URGENTLY LOOKING FOR A HEAD OF GROUP LEGAL & COMPLIANCE - FINANCIAL INSTITUTION SOUTH AFRICA

CA Global, Africa Recruitment is currently looking for a Head of Group Legal & Compliance for a Financial Investment institution in South Africa.

Role Summary:
Responsible for leading the group’s legal and compliance deliverables across the various businesses and countries so as to ensure appropriate management of legal risk.

Key performance Indicators:
-Manage all corporate litigation and legal risk across all our businesses;
-Draft, review and negotiate commercial agreements and all legal documents;
-Provide legal advisory services to the various business units (asset management, private equity, securities trading, corporate finance, micro-lending and group support functions);
-Provide strategic corporate counsel and efficient resolution of all legal issues;
-Achieve corporate goals through the ongoing selection, performance management and development of the team;
-Participate in strategic planning as a member of the senior management team;
-Monitor compliance and licensing and company secretarial requirements of the Group;
-Foster a success orientated environment within the Group.

The successful Candidate must have;
- The company will only look at candidates who have no less than 15 years working experience.
- No less than 5 years should have been spent in a similar role or a similar organization.
- A good command of English, both written and verbal, preference will be given to candidates who can speak Portuguese or French.
- It is imperative that a successful applicant to this position has good written communication abilities.
- Comprehensive familiarity and knowledge of the legal and business requirements of an investment bank or financial institution;
- Substantial experience in commercial and contract law. This experience would have been gained in-house within a financial services institution and/or private practice with a top law firm;
- Experience in advising on legal implications of various transactions as in corporate finance deals and mergers and acquisitions;
- Skills in managing corporate litigation;
- Extensive experience in managing a legal team;
- Familiarity with compliance and regulatory requirements of an investment bank operating in Africa would be a strong preference;
- Analytical and problem solving skills
- Strong legal drafting skills;
- Ability to think outside the box and able to demonstrate commercial application of legal knowledge;
- Strong personality;
- Proven leadership and management skills;
- Excellent interpersonal skills, and ability to manage and motivate a high performing team.
- Detailed orientated
- Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
- A self-starter who shows initiative and assumes responsibility for projects
- A ‘team player” who interacts confidently with senior management, clients and professional advisors
- Ability to prioritise and handle multiple tasks within strict time frames within a fast paced environment.

Challenges in the role:
- The incumbent should be prepared to meet opposition and resistance to ideas, and pressurise others when deadlines have to be met.
-The environment is likely to be one which is full of variety and change, but the person fulfilling the role should be prepared to work within the broad parameters of the organisation.
-A friendly approach and the ability to influence and persuade others are important to the function.
-The person should be a self-starter, competitive, imaginative, enthusiastic, self-confident, inspiring, logical, systematic and precise.

a. Authority via example
b. Entrepreneurial culture
c. Strong teams
d. Demanding and relatively small environment
e. Huge strategy to execute

Please send your CV to Mike at CA Global (mike@caglobalint.com) or visit our webpage (www.banking-recruitment-jobs.com) for further information.

Should you not hear from us within two (2) weeks, please consider your application unsuccessful.