Legal Advisor Specialist at Old Mutual South Africa

Job description

Role Overview

This role is responsible for providing advanced or specialist employee relations support. It also partakes in actions related to risk management and technical training. The incumbent is individually accountable for achieving results through own efforts over periods of up to 3 months.

You will be required to equip and support line and human resources management to manage employees through contracts, policies, practices and processes, in the context of labour/employment legislation. To foster sound employee relations within Old Mutual and its associated companies. Will also be required to litigate in external fora and manage litigation matters in conjunction with external providers and counsels.

Key Result Areas

• Legal Advice
• Provides advanced or specialist legal support.
• Provides assistance with semi-legal or contractual documents.
• Conducts or participates in litigation if required.
• Provides legal opinions/comments on legislation.
• Assists with project to ensure legal compliance.

Personal Effectiveness

• Accountable for service delivery through own efforts.
• Individually accountable for managing own time, tasks and output quality for periods of up to 3 months.
• Makes increased contributions by broadening individual skills.
• Collaborates effectively with others to achieve personal results.
• Accepts and lives the company values.
• Consulting
• Required to litigate in external fora and manage litigation matters in conjunction with external providers and counsels.
• Identifies needs in client area.
• Provides advice and assistance on HR processes and practices.
• Supports and advises on the design and/or redesign of HR processes and practices in the regions.
• Employee Relationship Management
• Provides advice and assistance on IR matters related to BCEA, LRA, EEA SDA and POPI.
• Provides advice and assistance on the procedures related to grievances and disciplinary action.
• Provides technical training on IR procedures, processes, polices and collective agreements
• Builds and maintain sound relationships with trade unions, employees, line management and other internal and external stakeholders
• Risk Management
• Contributes to the appropriate management of legal risk within area of responsibility e.g. identifying legal risks.
• Facilitates mitigating action and may initiate action self by training and fixing, specifically where control break occurs or is likely to occur.
• Stakeholder Management
• Networks or serves on industry bodies if required.
• Networks with high-level client base and presents marketing talks.

Requirements

• LLB or equivalent with 4-6 years IR experience within a banking industry/environment
• Must be an admitted Attorney
• Collaboration (Relating)
• Customer First
• Execution
• Innovation (Perspective)
• Leading with Influence
• Personal Mastery (Learning)
• Strategic