Job Description

Job Purpose:
Assist with the drafting, review, and finalising of all contracts for the organisations compliance and risk activities of the business, including insurance, claims, SHE, and quality of output.
Qualifications:
LLB degree
Admitted attorney or advocate
Experience:
At least 10 years corporate legal experience post admission
At least 4 years at senior management level
Competencies:
Knowledge:

• Sound knowledge of corporate governance, risk, and sustainability principles
• Sound knowledge of corporate governance, risk, and sustainability principles
• insurance knowledge and expertise, in particular, marine liability and cargo
• Strong commercial legal understanding, preferably in the logistics, insurance, or freight industry
• Working knowledge of SHE legal requirements and Environment, Social and Governance (ESG), and sustainability principles
• Strong knowledge of the Companies Act and corporate governance

Skills:
Key responsibilities of this role:

• Contract drafting and vetting
• Insurance expertise and knowledge
• Communication, including negotiations and presentations
• Prepare presentations and reports
• Strong organization and legal skills

• Legal - contracts, claims, and company secretarial
• Risk - management, compliance monitoring
• Insurance - cover, and claims
• SHEQ - compliance, certification, sustainability
• Report draughting

Main activities of this role:

• Legal
• Contracts
• Review & authorise all new leases
• Review & approve major new service provider contracts or amendments to existing contracts
• Draft and /or review all client agreements
• Assist negotiations with contacts/agreements with clients
• Maintain contract register and records
• Litigation
• Deal with any letters of demand or summons served/received
• Instruct and manage external attorneys
• Depose to the necessary affidavits
• Company Secretarial
• Obtain Board Resolutions from the company secretarial, where necessary, and ensure accuracy thereof
• Obtain up-to-date company legal documentation from the company Secretarial and make it available
• Draft minutes of the Executive Committee or Risk Committee meetings
• Risk Management
• Maintain Business Risk Register
• Monitor the company's progress on risk reduction objectives and targets
• Monitor the company's progress on risk reduction objectives and targets
• Quarterly report to the Risk Committee & attend the meeting
• Assist with the preparation of the quarterly report to the Bidfreight Risk Committee & attend the meeting
• Compliance
• Keep up to date with applicable legislative changes applicable
• Communicate updates on legal and risk management requirements where appropriate
• Arrange training on legislative changes where necessary

Skills Required