Head of Legal, Compliance & Governance
RPO Recruitment
Sandton, Gauteng
Permanent
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Posted 24 March 2025

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Job Description

RPO Recruitment’s client is urgently seeking the expertise of an Head of Legal, Compliance & Governance in Gauteng. The successful candidate will review and draft agreements and contracts, negotiate terms, ensure legal compliance, and regularly update standard documents/forms to meet regulations. If this sound like yous apply now!

 

Responsibilities:

  • Ethical, proactive and initiative taking when completing tasks.
  • Ability to engage with potentially hostile audiences and embed compliance.
  • Develop and implement the Corporate Compliance Programme.
  • Develop and implement the Corporate Risk Register.
  • Reports to the CEO and Board of Directors regularly to review progress on programme implementation and establish improvement plans.
  • Ensures and monitors compliance with local and international laws / standards about market abuse, conflicts of interest, market conduct, and employee compliance.
  • Perform secretarial duties for various committees, board and shareholder meetings (eg compile and circulate notices, agendas and meeting papers for various committees, draft and file minutes etc).
  • Ensure compliance with BBBEE requirements by the Company.
  • Advise the Board and senior management on compliance laws, rules, and standards, ensuring they stay informed about new policies, and prepare monthly Compliance status reports for relevant stakeholders.
  • Coordinate Board / committee / Shareholder meetings, including agenda preparation, in collaboration with the Chairman / CEO / Committee Chairpersons.

 

Requirements:

  • Bachelor of Law Degree (LLB) and admitted Attorney in the High Court of South Africa.
  • 8 - 10 years of experience across strategic and senior management functions.
  • 5 years’ plus experience in Compliance Risk Management and Company Secretarial Practice within a corporate legal department in the mining industry or a reputable law firm.
  • Proven ability to execute effectively against strategy and exceed goals consistently.
  • Member of the South African law society / professional institute
  • Certifications in corporate governance or company secretarial practices (e.g, ICSA) are an added advantage.
  • Regulatory knowledge of the mining industry.
  • Legislative knowledge of the laws governing mining.
  • Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG), social impact and sustainability framework.

 

Contact RPO Recruitment for your next career opportunity.

  • Salary: negotiable.
  • Our client is offering a highly competitive salary for this role based on experience.
  • Apply for this role today, contact Lee Wilhelm at RPO Recruitment or on LinkedIn
  • You can also visit the RPO Recruitment website: rporecruitment.us or email us your CV: [email protected]

 

We will contact you telephonically in 3 days should you be suitable for this vacancy. If you are not suitable, we will put your CV on file and contact you regarding any future vacancies that arise.