Legal And Compliance Officer

Imasfinance; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 600 000 - 800 000; Full time

Job summary

A financial services cooperative in Gauteng is looking for a Legal and Compliance Officer to ensure compliance with legal regulations. This role requires a Bachelor's Degree in law, experience in contract management, and a deep understanding of relevant legislation. Key responsibilities include legal advice, compliance audits, and stakeholder management. The ideal candidate will be proactive, with strong report writing and communication skills. This position is a great opportunity for someone with a passion for legal compliance and business enhancement.

Qualifications

• 7 years operational experience in contract management.
• Experience with compliance and relevant legislation.
• Valid Code 08 Driver's license required.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal advice and analysis on legal matters.
• Formulate and maintain a risk-based compliance plan.
• Prepare reports on legal and compliance matters.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Report writing skills

Planning and Organizing skills

Verbal and written communication skills

Time management skills

Conflict handling

Leadership skills

Analysing skills

Judgment and Decision making

Education

Bachelor's Degree (LLB or B Proc)

Compliance Institute Membership

Admitted attorney

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

Microsoft Word

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

Job Information

Job title: Legal and Compliance Officer

Job Location: Gauteng, Centurion

Deadline: December 20,

Job Description

iMasFinance, is a financial services Cooperative, is looking for a Legal and Compliance Officer. This position reports to the Head: Legal and Compliance, and its main purpose is to provide overall business enhancement by ensuring the legal contractual and regulatory requirements are adhered to, and to monitor compliance with relevant legislation in the financing environment of iMas.

The successful candidate will be an innovative, dynamic and energetic self-starter with seasoned experience in the legal environment.

Responsibilities

• Legal
  • Provide legal advice, analysis and/or opinions on all legal matters.
  • Identify any legal issues and impact that may arise from the changing regulatory landscape.
  • Update existing legal policies on an annual basis and provide for approval and sign off.
• Regulatory Compliance
  • Formulate, implement and maintain a risk-based compliance plan on an annual basis.
  • Conduct regular compliance monitoring exercises.
  • Update existing compliance policies on an annual basis and provide for approval and sign off.
  • Manage complaints from the relevant regulatory bodies.
  • Promote and sustain an ethical compliance culture.
• Reports
  • Prepare reports on legal and compliance matters when called upon to do so.
• Training
  • Provide input on legal and compliance related topics and policies to HR for training purposes.
• Stakeholder Management
  • Consult and collaborate with all relevant external and internal stakeholders.
• Contract Management
  • Develop, implement and maintain a document management strategy.
  • Manage internal policies and guidelines (version control, change management).
• People Management
  • Complete Individual Development Plan.
  • Attend learning and development courses.
  • Participate in peer and team learning initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent (LLB or B Proc) is essential
• Compliance Institute Membership
• Admitted attorney
• Valid Code 08 Driver's license
• Experience: 7 years operational experience in contract management
• Computer literacy (Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint)
• Relevant legislation and regulatory bodies
• The Co-operatives Act, the Companies Act and the Consumer Protection Act
• Applicable legislation (National Credit Act, POPI Act, Consumer Act)
• Formulating strategies and concepts
• Report writing skills
• Interpersonal skills
• Influencing skillsAnalysing skills
• Planning and Organizing skills
• Verbal and written communication skills
• Assertiveness
• Conflict handling
• Time management skills
• Judgment and Decision making
• Leadership skills