Head Of Legal, Compliance

Rpo Recruitment; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 500 000 - 600 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mining company in Gauteng is urgently seeking a Head of Legal, Compliance & Governance. The successful candidate will review and draft contracts, ensure legal compliance, and manage various corporate compliance initiatives. With a Bachelor of Law Degree and over 8 years of relevant experience, you will play a key role in advising the Board and ensuring adherence to regulations. This role offers a highly competitive salary.

Qualifications

• 8 - 10 years of experience in senior management functions.
• 5+ years in Compliance Risk Management within corporate legal departments.
• Member of the South African law society or professional institute.

Responsibilities

• Review and draft agreements and contracts.
• Develop and implement compliance programs and risk registers.
• Report to the CEO and Board on compliance matters.

Skills

Strategic management

Compliance Risk Management

Corporate Governance

Negotiation

Education

Bachelor of Law Degree (LLB)

Job description

Overview

RPO Recruitment's client is urgently seeking the expertise of an Head of Legal, Compliance & Governance in Gauteng. The successful candidate will review and draft agreements and contracts, negotiate terms, ensure legal compliance, and regularly update standard documents / forms to meet regulations.

Responsibilities

• Ethical, proactive and initiative taking when completing tasks.
• Ability to engage with potentially hostile audiences and embed compliance.
• Develop and implement the Corporate Compliance Programme.
• Develop and implement the Corporate Risk Register.
• Report to the CEO and Board of Directors regularly to review progress on programme implementation and establish improvement plans.
• Ensures and monitors compliance with local and international laws / standards about market abuse, conflicts of interest, market conduct, and employee compliance.
• Perform secretarial duties for various committees, board and shareholder meetings (e.g compile and circulate notices, agendas and meeting papers for various committees, draft and file minutes etc).
• Ensure compliance with BBBEE requirements by the Company.
• Advise the Board and senior management on compliance laws, rules, and standards, ensuring they stay informed about new policies, and prepare monthly Compliance status reports for relevant stakeholders.
• Coordinate Board / committee / Shareholder meetings, including agenda preparation, in collaboration with the Chairman / CEO / Committee Chairpersons.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Law Degree (LLB) and admitted Attorney in the High Court of South Africa.
• 8 - 10 years of experience across strategic and senior management functions.
• 5 years' plus experience in Compliance Risk Management and Company Secretarial Practice within a corporate legal department in the mining industry or a reputable law firm.
• Proven ability to execute effectively against strategy and exceed goals consistently.
• Member of the South African law society / professional institute.
• Certifications in corporate governance or company secretarial practices (e.g, ICSA) are an added advantage.
• Regulatory knowledge of the mining industry.
• Legislative knowledge of the laws governing mining.
• Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG), social impact and sustainability framework.

Salary

Salary: negotiable. Our client is offering a highly competitive salary for this role based on experience.

Contact Information

Apply for this role today, contact Lee Wilhelm at RPO Recruitment or on LinkedIn. You can also visit the RPO Recruitment website or email us your CV: [e-mail]. We will contact you telephonically in 3 days should you be suitable for this vacancy. If you are not suitable, we will put your CV on file and contact you regarding any future vacancies that arise.