Legal Manager (Chrome/PGM Experience required)

In brief

**Overview** This role is for an experienced Legal Manager to join a mining company, a client of Hire Resolve, based in North-West. The Legal Manager will be responsible for providing strategic legal leadership, ensuring regulatory compliance, protecting mineral and corporate interests, and managing legal, contractual, litigation, and stakeholder risks within the mining environment. **What you will do** * Provide functional leadership and direction for the legal function. * Manage and oversee mining rights, prospecting rights and permits in accordance with the MPRDA. * Manage DMRE submissions, including Section 11, Section 102, renewals and Mining Work Programme requirements. * Ensure compliance with the MPRDA, MHSA, NEMA, NWA, Mining Charter and B-BBEE Act. * Manage Environmental Authorisations, Water Use Licences, Waste Licences and Air Emissions Licences. * Monitor and advise on changes in mining legislation, Mining Charter requirements, carbon tax and royalty legislation. * Draft, review and negotiate commercial agreements, including mining contractor, off-take, sale, transport, logistics, equipment hire, diesel supply, power, JV and shareholder agreements. * Draft and manage Service Level Agreements. * Manage procurement contracts and ensure appropriate governance and anti-corruption compliance. * Manage legal aspects of Social and Labour Plan requirements, including community development, local employment and procurement. * Handle land claims, surface rights disputes, resettlement matters and access-related issues. * Advise on royalty and community trust structures and community shareholding compliance. * Manage litigation, arbitration, labour disputes and regulatory appeals. * Instruct and manage external attorneys, counsel and advocates, including legal strategy and cost control. * Manage Section 54 and Section 93 MHSA appeals, DMRE directives and NEMA Section 28 directives. * Manage legal risks relating to investigative reporting, media and community unrest. * Act as Company Secretary and ensure compliance with the Companies Act. * Maintain statutory records, board resolutions, minutes and CIPC filings. * Manage compliance relating to POPIA, FICA and PAIA. * Provide legal advice to the Board, EXCO and relevant stakeholders. * Advise on employment law, contractor versus employee risks and union negotiations. * Manage legal processes relating to disciplinary matters, retrenchments and industrial action. * Manage stakeholder and community-related legal risks within the mining operation. **Requirements (from the original advert)** * LLB Degree * Admitted Attorney of the High Court of South Africa * Membership of the Law Society of South Africa / Legal Practice Council * Minimum 10 years' experience within the mining industry (Chrome/PGM REQUIRED) * Experience with MPRDA applications and DMRE engagement. * Experience drafting and negotiating mineral or chrome ore off-take agreements. * Experience with SLP and Mining Charter compliance. * Expert knowledge of the MPRDA, MHSA, NEMA, NWA and Mining Charter * Valid Driver's License **Who should apply** An experienced legal professional with an LLB degree, who is an admitted Attorney of the High Court of South Africa and a member of the Law Society of South Africa / Legal Practice Council. The ideal candidate must possess a minimum of 10 years' experience within the mining industry, specifically with Chrome/PGM, and have expert knowledge of the MPRDA, MHSA, NEMA, NWA, and Mining Charter. Essential experience includes MPRDA applications, DMRE engagement, drafting and negotiating mineral or chrome ore off-take agreements, and SLP and Mining Charter compliance. A valid Driver's License is also required. **Deadline** Not specified **Reference** Original posting: https://www.jobmail.co.za/jobs/building-construction-mining/other-building-construction-mining/rustenburg/legal-manager-chrome-pgm-experience-required-id-7594456 Source: jobmail

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