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 position involves providing strategic legal leadership, ensuring regulatory compliance, protecting mineral and corporate interests, and managing legal, contractual, litigation, and stakeholder risks specifically within a 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 Manager with a minimum of 10 years' experience specifically within the mining industry, with a mandatory background in Chrome/PGM operations. The ideal candidate will be an admitted Attorney of the High Court of South Africa with a valid LLB Degree and membership of the Law Society of South Africa / Legal Practice Council. They should possess expert knowledge of key mining and environmental legislation (MPRDA, MHSA, NEMA, NWA, Mining Charter) and demonstrate experience with MPRDA applications, DMRE engagement, drafting off-take agreements, and SLP/Mining Charter compliance. Furthermore, the candidate should be adept at providing strategic legal leadership, ensuring regulatory compliance, managing various legal, contractual, litigation, and stakeholder risks within a mining context, and handling company secretarial duties. **Deadline** Not specified **Reference** Original posting: https://www.myjobmag.co.za/job/legal-manager-chrome-pgm-experience-required-hire-resolve-1 Source: myjobmag

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