Legal and Compliance Manager - Medical Schemes - 6 Month contract urgent placement

Duties & Responsibilities

Provide strategic legal and compliance leadership to the Scheme by delivering expert legal advisory services, managing legal risk, ensuring regulatory compliance, overseeing contract management, and supporting sound governance practices across the organisation.

Strategic and Operational Management

 Serve as a trusted advisor to Executive Management and actively participate in EXCO

discussions, providing strategic legal and compliance guidance.

 Lead the drafting, review, negotiation and management of complex contracts, agreements

and legal documentation to protect the Scheme's interests.

 Represent the Scheme in legal, regulatory and governance matters, providing clear

instruction to legal service providers and ensuring favourable outcomes.

 Manage the Scheme's litigation portfolio and oversee engagements with external

attorneys.

 Provide legal and regulatory input at Board, Committee and Executive level to support

informed decision-making.

 Play an active role in the SLEDG and Audit & Risk Committee (ARC) meetings, providing

expert legal and compliance advice.

 Lead, develop and manage the Legal and Compliance team to ensure optimal

performance and service delivery.

Risk & Compliance Management

 Drive the Scheme's compliance framework, ensuring ongoing adherence to legislative,

regulatory and corporate governance requirements.

 Lead the implementation, monitoring and reporting of Environmental, Social and

Governance (ESG) initiatives and requirements across the Scheme.

 Ensure the effective management of compliance risks through robust controls, monitoring

and reporting mechanisms.

 Provide guidance on emerging regulatory developments and assess the impact on the

organisation.

 Maintain a strong compliance culture and ensure compliance considerations are

embedded in business operations and strategic initiatives.

Stakeholder Management

 Build and maintain effective relationships with regulatory bodies, attorneys, service

providers and key stakeholders.

 Provide clear instructions to external legal counsel and manage ongoing engagements to

ensure efficient resolution of legal matters.

 Represent the Scheme confidently at regulatory, governance and legal forums.

 Engage with Executive Management, Board Committees and other stakeholders to

provide sound legal and compliance advice.

Desired Experience & Qualification

10 -15 years

- 8 -10 Years in Legal Advisory

- 5+ Years Health Care

- Bachelor’s degree in law

- Admitted Attorney – Law Society of South

Africa (LSSA)

- Registered with Compliance Institute of South Africa - CPrac (SA) Compliance Practitioner (SA)

- Masters is Law

Package & Remuneration

Highly negotiable