Senior Legal Advisor 115948 at Sasol

Short Description / Purpose of Job

• Provide subject matter expertise on Labour and Employment Law to ensure labour law practices across the Group are compliant with labour and employment laws, case law and regulations.

Recruitment Description / Key Accountabilities

• Contribute to the formulation of the Group Labour Law philosophies and strategies.
• Draft and negotiate various types of labour law related contracts of employment.
• Render Labour Law legal advisory services to Business Units and Corporate Centre at a strategic, tactical and operational level.
• Provide Labour Law legal advice and formulate legal opinions in consultation with external Legal Experts and other internal Legal Centre of Excellence (CoE) teams:
• Provide legal advice on employment contracts, conditions of employment both on collective and individual labour law elements, labour relations, the application and implementation of case law, policy drafting related to labour law, disciplinary steps and conduct of disciplinary hearings on misconduct and unfair labour practices as well as other labour law related arrangements.
• Manage, termination and subsequent remedies such as settlements, amendments, litigation and arbitrations in labour law and employment matters.
• Facilitate the implementation of any changes in the legal landscape to ensure legal compliance and manage compliance with the changes in Labour Law from time to time.
• Lead the legal dispute resolution process in the CCMA or Bargaining Council(s) by preparing for the litigation, obtaining approval from relevant forums, appointing and liaising with external legal counsel and managing the legal spend within planned parameters.
• Appear in person by representing the employer during the legal dispute resolution process in the CCMA or Bargaining Council(s) or Labour Court by preparing for the litigation, obtaining approval from relevant forums, and managing the legal spend within planned parameters.
• Work with external Legal Counsel and manage their service delivery in the provision of legal opinions and resolving litigation and legal disputes and managing the legal spend within planned parameters.
• Keep up to date and advise on relevant legislation, statutory instruments, codes of practice and corporate policies relevant to Labour & Employment Law.

Formal Education

• University Bachelor’s Degree (LL.B)

Min Experience

• 10 – 11 years relevant experience

Certification & Professional Membership

• Admitted attorney/advocate

Competencies

• Collaboration: The action of working with someone to produce something
• Compliance: Understanding the rules, regulations, sanctions and other statutory requirements, guidelinesand instructions relating to governing bodies and organizations, both internally and externally.
• Critical reasoning: The action of critically thinking about something in a logical, sensible way and taking all factors into consideration.
• Execution capability: The underlying ability to execute a strategy/project or day to day work
• Problem Solving: Is a step-by-step process of defining a problem, searching for information, and testing a series of solutions until the problem is solved. It involves critical thinking, analysis and persistence.
• Relationship Management: The conscious aim to develop and manage long-term and/or trust relationships with internal or external customers, or other parties in an environment which can include external legal experts and internal subject matter experts/colleagues and other areas where a relationship is crucial to on-going success. At a senior level, it includes C-level relationships with senior management such as CEO [Chief Executive Officer], CIO [Chief Information Officer], and CFO [Chief Financial Officer].
• Reporting: The ability to access information from databases, forms, and other sources, and prepare reports according to requirements.
• Self-Mastery: Takes accountability for driving own growth through developing self-awareness, reflecting,seeking feedback and self-correcting as a self-starter with a very high conscious level of ethics and integrity