Head of Legal (IT)
Mediro Application Consulting
- R Undisclosed
- Permanent Senior position
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Johannesburg
- Posted 13 May 2025 by Mediro Application Consulting
- Expires in 2 days
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Job 2610539 - Ref EVDB_4961833489
About the position
- Management of all aspects of the Legal & Commercial department.
- Provide legal and commercial support to the business, with a thorough understanding of the market.
- Responsible for identifying, managing and mitigating legal and contractual risk both internally and externally.
- Responsibility for potentially high exposure projects and commercial activities in that area, e.g., contract drafting, negotiations, claim and contract management.
- Support in the management and negotiation of claims and change requests for ongoing contracts.
- Drafting and maintaining contractual templates for the business.
- Responsible for managing internal legal risk and compliance which encompasses ensuring internal policies, approvals and business assurance compliance relating to mitigating and managing risk.
- Taking a leading role in ensuring good corporate governance and compliance.
- Constant interaction with business partners, stakeholders including external experts and legal counsel.
- Responsible for Company Secretariat functions, including advisory to the Board of Directors, updating registers, lodging statutory documents, taking minutes of Board meetings, drafting director and shareholder resolutions, and ensuring that the Group of companies comply with statutory obligations in accordance with the Companies Act of 2008.
- Responsible for Corporate Governance training to the Board of Directors (should the need arise) as well as members of the management team and other staff members.
- POPIA information officer for the company
Minimum Requirements:
Qualifications and Skills:
- Qualified as a South African lawyer (University law degree).
- Admitted to practice as a lawyer.
- 5 - 7 years experience in a law firm or in-house legal department.
- ICT related contract experience.
- Risk analysis, mitigation and management.
- Commercial deal making.
- Contract lifecycle management.
- Effective communications.
- Time Management.
- Goal and Objective Orientated.
- Excellent communication skills.
Desired Skills:
- Legal & Commercial
- ICT Contracts
- contractual risk
- legal risk and compliance
- Risk analysis
- mitigation
Mediro Application Consulting
About the agency
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Our strength lies in fostering connections between candidates seeking employment and companies looking to employ. Our team consists of high achievers, strong individual contributors, and leaders who change lives through personal connections. With a community of professional recruiters, talent pooling and an internal referral programme, we provide multiple candidate recommendations within seven days, regardless of industry and across South Africa.
The world of work is rapidly changing; people want to learn and grow, however work-life balance, equity and flexibility continue to play a major role. Companies across industries constantly require modernised and specialised skills. As a result, we strive to be your most valued IT recruitment partner by understanding individual and company needs and delivering the right resource solutions to build a workplace for the future.
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