Specialist: Legal Services (Regulatory)

REQUIREMENTS

• Affirmative Action South African citizen
• Bachelor of Laws (LLB)
• Admission as an Attorney/ Advocate
• A minimum of 5 years post-admission experience, 3 of which must have been in commercial law or a related area of law and 2 of which must have been in a regulatory specialist position in the automotive or other relevant industry

ESSENTIAL

• Experience in a legal practice is recommended
• Critical knowledge and experience on key regulatory legislation affecting the Auto/ Manufacturing Industry, including but not limited to the Financial Intelligence Centre Act, Protection of Personal Information Act, and the Consumer Protection Act

ADDED ADVANTAGE

• Post-Graduate qualification in the various fields of regulatory compliance

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide efficient and cost-effective legal services in all fields of the law (excluding Labour Law) by rendering legal services, giving advice, and influencing the development and implementation of legislation through lobby groups
• Providing guidance on licensing matters, managing the distribution of regulatory alerts, participating in internal specialist committees, drafting and reviewing organisational directives
• Coordinating and conducting training, providing support to African subsidiaries, remaining abreast of the law, and providing general legal support to all user areas
• Engaging and collaborating with authorities, suppliers, contractors, service providers and other parties (as and when required)
• Ensure that the group remains compliant in a complex rights-driven legal environment, and ensure that the interests of the group are protected at all times
• Administer legal matters through the sound application of performance management principles and objectives, key performance indicators and development and training plans
• Critically review and comment on draft legislation
• Develop and maintain the group's regulatory universe and provide quarterly reports
• Develop and maintain group risk management and compliance programmes in key legislation affecting the company
• Support user areas by providing legal and business advice to ensure compliance
• Remain abreast of legal developments in general and specifically within the motor industry
• Coordinate and participate in specialist committees (such as the Social and Ethics Committee)
• Represent the group at the NAAMSA legal forum on matters of common interest, specifically new legislation, without arising competition law implications
• Oversee and manage litigation/ alternative dispute resolution proceedings initiated by or instituted against the group with support from external legal practitioners to avoid/ limit negative publicity and/ or reputational damage
• Protect the intellectual property of the group
• Support the business concerning integrity, risk and compliance
• Identify training requirements relevant to the field of law and group directives, and present such relevant training within the group
• Support the training department when developing training modules relevant to the field of law
• Attend and participate in group conferences (legal) when called upon to do so
• Make recommendations to the group, on request, when dealing with African law firms
• Support the group with all matters administered by the group in Africa
• Meet with and cooperate with group colleagues and colleagues from related group subsidiaries as and when needed
• Ensure that the legal department and its representatives act ethically to uphold and promote the reputation of the group in every respect
• Act as an office of record for legal matters
• Support, research, compile and submit regulatory filings
• Respond to regulatory information requests by ensuring consistency, accuracy and timeliness
• Assist in the coordination, research and preparation of in-depth regulatory evaluation
• Identify and suggest organizational directives to address new regulatory requirements
• Assist in the development of projects to comply with regulatory programs
• Coordinate reporting to stakeholders and management on new legislation
• Cooperate with the group's external auditors concerning the completion and submission of periodic reports requested by the auditors
• Review specified board of management presentations and advise if in conflict with legislation and/ or organizational directives