Johannesburg, ZA
5 days ago
Legal Advisor: Markets

Career Stream LegalLeadership Pipeline Manage Self: ProfessionalJob Purpose

To provide legal advice to the Markets business unit to mitigate risk to Nedbank.

Job Responsibilities

•Build and sustain business relations to ensure satisfied internal and external stakeholders.
•Ensure continued satisfaction of stakeholders by meeting turnaround times for requests and identifying and
addressing issues or concerns through the provision of risk advice.
•Provide legal input in relation to new products.
•Contribute to a culture conducive to the achievement of transformation goals by participating in Nedbank
Culture building initiatives (e.g. staff surveys etc.).
•Research and provide training to staff on risk.
•Participate and support corporate responsibility initiatives for the achievement of business strategy (e.g. Green
Strategy).
•Seek opportunities to improve business processes; models and systems by identifying and recommending
effective ways to operate and adding value to Nedbank.
•Optimise the risk management performance of Nedbank Group by assisting business to identify; recommend
(through reporting; insights and risk analytics) and execute risk management strategies within the Group's
defined risk appetite.
•Provide risk advice to assist and enable business to achieve its risk objectives by developing; managing and
executing policies; procedures; practices of a risk nature.
•Provide strategic recommendations that are well supported through insights to relevant decision-making body
to improve risk management processes and practices.
•Meet internal stakeholder requirements by providing governance, policy and advisory services.
•Ensure the requirements of risk; governance and compliance are addressed by embedding a risk culture within
Nedbank.
•Provide advice by responding to ad hoc risk requests and queries.
•Improve personal capability and stay abreast of developments in field of expertise by identifying training
courses and career progression for self through input and feedback from managers.
•Ensure personal growth and enable effectiveness in performance of roles and responsibilities by ensuring all
learning activities are completed; experience practiced, and certifications obtained and/or maintained within.
 

Essential Qualifications - NQF Level Professional Qualifications/Honour’s Degree Minimum Experience Level

Admitted attorney of the High Court
0 - 2 years post articles experience
 

Technical / Professional Knowledge Business principles Business writing Governance, Risk and Controls Nedbank culture and values Nedbank policies and procedures Nedbank vision and strategy Relevant regulatory knowledge Relevant software and systems knowledge Stakeholder management Management information and reporting principles, tools and mechanisms Behavioural Competencies Communication Decision Making Managing Work Technical/Professional Knowledge and Skills Continuous Learning Innovation

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