Content Creation, Companies Act, Business Acumen, Business Growth, Client Presentation, Attention to Detail, Law, Corporate Governance, Operations, Learning
Job description
The perfect role for someone who wants to specialise in corporate governance and is eager to create a name for themselves in the governance landscape. This role will afford the individual the opportunity to learn and interact with subject matter experts and high-profile individuals; and become an IoDSA technical representative on various platforms.
This role will be well suited for someone with solid experience in the practical application of company laws, rules, codes and standards to business. The ideal candidate will be proactive, compliance-driven, research orientated and hands on to ensure fit-for-purpose solutions and drafting.
The Governance and Legal Specialist role is required to create and maintain governance thought leadership and provide governance advisory services to IoDSA members and corporate clients.
Duties
Governance Advisory
- Providing a central source of guidance and advice to the IoDSA members on matters of corporate law and governance
- Performing, overseeing and growing the IoDSA Corporate Governance Advisory Services, which includes inter alia:
- applying solid business judgment
- understanding verbal and written briefs, in order to create applicable scopes of work
- drafting proposals and agreements
- managing multiple projects
- drafting and/or reviewing various types of deliverables
- developing, improving and innovating products and services
- ensuring customer satisfaction and excellent customer experience at all times
- promoting IoDSA services for business growth
- Internal reporting on department financial and other performance (including preparation of forecasts, yearly budgets, business plan development etc.)
- Drafting, reviewing and project managing IoDSA guidance and research publications
- Writing and publishing regular topical legal/governance articles
- Performing client presentations and other speaking engagements
- Representing the IoDSA on selected Forums and Committees and providing relevant technical input
- Managing and creating content for the Frequently Asked Questions database on the IoDSA website
- Overseeing the publications library on the IoDSA website and mobile App
- Keeping current on latest laws, regulations and governance trends impacting directors
- Creating content to alert IoDSA members of legislative or regulatory changes that impact them
- Interpreting the impact of new proposed laws and regulations and drafting applicable comment letters
- Bachelor of Laws Degree (LLB), preferably company or commercial law and/or governance related post graduate degree
- Admitted attorney
- Minimum of 3 years post qualification relevant experience
- Sound knowledge of the Companies Act (2008) and King Reports on Corporate Governance
- Corporate/commercial law consulting/advisory/project management experience
- Experience in research and drafting of comment letters, guidance notes, reports, papers and articles
- Management level experience projects and department oversight preferable
- Member queries or professional body experience will be advantageous
- Excellent business writing as well as financial record-keeping and reporting on department figures
- Committed to and aligned with the greater purpose of the IoDSA
- Dependable and ethical
- Driven, high energy levels, with a practical and efficient approach
- Good business acumen and ability to apply the law/corporate governance principles practically to business operations
- Meticulous attention to detail
- Excellent research ability and interpretation skills
- Solution oriented and agile
- Focused on continuous excellence and improvement
- Inquisitive and innovative mind (ability to think outside of the box, continuous learning, creative and inventive specifically when it comes to product development)
- Works independently and not afraid to get hands dirty (will have to do the work independently as there is no support team)
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills (business writing acumen and ability to articulate concepts accurately in English)
- Proactively prioritises work and is able to juggle several tasks at once
- Ability to work well under pressure and meet deadlines
- Excellent people/customer skills and ability to interact at board and executive level
- Confident to speak and present in front of crowds
- Professional image
- Salary R400 000 R750 000 CTC based on current salary, experience and meeting the job requirements
- Applications to vacancies@iodsa.co.za
- Apply with one CV in PDF format
