• Job Description

  Req#: JR-56569

  Let's Write Africa's Story Together!

  Old Mutual is a firm believer in the African opportunity and our diverse talent reflects this.

  Job Description

  ole Description :

  • The role is specifically within a product legal team that is responsible for legal matters related to product development and product servicing.
  • The incumbent is individually accountable for achieving results through staff supervised, over periods of 3 months to a year.

  Key result areas and work descriptors :

  • Specialist legal role which may have legal advisors reporting to it.
  • Represents OMLACSA on litigation matters related to product development and servicing
  • Accumulates all pertinent facts, identifies relevant issues, researches applicable legal principles & applies them to the facts.
  • Provides legal opinions/comments on legislation.
  • Drafts contracts and Product related documentation such policy contracts, application forms, binder agreements, administration agreement and quotes.
  • Assesses environment, picks up on trends & patterns & makes recommendations.
  • Networks with industry bodies.
  • Assists with shaping and influencing other stakeholders/regulators.
  • Writes financial planning circulars, works on projects, conducts training sessions.
  • Signs off marketing material and client communications.

  KRA’s:

  Legal Advice

  • As a specialist, accumulates all pertinent facts, identifies relevant issues, researches applicable legal principles and applies them to the facts.
  • Drafts contracts (this includes policy contracts, application forms, binder agreements, administration agreement and quotes).
  • Assesses context, picks up on trends and/or patterns and makes recommendations.
  • Provides legal opinions/comments on legislation.
  • Writes circulars, works on projects, conducts training sessions.
  • Signs off marketing material and client communications.

  Relationship Building

  • Networks with industry bodies.
  • Assists with shaping and influencing other stakeholders/regulators.

  Team Effectiveness

  • Individually accountable for staff time, tasks and output quality, over periods of 3 months to a year.
  • Balances own priorities with directing and motivating others.
  • Plans & assigns work over periods of 3 months to a year.
  • Guides and directs staff to achieve operational excellence standards.
  • Creates a climate for optimal performance.
  • Manages performance.
  • Selects potential staff to sustain customer/client service delivery.

  Role Qualifications and Competencies:

  • LLB or equivalent plus CFP qualification
  • 6 years post qualification experience
  • Financial Services Industry experience essential.
  • Product Development and Product Servicing experience advantageous
  • Certified Financial Planning or similar industry qualification would be advantageous.

  Competencies:

  • Building Relationships
  • Business Awareness
  • Decision Making
  • Gaining Commitment
  • Initiating Action
  • Ownership
  • Technical Knowledge
  • Thinking Skills

  Skills

  Education

  Bachelor Of Laws (LLB): Law (Required), Diploma In Financial Planning: Financial Planning

  Closing Date

  25 July 2024

  The appointment will be made from the designated group in line with the Employment Equity Plan of Old Mutual South Africa and the specific business unit in question.

  Old Mutual Limited is pro-vaccination and encourages its workforce to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19.

  All prospective employees are required to disclose their vaccination status as part of the recruitment process.

  Please refer to the Old Mutual’s Covid-19 vaccination policy for further detail. Kindly note that Old Mutual reserves the right to reinstate the requirement to vaccinate at any point if it is of the view that it is imperative to do so.

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• About the company

  Old Mutual Limited is a pan-African investment, savings, insurance, and banking group.

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