Senior Advisor, Legal, IB, CFS at Standard Bank Group

JOB DESCRIPTION

• To provide specialised legal advice to the organisation and related business areas on all complex internal and commercial contractual legal matters relating to business products, with the intention of enabling the maximisation of revenue streams;  in accordance with the legal entity mandate and regulatory requirements.

QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum Qualifications

• Type of Qualification: Advanced Diploma

Experience Required

• Legal
• Macro Generic
• Experience Required: 8-10 years
• 8 - 10 years proven experience in the provision of guidance and insight pertaining to the drafting, vetting, review, dissemination and/or negotiation of legal documentation and processes of a complex nature. Identification and mitigation of legal risks. 10 years or more experience in the area specialisation. 

Minimum areas of experience – Leverage and Acquisition Finance, Structured Trade Finance, Structured Debt Finance, Preference Share Funding, Debt Restructuring and Syndicated Financing

• Legal
• Corporate
• Experience Required: 5-7 years
• At least 8 years' experience within the legal/financial and/or corporate/commercial sectors.
• Business Support
• Business Management
• Experience Required: 5-7 years
• At least 6 years' people management experience where appropriate.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• Strong legal understanding of contractual and structural subordination, finance and security arrangements.
• Understanding share acquisition deals and shareholding structures and arrangements so as to dovetail funding terms in light of the type of deals emanating from the deal team.
• Strong understanding of equity and equity-like instruments (including understanding private equity fund structures and market practice).
• Good understanding of preference shares, tax complexity and how to structure preference shares.

Competencies:

• Developing Strategies
• Providing Insights
• Documenting Facts
• Articulating Information
• Interacting with People
• Establishing Rapport
• Directing People
• Empowering Individuals
• Showing Composure
• Team Working
• Upholding Standards
• Risk Awareness
• Legal Knowledge
• Legal Research
• Financial Industry Regulatory Framework
• Policy Development
• Strategy Definition
• Legal Compliance
• Managing Tasks