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SayPro SENIOR MANAGER LEGAL AND COMPLIANCE (delete)

Job Detail

  • Job ID 180187
  • Offered Salary REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS Remuneration for this role is a negotiable Total Cost to Company (CTC) package per annum, in line with the CETA Remuneration Policy and the applicable salary scales. A competitive package will be negotiated to attract best candidates.
  • Qualifications Bachelor Degree
  • Industry Constitutional & legal affairs
  • Reference REFERENCE: CETA-033-SMLC: OCEO
  • Centre CETA Head Office: Midrand, Gauteng
  • Enquiries

    Enquiries: Email: [email protected] / [email protected] Please note the following contact details are for enquiries about JOB CONTENT ONLY and NOT for application purposes.
  • Where to submit application

    Interested applicants should send an application letter together with a detailed Curriculum Vitae with the vacancy/position title in the subject line, copies of academic qualifications and names of three contactable referees via email: [email protected]
  • Notes

    Job Level Senior Management (Grade D4, per Patterson system) Reports to The CEO Department CEO’s Office. The appointment will be for a fixed term not exceeding 5 years, subject to satisfactory performance as per Performance Policy of the CETA. PLEASE NOTE Shortlisted candidates will be subjected to vetting and assessment process by the CETA; with the successful candidates subjected to security vetting. CETA will not consider late applications. The CETA reserves the right to cancel this advert, and / or not to appoint. CETA will only correspond with shortlisted candidates. If you do not receive correspondence from CETA within 4 weeks of the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful. Closing date: 3 June 2022 at 18h00. “CETA is committed to providing equal opportunities and practicing affirmative action employment. It is our intention to promote representativity (race, gender, disability) in the organisation through filling of this position and candidates whose appointment will promote representativity will receive preference”.

Job Description

JOB PURPOSE AND PROFILE To oversee and manage the Legal and Compliance department for the CETA to ensure compliance to all relevant legislation and to proactively identify and manage potential risks and litigations. This include provision of ongoing support to executive management and staff on legal implications of contracts and transactions, with specific responsibility for drafting contracts and instituting and defending any legal proceedings, where required. RESPONSIBILITIES: • Manage and lead the CETA Legal and Compliance unit in ensuring sound and effective corporate governance and legal risk management is effective. • Develop and implement CETA legal strategy and legal risk mitigations plans, including Legal and Compliance unit Operational Plans. • Drive continuous innovation by ensuring the development, alignment and implementation of best practice Legal and Compliance services and protocols within the CETA. • Oversee all CETA new and ongoing litigations, attend Court and Arbitration hearings as and when required. • Ensure legal compliance of contracts, MOUs and MOAs and Service Level Agreements (SLA); by ensuring that all CETA contracts are legally vetted as legally sound before signature. • Review and/or provide legal opinions, advice on contracts and SLAs. • Ensure quality control and compliance with policies, procedures, regulations and standards at CETA. • Deal with the legal aspects of disciplinary inquiries, labour disputes and litigation on labour related matters. • Drafting contracts and ensure effective and efficient contract management processes are established and monitored. This includes ensuring the creation and maintenance of a comprehensive contracts register of all contracts within CETA. • Drafting of court papers and legal opinions, undertake legal research as required by the CETA to inform the decision making process and provide advice on various organisational matters. • Ensure and oversee the drafting of letters in response to complaints and/or letters of demand from attorneys representing external parties. • Prepare dossiers on both Court and Arbitration proceedings in defence of CETA’s cases. • Consult with and instruct law firms to conduct legal business on behalf of the CETA, in accordance with the CEO and Board directives. • Planning and managing the financial and human resources of the Legal and Compliance unit. • Report and present to the Board on all litigious matters and allow the Board to make informed strategic decision on such matters. • Provide legal advice/assistance in the formulation / review of policies and procedures to ensure that CETA complies with all relevant legislation as well as its constitutional mandate. • Assist Executive Management in the interpretation of any legal documents and make recommendations and/ or comments thereon, including legal advice or comments on reports that must be tabled, where required or requested. • Ensure that legal processes are timeously attended to including serving of summons or applications, affidavits, conclusion of settlement agreement as well as attendance of Court hearings. • Ensuring support for stakeholders towards compliance with the CETA’s policies; processes and procedures; rules and regulations; and relevant legislations. • Development and oversee the implementation of Legal and Compliance Service Standards and business scorecard for the achievement of CETA overall Scorecard. • Perform risk assessments, including the analysis proposing mitigation controls for such risks for the Department and inclusion on the CETA Strategic Risk registers. • Ensuring regular reporting on compliance and legal reporting responsibilities to the relevant authorities. • Create and maintain a culture of performance and efficiency, i.e., determining measurable indicators and incorporating project management methodologies and frameworks within the CETA Legal and Compliance business unit daily operations. • Ensure sound relations with the CETA’s stakeholders

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