Senior Legal Advisor at Momentum Metropolitan Holdings Limited

Role Purpose    

• The purpose of this role is to enhance the legal capabilities across Momentum Insure; implement an end-to-end corporate legal function; enhance stakeholder interactions; ensure the effective management of legal risk while supporting strategic growth initiatives; by providing quality legal advisory services.

Requirements    

• Legal Degree
• Must be an Admitted attorney
• Minimum of 6 years’ post admission experience
• experience within the Financial Services Industry advantageous
• Knowledge of POPIA, COFI, FAIS, FICA, FSRA, Insurance Act advantageous

Duties & Responsibilities    

• Ability to identify, assess, manage, monitor and report on current and potential legal risks within Momentum Insure.
• Continuously staying abreast with changes in legislation, regulations, court decisions and proposals from regulators and provide research on legal related topics and provide feedback to relevant stakeholders.
• Ensure changes and developments in legislation, regulators, guidelines and practices are analysed, evaluated and reported.
• Provide legal support, opinions, advice and feedback.
• Assessment of business needs and provide corporate legal advice regarding contracting and projects implementation.
• Ability to draft, negotiate, review and advise on contracts including but not limited to Service Level, MOU, NDA, Outsourcing, binder etc.
• Manage the contract management process.
• Provide strategic legal support, advice and guidance to Momentum Insure, including its various committees, forums and departments which may require legal support.
• Build strong relationships through providing specialist know-how and leadership.
• Assist, support and contribute to Risk Management and Legal Management within the orginisation
• Draft and/or review internal policies and effectively implement policies and guidelines.
• The development and management of the legal risk plans managing and maintaining the Legal Risk Management Framework including implementation of same throughout the organisation.
• Tracking, monitoring and reporting of key legal risk indicators, controls and corrective action plans.
• Conduct training and ensure staff are kept abreast of legal and regulatory developments.
• Compiling legal reports.
• Attend to general legal queries, as and when requested.
• Continuously develop own expertise in terms of the industry and subject matter development and application thereof in an area of specialization
• Ability to project manage legal deliverables in conjunction with stakeholder.
• Review ongoing litigation cases and advise management accordingly.
• Provide legal training to different business units on applicable legal issues which is relevant for a particular business unit, including legal processes and policies.

Competencies    

• Excellent organisational and administrative skills
• Report writing skills
• Accountable, self-disciplined and responsible
• Attention to detail
• Negotiation skills
• Strong People skills
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written)
• Problem solving ability, analytical thinker with investigative instinct
• Stress Tolerance
• Tenacity and Resilience
• Business Acumen and professional approach
• Assertive and tactful with the ability to handle conflict

Closing Date    
2023/06/09