Position : Legal Advisor
Reporting to Head of Legal and Company Secretary.
Purpose of the Job
To provide proactive professional legal advice and risk management services Pre
to internal clients to mitigate the bank’s legal and governance risk
Output required
- Create a solution that achieves stakeholder objectives, mitigates risks and complies with regulatory requirements by providing legal and/or specialist advice, opinions, drafting and by vetting documentation (agreements)
- Provide meaningful legal advice to stakeholders by conducting research
through electronic legal portals, consultations with legal counterparts and external attorneys and counsel - Provide support in the management of the governance risk and the affairs of Board of Directors Provide input/
comments at regulatory/industry forums/bodies and committees on behalf of Nedbank or in relation to the business interests of the bank by attending and participating in relevant forums - Deliver advice cost effectively by using internal resources to draft documents and by providing opinions to users where appropriate and where capability exists Develop trusting professional internal relationships by keeping relevant stakeholders and users informed of any new changes to the law which may impact their business
- Support and understand Nedbank’s vision, values and strategy by measuring delivery against these and by optimising efficiency and embedding the Nedbank
values - Contribute to a culture conducive to achieving transformation goals by participating in the Nedbank Culture building initiatives.
Qualifications & Experience
Preferred: Admitted attorney/advocate/ LLM/LLD
Required: Relevant Undergraduate Degree plus LLB/Bproc/ or similar
Experience: 3-5years as legal advisor in a bank/ Financial services
Competencies
Technical: Legal Risk and practice management-Advanced
Governance, Risk and Controls-Intermediate
Business writing sklls-Advanced
Business Acumen-Intermedlate
Research and development- Advanced
Regulatory, Legal and Economics Principles-Advanced
Behavioral:
Technical/Professional Knowledge
Decision Making
Continuous Learning
Communication
Managing Work (includes Time Management)
lnnovation
Contact detalls and closing date
Interested candidates should email their applications with their CV & certified copies of their certificates and ID or passport to:, [email protected] on or before 18 February 2022.
NB: On subject line please reference ‘Legal Advisor’
Disclamer Applications received after the closing date will not be considered
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted