Head of Legal and Compliance

at  Six Sense

A well-established non-life insurer is seeking to appoint a Head of Legal and Compliance, to develop and drive the successful delivery of the Legal and compliance strategy and the effective running of the function, ensuring the attainment of organisations objectives internally and externally through provision of sound legal and compliance expertise.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor of Laws degree
• Master ’s degree in commerce, Business Administration, Management, Law or related field
• Admitted Legal Practitioner
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant senior management experience, leading a function, interacting with and providing advisory to executive management.
• Proactively direct and oversee the compliance function, ensuring that the organisation remains compliant with all relevant legal prescripts including legislation, regulations and directives.
• Provide strategic advice and counsel to the company in terms of the legal impact of strategic plans and actions – locally or internationally
• Develop and implement legal and compliance framework, strategies, policies, ensuring alignment with the overall organisational strategy.
• Develop the function’s operational plans and monitor implementation thereof
• Provide legal services and guidance to the organisation as needed on matters including contracts, short term insurance, labour law and company law among others
• Provide general legal advice pertaining to organisational decisions regarding scope, mandate and shareholder interactions
• In collaboration with the executive management, manage various complex legal projects
• Collaborate with external legal counsel and other stakeholders to facilitate and ensure attainment of organisational objectives.
• Analyse new legislation and regulation and advise the company on how it will impact its operations
• Managing Contracts and Service Level Agreements
• Oversee, support, coach and develop performance of direct reports, ensuring agreement of performance targets, measuring performance against agreed goals and dealing with non-performance accordingly.
  Please note that if you have not received a response within 14 days of submitting your application that your application was unsuccessful.
  However, please keep a lookout on our website, www.sixsense.co.za for available positions which may be in line with your career aspirations.
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