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Manager: Legal and Compliance
Details
Closing Date 2025/11/19
Reference Number HOL251013-1
Job Title Manager: Legal and Compliance
Business Unit Hollard Life Solutions
Department Investments
Job Family Legal
Job Type Classification Permanent
Reporting To Chief Operations Officer
Number of Positions 1
Location - Town / City Parktown
Location - Province Gauteng
Location - Country South Africa
Job Advert Summary
Job Purpose:
To provide legal and compliance support to the Investments business. Develop, implement, and maintain a system of compliance (i.e. 1st Line) for Hollard Investments (HI), and in addition provide legal support, across the 4 areas of business being Hollard Investment Managers, Honey Platform, Implemented Portfolios Solutions and Balance Sheet Management.
Key Responsibilities:
Compliance support:

• Responsible for the compliance program development, annual compliance strategy planning and compliance audit planning
• Undertake regulatory risk identification, assessments, risk management planning and monitoring activities
• Screen the regulatory environment for changes and developments that impact Hollard Investments
• Evaluate new regulatory requirements, advise business on practical impacts and implications
• Represent the Investments business on new compliance projects and initiatives to be implemented and where new or amended legislation requires it
• Guiding remedial action plans and risk mitigation strategies in line with businesses' objectives

Sit on one or more of the following trustee boards :

• Hollard Life Retirement Annuity Fund
• Regent Life Retirement Annuity Fund
• ASISA Regulation 28 working group
• ASISA Retirement Fund Reform Steering Committee
• Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing compliance related publications, and self-study

Legal Support:

• Provide advice and opinions on legal issues and risks and refer complex or urgent matters for external advice where appropriate
• Assess legal risks associated with contractual arrangements and advise the BU as to risks, thereof.
• Advising on the management of legal risks involved in implementing the Hollard Investments business plans.
• Manage the contracting process of appointed service providers

Required Knowledge and Experience

• Experience Min 7 to 10 years' experience in the financial services industry in a risk and compliance management role
• Familiarity with the FAIS, CISCA, Insurance Act and/or LTI is a must
• Legal and compliance experience in the Investment Industry essential
• FSCA Compliance Officer - Registered Member of the Compliance Institute preferable

Educational Requirements

• A relevant Tertiary Degree - LLB degree and/or relevant post graduate diploma would be an advantage
• CFP (advantages)
• Regulatory exams Essential

Policy
Hollard is unapologetically committed to creating and enabling a workplace that values your diversity with a true sense of care, dignity and inclusion. We actively seek to hire for your different lived experiences (including, but not limited to disability, race, religion, ethnicity, culture, language and social origin , gender diversity, sexual orientation, neurodiversity). These grounds enhance cognitive diversity and psychological safety in our workplace for everyone.
We proudly promote the "Hollard Way we work," which is a combination hybrid work environment at this time. We offer flexibility in our work as far as possible, dependent on the nature of the role. Even if you don't meet all our selection criteria, we encourage you to apply!
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