INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (IDC)

LEGAL MANAGER: LEGAL AND STRATEGIC ADVISORY

Job number IDC00754

Contract Type Permanent

Posting End Date 3 Jul 2026

Region Gauteng

IDC Job Grade M Band

Synopsis

•To manage a team focusing on recoveries and strategic advisory matters.

•To manage complaints from the CEO’s office.

•To manage formulation of policies and procedure with the team.

•To provide sound, clear and accurate legal advice to minimize the legal risks that the IDC is exposed to in its daily activities.

•To provide leadership and ensure efficient and effective management of staff and resources in the Legal Services Department.

Qualification and Experience

•Minimum Post Graduate Degree; LLB

•An admitted Attorney in good standing.

•LLM/MBA/MBL would be an added advantage.

•Preferably 8 – 10 years’ relevant experience post admission as an Attorney and a sound track record in the financial services industry

•5 to 7 years’ experience in a broad range of commercial transactions typically concluded in a financing environment

•Sound knowledge of litigation processes

•Sound knowledge of legal recovery and policy formulation

•4 to 5 years Leadership and Management experience of a professional legal team;

•Experience in engaging, managing and negotiating with relevant stakeholders including but not limited to professional associations/bodies, government institutions, regulators, service providers etc.

•Experience of similar work within the SOE/Development Finance environment will be an added advantage

•Ability to prioritise conflicting demands and work within tight deadlines

•Ability to grasp complex areas of the law rapidly and accurately

•Ability to work across all cross-functional teams to implement legal risk mitigants in a rapidly changing environment driven by service, market, legal, regulatory, process and product changes.

•Must have strong interpersonal skills, maturity, and good judgment. Must be able of communicate with a diverse range of individuals.

•Detail-oriented, with hands-on, roll-up sleeves approach to directing and assisting team.

Roles and Responsibilities

•To assist the Head, formulate and ensure the achievement of the Legal Services Department’s strategy in line with the corporate strategy;

•To assist the Head in Portfolio Optimisation and reporting;

•To assist the Head, formulate and ensure the achievement of the Legal Services Business Plan

•To assist in formulating strategies to reduce the legal book;

•To manage the team in delivering sound, accurate and timeous legal advice;

•To develop and manage the team’s strategy on policy formulation related matters;

•To assist the Head co-ordinate, the Corporation’s dealings with external law firms and ensure that the Corporation benefits from cost-effective legal advice and work;

•To facilitate the provision of authoritative legal advice to the Corporation, Value Chains, Business Units and Departments on a range of general commercial litigation issues;

•To participate in negotiations of transactions;

•To assist in facilitating the drafting and review of polices, procedure, systems, contracts and other legal documentation (including legal policies, standard terms, agreements and templates) and to develop standard form legal documentation where possible;

•To ensure that changes in the law and in regulations that affect the Corporation are identified, and to advise on appropriate action;

•To drive a culture of high performance and facilitate skills and knowledge transfer between staff within the Department;

•To assist Head in overall strategic leadership, management and quality control of the Department;

•To ensure a focused and directed customer centric service by providing legal services that are proactive, appropriate, effective and efficient to facilitate achievement of the Corporation’s outcomes

•To assist the Head in managing internal stakeholders (i.e. Strategic Business Units, Services Department)

Special Requirements: As our entity (IDC) provides financing and funding, the need to ensure Trust, Honesty and Integrity in all financial and non-financial activities must be above reproach.

Job Requirements

LEADERSHIP COMPETENCES

Resilience

Decisiveness in Execution

People Engagement

Communication and Engagement

Diverse Stakeholder Management

Teamwork

Innovation

Change leadership

Strategic Thinking

Business Mind Set

TECHNICAL/FUCNTIONAL COMPETENCIES

Analytical and problem-solving

Negotiation and Influencing

Attention to detail

Planning and Organizing

Professionalism and discretionary

BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES

Results Oriented.

Ethical Commitment

Balanced Judgment and accountable leadership

Relationship Building & Networking

Political Awareness

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