Senior Legal Advisor - South Africa

To provide proactive professional legal advice and risk management services to internal clients to mitigate the legal risk.

• Achieve goals and objectives by understanding and embracing the organisational vision and demonstrate the company values through interaction with team and stakeholders.
• Improve personal capability and stay abreast of developments in field of expertise by identifying training courses and career progression opportunities for self with input from management.
• Support personal growth and enable effectiveness in performance of roles and responsibilities by ensuring all learning activities are completed; experience gained and certifications obtained within specified time frames.
• Maintain knowledge management; and improve team success by sharing knowledge with team and stakeholders.
• Contribute to a culture conducive to the achievement of transformation goals by participating in the company culture building initiatives.
• Achieve key business strategies by participating and supporting corporate social responsibility initiatives.
• Add value to the organisation by identifying and recommending opportunities to enhance processes; systems and policies and support implementation of new processes; policies and systems.
• Deliver on risk and compliance related projects by tracking progress and ensuring completion within specified time frames.
• Mitigate risk and minimize losses by identifying risk factors linked to non-adherence to project timelines and recommended changes and courses of action.
• Improve business efficiency and minimize compliance risk by conducting gap analysis of business processes; and by scrutinising relevant monthly reports.
• Ensure delivery on projects by planning individual activities according to business needs and monitoring actions.
• Minimize overall business risks by engaging and obtaining stakeholders' view of where risks exists.
• Participate with industry bodies on issues that impact the company.
• Make an informed recommendation to stakeholders by evaluating identified risks and by conducting observations; analysing data and interviewing relevant parties.
• Foster good relationships and promote business understanding by engaging in effective communication with stakeholders.
• Ensure full understanding of changes on relevant legislative issues by conducting ad hoc training.

• 5 - 7 years' experience as legal advisor
• Qualifications NQF Level • Matric/ Senior Certificate / Grade 12
• Advanced Diplomas/National 1st Degrees
• Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) Post Graduate Degree ,