Junior Legal and Compliance Officer - Johannesburg, South Africa - Munich Re

Munich Re

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Johannesburg, South Africa

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Description

Junior Legal and Compliance Officer

6 Months Fixed Term Contract

Company
Munich Re

Location
Johannesburg, South Africa

Munich Reinsurance Company of Africa Limited (MRoA) has been operating in South Africa for over 50 years, although the Munich Re (Group) was active on the Continent via Munich Re in Munich for some years prior to commencing the Southern African operation in Johannesburg in 1968. The Head Office of MRoA is in Johannesburg, with a client service Life office situated in Cape Town.

Your Business Unit
The Legal and Compliance business unit manages the daily Legal and Compliance risks across the organization.

Your Team

The Legal and Compliance Team is a dynamic team of Legal professionals who are admitted attorneys and who tackle the various opportunities and challenges associated with the Legal and Compliance tasks and deliverables.

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Your Job:

You will join a team of Legal and Compliance experts for a period of six months on a fixed-term contract.

Reporting to the Head of Legal & Compliance, you will be responsible for all Legal and Compliance tasks across MRoA such as:

Conducting Legal reviews of agreements and wordings.
Drafting standard templates of agreements and updating the templates from time to time.
Providing Legal advice on areas specific to insurance and reinsurance.
Writing Legal opinions for topics raised by the business.
Assessing Legal regulatory changes on the daytoday activities of MRoA.
Conducting end to end Compliance monitoring.
Completing Compliance reporting.
Updating Legal and Compliance Policies.
Identifying opportunities to assist the business timeously, efficiently and in an effective manner.
Attending to and participating in Legal and Compliance risk assessments.
Attending to Legal and Compliance queries.
Assisting with the BEE verification tasks that Legal and Compliance remain responsible for.
Attending to all Data Protection queries.

Your Profile:

University degree LLB.
Admitted Attorney.
12 to 18 months postadmission experience required.
Experience in the financial services industry, general insurance or reinsurance would be advantageous.
Attention to detail required.
Sound analytical skills.
Strong organisation skills.
Excellent communication skills and presentation (written and verbal).
Strong teamwork skills.
Good communication skills, strong interpersonal skills and willingness to share knowledge within the team.
High level of commitment and ability to work under pressure.
Solutionoriented with a proactive, efficient and independent work style.
Fluent in English.

Our Benefits:

Life and Health Benefits.
Retirement Benefits.
Hybrid working environment.
Bonus Scheme.
Employee Assistance Program.
Wellness Programs.
Global Mobility.

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You will work in an environment where we aspire to think big: Change and culture are challenged. We communicate a compelling and shared purpose and direction. We pave the way towards success and see failure as learning.

You are going to experience that we care & dare: We are empathetic. We know when to lead and know when to let others lead. We attract, grow and coach future leaders.

We aim to communicate in a clear & authentic way. We solicit feedback, ask and listen, learn and unlearn.

We lead the We:
We have a passion for winning and growing as a team. We inspire people to deliver a joint performance. We create an inclusive environment where different thoughts, generations, cultures and experiences are valued and encouraged.

This is a fixed-term contract position and is based in Johannesburg, South Africa.

The closing date for this opening is 6 July 2023.

About Munich Re:

Founded in 1880, Munich Re Group is on the world's leading providers of primary insurance, reinsurance and insurance related risk solution.

As pioneers in risk assessment, we promote the digital transformation of the global insurance landscape, expanding products and services as new forms of risk emerge.

From space rocket launches to cyber-attacks, from high net worth individual life cover to pandemic, we take care of risk, so our clients can take care of their business.

Disclaimer:

At Munich Re, we embrace, and value, the interaction of diverse backgrounds, experience, perspectives and thought.

This interaction is the foundation of our open culture, spirit of partnership, of how our teams are built and cultivated, and of how we are supported and developed.

And at the centre of this interaction is each of us.