Your main accountabilities will be to:

Provide day-to-day high-quality advice on legal, ethics & compliance matters ensuring compliance with internal and external rules and regulations including data privacy in CDC South Africa
Develop the compliance plan and strategy for  CDC South Africa
Serve as legal, ethics & compliance subject matter expert and sparring partner to CDC South Africa, considering ethics and compliance in the decision-making process
Proactively identify, manage, and mitigate ethics & compliance risks across CDC South Africa and report and handle compliance investigations, as required
Develop proactive guidance/processes, tools, and best practice materials to address local law and pharma industry requirements to supplement global policies when needed

Qualifications

As a Legal & Compliance Manager, you need to have strong legal experience particularly in contract drafting. In addition, you need to have expertise in a health & life sciences department in a law firm or in a pharmaceutical or medical devices company will be highly valued. Moreover, you need to have experience with Business Ethics and Compliance (including applicable codes of conduct, FCPA and UK Anti-bribery Act).

To be successful in this role, we expect you to have:

Law Degree from University Law School
Experience as qualified lawyer (minimum 5+ years’ legal experience)
Postgraduate studies related to health or pharma law will be an asset
Membership of the applicable legal bar/law society is desired
Strong ability to think strategically, lead, and set direction in a complex and dynamic stakeholder landscape
Strong command of written and spoken English with the ability to communicate complex matters in a simple and compelling way
Ability to interact effectively and professionally with all levels within a global organization e.g., drive and participate in global cross-functional projects and manage complex stakeholder landscape
Strong track record in effectively working with ambiguity – managing complexity
Analytical thinking and the ability to identify, define, and develop pragmatic solutions to complex issues and problems
High degree of independence with a strong drive for change and challenging the status quo