Legal and Compliance Manager

Our Johannesburg based client, in the betting/gambling space, is looking for a Legal Manager with a minimum of 5 years experience in legal and compliance roles with the gambling industry.

Requirements

LLB
Admitted attorney
3-5 years within a similar gambling environment
3 years of legal drafting experience
Management experience

Key Responsibilities

Providing regular advice to senior management on compliance issues and regulations, and keeping them updated on their obligations under legislation.
Identifying gaps in existing processes or arising from new regulations, and taking appropriate remedial actions to close these gaps.
Conducting risk assessments of processes and procedures to ensure they meet legal, technical, and operational requirements, especially in regard to Gambling Commission compliance requirements.
Handling licensing issues and other compliance matters in existing and future regulated markets.
Staying up-to-date with regulatory developments and best practices in compliance control, and educating employees on regulations and their impact on the organization.
Conducting compliance reviews within the company, developing action plans as necessary.
Maintaining schedules of company property assets, including rents, leases, and insuring requirements.
Developing and monitoring policies that comply with legislation, and providing an objective view of company policies.
Ensuring requests from data subjects are dealt with promptly and in compliance with privacy laws.
Managing periodic audits of data protection compliance within the company and identifying necessary actions for remediation.
Responding to privacy and confidentiality matters related to the privacy framework from external regulators, auditors, and clients.
Providing advice and interpretation of the provisions of the Data Protection Act as they impact the company's activities.
Developing and maintaining data protection and responsible gambling awareness training programs within the company, and delivering training as necessary.
Developing, implementing, and enforcing policies and procedures related to third-party suppliers and ensuring that data protection requirements are detailed in contractual agreements.

Desired Skills