Legal and Compliance - Senior Manager

The National Student Financial Aid SchemeNSFAS · Gauteng

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RESPONSIBILITIES

Policy, Systems and Procedure Development

Lead in the development and management of the NSFAS policies, frameworks, guidelines, and procedures
To maintain legal language or specifications, current working knowledge of alterations in legislation and ensure that regulatory reform is appropriately escalated and managed

Core Strategic & Operational Objectives

To lead and participate in the development of the legal unit's strategic and operational plan.
To lead and participate in the development of the key performance indicators KPIs and operational plans of the unit.
To provide legal advice and guidance to the CEO, the Board and its committees, and executive management on a variety of legal topics.
To partner with management to devise effective and efficient defence strategies.
To draft, solidify and/or review agreements, contracts and other legal documents affecting and impacting the organisation.
To guide and support internal and external legal counsels and business teams to drive operational efficiencies.
To guide and oversee the legal compliance aspects of the PAJA, PFMA, FICA, FAIS, AML/CFT, NCA, POPIA and NSFAS Act.
To guide the legal management of responses to the media, Parliament and other oversight bodies.
To conduct or oversee the conducting of training and dissemination of appropriate legal and compliance requirements to staff.
To conduct legal research on the legal aspect affecting the organisation.
To manage the co-sourced or outsourced supply of services of the unit.
Advise the organisation on the establishment, implementation and monitoring of compliance risks.
Drive compliance culture and conducts compliance awareness within NSFAS.
Lead the development and implementation of the NSFAS compliance programme.

People Management & Ethical Leadership

Manage and/or delegate participation in the recruitment and selection of unit vacancies in line with Employment Equity targets.
Lead and manage the unit team to achieve the set and agreed programmes.
Direct, inspire, coach and mentor subordinates to deliver quality programmes in line with NSFAS Values.
Lead and manage the individual performance contracting and review process for subunits.
Lead and manage all disciplinary matters of units related to performance and conduct issues.

Stakeholder Management & Relationship

Collaborate with internal stakeholders to meet legal and compliance-related deliverables.
Collaborate with internal stakeholders to ensure that reports to DHET, National Treasury, Auditor General of South Africa AGSA and other external stakeholders are compiled and sent timely.

Project Management & Leadership

Manage and supervise the projects to address identified needs per legal and compliance deliverables.
Analyse and interpret project reports on completion of the project to evaluate return on investment and to inform decision-making in the unit.

Budget Optimisation

Risk, Compliance Monitoring & Evaluation

Lead and manage the plans and processes that support the implementation of identified key controls and established risk mitigation procedures.
Conduct audits and reviews of the service unit processes and improve the outcomes.
Lead and manage the plans and processes that support the implementation of identified key controls and established risk mitigation procedures.
Analyse and improve the audit, risk and compliance outlook.
Adhere to forensic methodology and processes.

Information & Knowledge Management

Collaborate with stakeholders to build systems that enable the management of data obtained from different sources.
Collaborate with stakeholders to use their experience, education and understanding to obtain knowledge from this information.

Reporting & Accountability

Reporting on unit strategic KPIs progress, operational plan progress, strategic legal and compliance stakeholders issues and interventions management, internal and external audit and risk exposure and business improvement opportunities.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

NQF Level 8, LLB or Equivalent
Admitted Attorney or Advocate
Certified Compliance Professional CCP / Compliance Institute of SA
10 years' experience in legal profession of which of which 5 Years' experience should be in a management level
Must demonstrate a multi-disciplinary legal experience across some or all of the following:
Sound understanding of PAJA and its application and compliance thereto
Consumer Credit Act
In-depth knowledge of POPI Act, and PAI Act and related legislation
In-depth knowledge of FAIS and FIC Compliance and its related legislation
Contract drafting, negotiation and management
Sound understanding of government supply chain regulations and requirements
Legal Advisory including Labour Law and compliance
Regulatory Compliance PFMA, FICA, POPIA, FAIS, AML/CFT, King
Contract enforcement
Dispute management
Drafting of regulations
Handling responses to the media, Parliament or other oversight-type bodies
Litigation Management & Dispute Resolution
Track record of having provided legal opinions
Compliance Monitoring & Assurance Reporting
Internal Control Frameworks
Policy Formulation & Implementation
Executive & Senior management Stakeholder Engagement
Leadership, Training & Capacity Building
Computer literacy – Intermediate MS Package Suite
Driver's license

NQF level 10 in Law, MBA legal related qualifications
Anti-Money Laundering Certification / FICA Compliance
Over 12 years plus experience in a legal management role
In-depth understanding of development finance, credit, contract and labour legislations
In depth understanding of the King Code on Governance particularly in a public entity context
Good network with other financial services providers and structures
Understanding of management processes in higher education institutions
In-depth knowledge of relevant legislation applicable to Public Entities
Exposure to union negotiations