Regional Legal Counsel

Green Energy Company - Regional Legal Counsel 6-10PQE (Energy/Construction/EPC/M&A experience preferred)

POSITION: Regional Legal Counsel

REPORTING TO: Legal Director

LOCATION: Johannesburg/ Dubai

Hybrid, new energy industry

SCOPE AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Work closely with the senior management team in South Africa to provide legal advice to their operations;
• Develop and provide compliance related training programs and activities;
• Support business and finance team on B-BBEE certification and compliance;
• Provide legal advice to the Human Resources and Finance teams;
• Work collaboratively with Energy in-house legal and commercial staff in other jurisdictions on projects (primarily in African continent and Middle East);
• Provide necessary training to the business on legal topics;

KEY QUALIFICATIONS:

• The successful candidate will have 6-10PQE with at least 4 years of energy and project related legal experience gained from leading law firm and/or in-house at an MNC (renewable energy industry preferred);
• Candidates must be qualified to practice law in South Africa or other common law jurisdictions;
• Understanding or experience with Sharia Law and Civil Law jurisdiction practice is a big plus.;
• Solid experience in handling South Africa law governed contracts, in particular, contracts for supplying wind turbines and BESS and related long-term services;
• High level proficiency in English language is required;
• Comfortable with oversight of commercial contracts, procurement contracts, labor & employment, litigation and regulatory compliance;
• The candidate must be mature and able to work independently and successfully manage large-scale transactions and project teams;
• Excellent client service and communications skills (oral and written).
• Proactive—NOT reactive—mindset; capacity to make difficult decisions;