Manager - Legal

Minor Hotel Group South Africa (Pty) Limited; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Minor Hotels seeks an experienced Manager: Legal to support operations across multiple African jurisdictions from the Regional Africa Office. The role provides practical legal advice, manages commercial contracts, governance and company secretarial matters, and supports licensing, AML/CTF and data protection compliance.

Experience in hospitality or gaming and cross-jurisdictional work is advantageous; you will work with Finance, Tax, People & Culture, Operations and other teams to provide

Qualifications

• LLB or equivalent recognised law degree and admission as an attorney or advocate in South Africa.
• At least five years’ relevant post-qualification experience in private practice or an in-house legal role; experience in hospitality, gaming or another regulated industry is advantageous.
• Demonstrated experience in commercial contracting, corporate governance and company secretarial work.
• Sound knowledge of data protection, regulatory compliance and licensing requirements; experience working across African jurisdictions is advantageous.
• Strong legal drafting, negotiation, research, analytical and problem-solving skills, with excellent attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Provide timely, practical and commercially focused legal advice to internal stakeholders on matters affecting the regional businesses.
• Draft, review and negotiate a broad range of commercial agreements and legal documents, including leases, NDAs, services, supplier and other operational agreements.
• Manage the contract approval, execution and filing process and maintain the regional agreements register.
• Undertake company secretarial and corporate governance responsibilities, including maintaining statutory records and circulating board resolutions.
• Coordinate statutory and regulatory filings, compliance requirements and other corporate actions across regional entities.
• Advise on and support compliance with gaming legislation and regulations, including licences.
• Implement and oversee data protection and information governance requirements.
• Manage and support litigation, disputes and claims, liaise with external counsel and maintain registers.
• Support insurance claims and liaise with brokers, insurers and stakeholders.
• Conduct legal and regulatory research and assist with policy implementation.

Skills

Legal drafting

Negotiation

Research

Analytical thinking

Problem-solving

Education

LLB or equivalent recognised law degree

Job description

Job Location: Regional Africa Office

Minor Hotels is a global hospitality leader with over 600 hotels and resorts across six continents, a diverse portfolio of F&B businesses and a selection of luxury transportation services.

With over five decades of experience, Minor Hotels has built a global network of hotel and hospitality brands driven by one key philosophy – we don’t need to be the biggest, but we do need to be the best.

Perpetually driven by an entrepreneurial spirit, we create better hospitality brands, businesses and partnerships.

We do this because hospitality is our calling.

We live and breathe it every day, always led by what matters most to our guests, our team members and our partners.

Joining Minor Hotels means becoming part of a truly international team, with real opportunities to grow, make an impact, and deliver what people truly want most.

We are seeking an experienced and commercially minded Manager: Legal to support Minor Hotels’ operations across multiple African jurisdictions.

The role provides practical legal advice, manages commercial contracting, corporate governance and company secretarial matters, and supports regulatory compliance, licensing, litigation and insurance matters.

Experience in the hotel and/or gaming sector and working across multiple jurisdictions is advantageous.

Provide timely, practical and commercially focused legal advice to internal stakeholders on matters affecting the regional businesses.

Draft, review and negotiate a broad range of commercial agreements and legal documents, including leases, non-disclosure agreements, services, supplier and other operational agreements.

Manage the contract approval, execution and filing process in accordance with applicable limits of authority and powers of attorney, maintain the regional agreements register, and monitor renewals, expiries and contractual obligations.

Undertake company secretarial and corporate governance responsibilities, including maintaining statutory records and registers, preparing and circulating board and shareholder resolutions, supporting board and committee meetings, drafting agendas and minutes and compiling board and committee reports.

Coordinate statutory and regulatory filings, compliance requirements, and other corporate actions across the regional entities.

Advise on and support compliance with gaming legislation and regulations, including applications, renewals and ongoing management of casino, employee and other licences.

Provide advice and support in relation to compliance with applicable anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing legislation.

Implement and oversee data protection and access to information policies and practices, and advise the business on applicable privacy and information governance requirements.

Manage and support litigation, disputes and claims, liaise with external legal counsel as required and maintain accurate litigation and matter registers.

Support insurance claims and related matters, and liaise with brokers, insurers and internal stakeholders.

Conduct legal and regulatory research, monitor relevant developments, maintain legal and compliance databases, and assist with the implementation and drafting of Group policies and procedures.

Work closely with Finance, Tax, People & Culture, Operations and other functions to provide coordinated legal and governance support across the region.

Qualifications

LLB or equivalent recognised law degree and admission as an attorney or advocate in South Africa.

At least five years’ relevant post-qualification experience in private practice or an in-house legal role; experience in hospitality, gaming or another regulated industry is advantageous.

Demonstrated experience in commercial contracting, corporate governance and company secretarial work.

Sound knowledge of data protection, regulatory compliance and licensing requirements; experience working across African jurisdictions is advantageous.

Strong legal drafting, negotiation, research, analytical and problem-solving skills, with excellent attention to detail.

Commercial judgement and the ability to translate legal requirements into clear, practical and risk-based advice.

Ability to manage competing priorities, work independently, meet deadlines and maintain accurate records.

Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to build effective relationships with senior stakeholders, operational teams, regulators and external advisers.

Minor International is one of the largest hospitality and leisure companies in the Asia Pacific region. Today Minor International has a global presence with hotels and resorts, restaurants and retail shops across Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Europe, the Americas and Australasia.

When Passion Meets Growth, Opportunity Sparks. At some point, we all hit a ceiling, and few have the passion or opportunity to break through. At Minor, we’ve made it our mission to encourage our people to push boundaries in search of opportunity and achieve their fullest potential. When the business grows, so do our people.

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