements while also providing strategic support to the Board and executive management. This is an exciting opportunity for a dedicated individual looking to contribute to a high-performance ethically driven organisation.

Key Responsibilities

• Provision of legal support to the company – advising on legal and litigation matters.
• Drafting legal documents such as contracts, pleadings, agreements, etc.
• Managing and engaging with third‑party legal advisors.
• Interpreting legal information.
• Reviewing and aligning/amending company LGRC policies and procedures.
• Drafting sound legal opinions and advice – including memorandum of advice, analysis of the law, risk preparation and submission of legal opinions and comments.
• Provision of governance and/or secretariat support/services to all company structures – advising on committee quorum, recording committee meetings, drafting meeting minutes, drafting decision matrix.
• Ensuring compliance with all company applicable legal prescripts – participating in internal training on legal and regulatory topics to keep the company abreast of regulatory issues and disseminating appropriate legal requirements to staff.
• Monitoring and updating company compliance.

Deliverables

• Provision of legal support to the company – action proceedings (Magistrates or High Court).
• A letter of demand.
• Summons and particulars of claim plea.
• Replication.
• Discovery (notices and affidavit).
• Pre‑trial minutes.
• Judgment/Order.
• Motion proceedings (Magistrates or High Court).
• Notice of motion and founding/supporting.
• Answering affidavit.
• Replying affidavit.
• Drafting legal documents such as contracts and internal policies.
• Managing and engaging with third‑party legal advisors (monthly reports).
• Memorandum on the interpretation of legal information.
• Amended/updated reviewed company LGRC policies and procedures.
• Drafting of sound legal opinions and legal advice.
• Written legal opinion.
• Memorandum of advice.
• Provision of governance and/or secretariat support to all company structures.
• Recording of meeting.

Meeting Minutes

• Meeting decision matrix.
• Ensuring compliance with all company applicable legal prescripts.
• Participate in internal training/workshops/meetings.
• Report on training/workshops.
• Monthly report on company legislative and regulatory compliance (e.g. POPIA/PAIA compliance BBB‑EE etc).
• Update company report on PFMA compliance on a quarterly basis.

Requirements

Minimum 5 years experience.

Relevant qualification(s) in Law (B Juris or LLB) or an equivalent NQF level 7 qualification.

Employment Type

Full Time

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