Description
Job Advert Summary: Rand Water is currently looking for a General Manager Legal and Risk to oversee the legal and risk requirements of Rand Water, especially the designated National Key Points.
Minimum Requirements:
Minimum Education:
Appropriate NQF Level 8 Qualification/An LLB degree and an Admitted attorney or Advocate.
Desired Education:
- A Postgraduate Qualification (NQF Level 9) or equivalent qualification will serve as an advantage.
- Membership to a recognized professional body or similar recognition in the community of practice (current or eligible for future registration)
Minimum Experience:
- 10 years’ relevant work experience and; at least 5 years’ legal and risk management/Legal experience at senior management level.
Desired Experience:
- At least 10-15 years’ experience at senior management level, leading a team of professionals.
- Experience in senior management of a large organization with experience in strategy formulation and deal making.
- Previous experience as General Council in a large organization.
- Background in practice.
Primary Duties:
- Lead Rand Water litigation management and strategy in line with the organization's strategic goals and objectives.
- Reviewing the legal strategy in response to any litigation and also craft proactive litigation management strategy.
- Oversee the provision of legal opinions, support and stakeholder advice on material issues impacting Rand Water, such as contract and litigation management.
- Review and structure all commercial contracts with external parties, ranging from customer interface, suppliers and entities.
- Provide expert advice to the CE, EXCO, the Board and other senior corporate officers on a variety of legal related matters. - Advising business on new laws, existing laws and legal rights that would impact functionality of the organization.
- Uphold the primary mandate of Legal Services and Risk Advisory services to protect and defend Rand Water in all material aspects.
- Develop and implement an Integrated Legal and Enterprise Wide Risk Strategy for Rand Water, as well as a holistic SABS, SANAS, WHO and ISO Risk Frameworks.
- Proactively Identify and Manage Enterprise Risks impacting Rand Water brand(s) internally and externally.
- Monitor residual risk levels against risk tolerance levels necessary to govern overall risk assurance management program.
- Proactive develop mitigating plans and business continuity plans to counter risks that could negatively impact enterprise performance objectives.
- Generate a universal risk register and improvement plans to address organizational risks and gain commitment between management and non-executive directors.
- Develop a risk matrix and early warning system, tools and reporting template for managing and mitigating risks.
Knowledge:
Minimum Knowledge:
- Interpretation of Statutes,
- Legislative Requirements (e.g. OHSA, PFMA, etc.) and Enterprise Risk Management Frameworks
Desired Knowledge:
- Proven track record of practicing in a legal and risk management environment, as well as managing a successful. team of professionals.
Skills:
- Strong leadership capabilities,
- Ability to navigate community related challenges and complexities into business solutions,
- Building strategic partnerships and collaborations to achieve business results, etc.
Attitude:
- Ability to work independently
- Ability to deal with people at all levels
- Customer service orientation
- Innovation
- Results driven
- Resilience
- Respect for confidentiality
- Decisiveness
- Ability to do assessment of legal risk exposure across the organisation.
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