Executive: Legal, Risk, Compliance and Regulatory - E4 (Pretoria)

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Overview This is an Executive-level position, E4, for Legal, Risk, Compliance and Regulatory at the South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) in Pretoria. The role provides enterprise-wide oversight and strategic leadership across multiple critical governance functions, including legal, regulatory compliance, enterprise risk management, ethics, corporate governance, security, SHEQ and ISO management systems, and maritime research. The Executive advises the CEO on these matters, ensures adherence to national and international frameworks, and integrates various assurance functions to strengthen organisational governance. What you will do * Provide enterprise-wide legal oversight and advisory services to the CEO on legal, regulatory, contractual, and governance matters. * Oversee the development, review, and alignment of legislation, regulations, and policy frameworks, in collaboration with the Department of Transport and relevant authorities. * Ensure the consistent interpretation and application of national legislation and international conventions within SAMSA’s mandate. * Maintain an integrated policy governance framework, ensuring alignment with legislative, regulatory, and strategic requirements. * Oversee litigation, dispute resolution, and external legal service providers, ensuring legal risks are effectively managed. * Establish and maintain an enterprise-wide risk management framework, including risk appetite, identification, assessment, mitigation, and monitoring. * Oversee the enterprise risk profile and risk register, ensuring strategic and emerging risks are identified, managed, and escalated. * Drive the implementation of the Combined Assurance Model, aligning management, internal audit, external audit, and regulatory assurance providers. * Provide integrated risk and assurance reporting to EXCO and the Audit & Risk Committee, covering risk exposure, control effectiveness, and assurance gaps. * Align risk, compliance, audit, and control functions to strengthen governance and oversight. * Oversee the enterprise compliance framework, ensuring adherence to applicable legislation, regulations, and internal policies. * Provide assurance on corporate governance practices, including alignment with PFMA and King IV principles. * Oversee ethics management, whistleblowing mechanisms, and consequence management frameworks. * Ensure regulatory reporting, audit readiness, and governance processes are consistently maintained. * Provide executive oversight of organisational security governance, covering physical, information, and personnel security. * Maintain an integrated security framework aligned to enterprise risk management, business continuity, and organisational resilience. * Oversee security risk management, including risk assessments, threat monitoring, incident reporting, and response mechanisms. * Align security controls with enterprise risk and assurance processes, including coordination with law enforcement and relevant security agencies. * Provide assurance to the CEO, EXCO, and the Audit & Risk Committee on security risks, vulnerabilities, and mitigation effectiveness. * Safeguard the protection of people, assets, information, and organisational reputation. * Oversee an Integrated Management System (IMS) aligned to ISO 9001 (Quality), ISO 14001 (Environmental Management), and ISO 45001 (Occupational Health & Safety). * Provide governance over ISO and SHEQ compliance, audit readiness, and certification requirements. * Monitor internal controls, corrective actions, and continuous improvement processes across management systems. * Provide strategic leadership and oversight of SAMSA's maritime research agenda to support organisational objectives, policy development and industry advancement. * Ensure research findings, sector intelligence and emerging maritime trends inform executive decision-making, organisational strategy and business planning. * Oversee strategic partnerships with research institutions, academia, industry and international maritime organisations to strengthen SAMSA's research capability and influence. * Champion research governance, knowledge management and thought leadership to support innovation, regulatory enhancement and sustainable growth of the maritime sector. Requirements (from the original advert) **QUALIFICATIONS** * Matric Certificate (NQF 4) * Postgraduate Qualification in Law (NQF 8) * *Added advantage:* Postgraduate Qualification in Management/Business Administration/Public Administration/Governance * *Added advantage:* Master of Laws (NQF 9), preferably in Maritime Law **PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION** * Admission as an Attorney or an Advocate of High Court of South Africa * *Added advantage:* Relevant certifications in Enterprise Risk Management (ERM), Combined Assurance, Corporate Governance (King IV aligned), ISO Management Systems (ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001), Compliance or Regulatory Management **EXPERIENCE** * Ten (10) years’ relevant experience in Legal, Compliance and Regulatory in the public sector. * Five (5) years Senior Management experience in Legal, Compliance and Regulatory. * Experience in enterprise legal advisory, regulatory frameworks, and policy governance, including the interpretation of complex legislation and its translation into practical governance and policy frameworks. * Proven experience in Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) and Combined Assurance, including enterprise-wide risk integration and reporting to EXCO. * Knowledge of Risk Management and Governance or Public Administration. * Experience in compliance, corporate governance, ethics, and audit processes, with exposure to regulatory audits, investigations, and statutory or policy development processes. * Experience in security governance. * Experience in integrated management systems (ISO 9001, 14001, 45001) at a governance and assurance level. * *Added advantage:* One (1) Executive Management experience. * *Advantageous:* Experience in overseeing strategic research. **FUNCTIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS** * Sound knowledge of corporate governance frameworks (e.g., King IV) and public sector legislation (e.g., PFMA, Treasury Regulations). * Knowledge of enterprise risk management (ERM) and Combined Assurance principles. * Understanding of legal and regulatory frameworks, including policy development and legislative processes. * Knowledge of compliance, ethics, and audit practices within regulated environments. * Understanding of ISO and SHEQ management systems (ISO 9001, 14001, 45001). * Knowledge of organisational security, resilience, and risk integration practices. * Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to assess complex risks and governance issues. * Ability to interpret legislation and translate it into practical policies and frameworks. * Effective strategic thinking and decision-making capability at an enterprise level. * Strong reporting and presentation skills, including engagement with EXCO. * Advanced stakeholder engagement and influencing skills across internal and external environments. * Ability to integrate multiple governance functions (legal, risk, compliance, security, ISO) into a cohesive framework. Who should apply This role is for a highly experienced and qualified legal professional with extensive senior management experience in legal, compliance, and regulatory affairs within the public sector. The ideal candidate will possess a postgraduate qualification in Law (NQF 8) and be admitted as an Attorney or Advocate of the High Court of South Africa. They should demonstrate proven expertise in enterprise legal advisory, regulatory frameworks, enterprise risk management (ERM), combined assurance, corporate governance (including King IV and PFMA), ethics, and audit processes. Experience in security governance and integrated management systems (ISO) is also required. The successful applicant will be a strategic thinker with strong analytical, problem-solving, reporting, presentation, and stakeholder engagement skills, capable of integrating diverse governance functions at an executive level. Deadline 03 May 2024 Reference Original posting: https://www.myjobmag.co.za/job/executive-legal-risk-compliance-and-regulatory-e4-pretoria-south-african-maritime-safety-authority Source: myjobmag

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