Group Manager - Legal

Connect Recruit; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 1,000,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm seeks a Specialist Legal Adviser to provide legal advice and compliance strategies for healthcare. The ideal candidate must possess an LLB degree and extensive legal experience, including risk mitigation and regulatory knowledge. This full-time role reports directly to the CEO's office and requires strong management skills.

Qualifications

• Must have 10 years of legal, risk, and compliance experience.
• Registration with CGISA as a Chartered Secretary or Professional is advantageous.
• Must be an admitted attorney of the High Court of South Africa.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal advice to avoid problems and mitigate risk.
• Support EXCO by developing legal compliance strategy.
• Work under the direction of CEO’s office.

Skills

Legal compliance

Risk mitigation

Legal drafting

Management skills

Effective communication

Knowledge of medical law

Education

LLB degree

Management qualification (MBA preferred)

Job description

Overview

To provide professional and credible legal advice to the group, including all its subsidiary holdings to ensure that legal problems are avoided, risk is mitigated and organisational effectiveness is enhanced. Providing efficient support to EXCO by developing legal compliance strategy and regulatory work in the healthcare industry. The position reports to the office of the CEO. This is a specialist role with no reporting staff.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional and credible legal advice to the group and its subsidiary holdings to avoid legal problems, mitigate risk and enhance organisational effectiveness.
• Support EXCO by developing legal compliance strategy and managing regulatory work in the healthcare industry.
• Work under the direction of the CEO’s office.
• Operate as a specialist with no direct reporting staff.

Requirements

• LLB degree is a prerequisite.
• A management qualification such as an MBA will be advantageous (NQF level 9 and above).
• Registration with the Chartered Governance Institute of Southern Africa (CGISA) as a Chartered Secretary or a Chartered Governance Professional will be an added advantage.
• Must be an admitted attorney of the High Court of South Africa.
• Must have 10 years of legal, risks and compliance experience.
• Must have 10 years drafting legal opinions and providing legal briefs to Senior Counsel.
• Five (5) years at management level leading a team is essential.
• Demonstrated proficiency in application of legal instruments.
• Demonstrated capability to interact effectively with top management.
• Knowledge of Medical law, Medicine Regulations Act, Health Professions Act and related legislation, National Health Act.
• Contract law, Legal Risk assessments, Procurement processes.
• POPI Act.

Seniority level

• Director

Employment type

• Full-time

Industries

• Human Resources