Legal Manager: Mining Properties Specialist

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS, EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE

Required:

• LLB degree in Law with strong academic credentials.
• At least 4 years of legal experience in mining (permitting, environmental and renewable energy), properties specifically mining properties, corporate and commercial matters
• Admitted Attorney of the High Court (South Africa)
• Sound knowledge of relevant legislation
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Experience in managing external legal counsel
• Proven record of supervisory and or leadership experience
• Medical Certificate of Fitness
• Computer Literacy
• Fluency in both verbal and written English is essential
• Code 8 Driver’s license

ADVANTAGEOUS

• Master in Law (LLM)

SKILLS AND PERSONALITY TRAITS

• Analytical
• Business acumen
• Commercial thinking
• Credible
• Diplomatic
• Diverse thinking
• Ethical
• Internal locus of control
• Flexibility
• Safety conscious
• Self-directed
• Strategic thinker

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

This position is required to:

• Support the Group Head of Legal and work closely with other departments across the Executive team, providing commercially orientated practical, thoughtful and timely legal advice
• Optimise the responsibility to ensure pro-active identification of issues that have the potential to identify non-conformances when coming to departmental audits
• Build a motivated and unified performance-driven team and liaise with interested and affected parties.
• Lead a process whereby multi-disciplinary teams of independent experts meaningfully and technically advise on relevant and material legal matters, business risks potentially impacting on the actions
• Draft and negotiate agreements and other legal documents to ensure the company’s full legal rights
• Audit
• Coordinate and effectively interact with a professional legal team, compromising of in-house legal team members, external attorneys and other professionals.
• Responsible and accountable to assist the Group Head of Legal with the implementation of corporate legal strategy consistent with the company’s corporate strategy, mission and purpose
• Encourage a more engaged and proactive safety culture.
• Demonstrate felt visible leadership by developing self and adopting a collaborative leadership style aligned to Harmony values.

MINING WITH PURPOSE

Harmony remains committed to conducting its business in a safe and sustainable manner, creating value for all our stakeholders and improving the lives of our communities and employees.

• Applications without relevant copies of ID and qualifications will not be considered. Certified copies, with SAPS stamp not older than 3 months, will need to be submitted.
• Your application will be subjected to medical screening, security screening and other verifications/assessments without creating the expectation of being a successful candidate. By applying, you are giving consent to the above.
• If you have not received any correspondence within 21 days after the closing date, regard your application as having been unsuccessful.

Appointment will be in accordance with our Employment Equity Plan.

Internal candidates to complete the internal Job application form with HR as acknowledgement from HOD on application. If the form is not attached, your application will not be considered.

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