Senior Manager: Legal Risk And Compliance

**Job Advert Summary**:
- Management of the team
- Ensure that the legal, risk and compliance team are aware of their specific roles and responsibilities
- Assist with the development plan for each member of the legal, risk and compliance team
- Provide guidance and ensure there is a skill transfer within the legal, risk and compliance team
- Policy wording and Communication templates
- Assist with maintaining and drafting of all policy documentation (HGR, partner and new partners):
- Master policies
Policy schedules
- Policy endorsements
- b) Review communication templates, forms, and disclosures:
- Internal and external communication i.E., letters, fact sheets, forms
- Disclosure documents to ensure compliance with relevant legislation
- c) Assist with member communication and partner communication
- Compliance Processes (ex gratia, complaints, intermediary accreditation, FICA)
- a) Ensure that the various processes are aligned with the required legislative and regulatory requirements
- b) Assist with providing legal, risk and compliance support on any queries relating to these processes
- c) Assist with reviewing legal responses that are required for complaints and FICA
- Intermediary and partners
- a) Ensure sufficient oversight over partners and intermediaries
- b) Engage with partners on any compliance issues that may arise
- c) Assist with process changes required with the implementation of legislative and regulatory requirements
- d) Ensure important changes are communicated to partners and intermediaries
- Legal Agreement and Opinions
- a) Assist business with drafting of legal agreements
- b) Assist with negotiating clauses in legal agreements to ensure the best outcome for HGR
- c) Provide legal opinions to business
- Governance and Forensics
- a) Assist with developing and implementing a governance framework (structure, committee terms of reference) in HGR
- b) Assist in engagement on forensics matters and providing opinions
- c) Engage with third party providers on forensic matters
- Regulatory Updates and Implementation
- a) Keep abreast of changing legislation
- b) Communicate changes in legislation to business
- c) Assist with regulatory implementation within business
**Required Knowledge and Experience**:
-Good understanding of financial industry specifically insurance -Microsoft IT Skills, i.E. Outlook, Excel and Word are mandatory at an advanced level, PowerPoint advantageous
**Educational Requirements**:
- LLB Degree or Bcom Law
- Admitted attorney