1 x Junior Legal Counsel- Claremont: WC

Rentokil Initial:

Rentokil Initial is a Global services company employing over 35,000 colleagues across 70 countries. The Company is at the cutting edge of technology and innovation as it strives to protect people and enhance lives, by controlling pests, improving hygiene and improving interior spaces with plants and scenting.

We are experts in the fields we operate in, investing in training, science, innovation and technology, and affording our employees Opportunities for Growth and Development

Listening and acting on feedback is part of our culture to support colleagues and our customers. Rentokil Initial regards equality and fairness as a fundamental right of all of its colleagues.

We live our values of Service, Relationships and Teamwork which were identified by our colleagues across the world.

Find out more on careers.rentokil-initial.com

Our family of businesses:

Rentokil Pest Control is the world’s leading commercial pest control company who provide quality, diligent and friendly services to all our customers.

We are highly innovative and have leading technical and scientific expertise and our customers look to us for our knowledge and integrity.

Although we don’t provide the most luxurious of services, this is certainly essential for all of our customers, and to make sure service happens.

Initial Hygiene is the world’s leading hygiene services company who provide quality, diligent and friendly services to all our customers. We produce high quality, tailored hygiene product ranges for washrooms - across all sectors and industries where our customers look to us for our knowledge and integrity

Ambius is the world leader in providing interior landscaping services for a range of customers from boutique hotels, to shopping centres. We use planting, scenting, flowers, artwork and exterior landscaping maintenance to improve the environment for the benefit of the customer and their employees. Ambius is a global brand across North America, Europe South Africa and Australia.

Requirements

A vacancy has arisen for a Junior Legal Counsel in Cape Town

The Junior Legal Counsel supports the Senior In-House Counsel SSA in managing all legal matters for Rentokil Initial's Sub-Saharan Africa business (South Africa, Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania).

Key Outputs and Accountability

•  Support the role of the Senior In-House Counsel SSA for all legal matters arising from Rentokil Initial Sub Sahara business (South Africa, Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania).

• Assist the Senior Legal Counsel in drafting, reviewing, and negotiating standard commercial contracts, procurement and supply agreements.

• Independently review non-standard contractual terms, addendums, and high-value customer variations, ensuring alignment with Group policies and the corporate authority matrix.

• Provide pro -active legal advice, support and engage all business units in respect of potential litigation, legal disputes to safeguard company interests.

• Liaising with the Senior In-House Counsel to handle strategic and administrative initiatives including developing and delivering training across all SSA regions.

• Provide functional guidance to the junior team members.

• Conduct mandated regular review of agreement templates, precedents, and legal  review processes.

• Assist in identifying  legal and contractual risks arising from daily operations and ensure adherence to company policies (Insurance Claims, Health and Safety).

• Evaluate and resolve complex legal queries and contract review requests escalated by the Legal Support Administrator and business units within SLA timeframes.

• Gather and consolidate key legal information to prepare updates to the executive committee on a quarterly basis.

Professional role development 

• Be accountable for delivering against own role description 
• Take ownership of targets and objectives 
• Use experience to solve current problems 
• Manage a high-level workload and work efficiently under pressure

 Stakeholder management 

• Managing correspondence and communication with internal staff and customers.  
• Gain trust & confidence from stakeholders around performance delivery. 
• Develop good relationships with all business and external stakeholders such as Key Account Directors and  Key Account managers

SKILLS (Essential)

• General understanding of commercial terms and conditions and experience in contract management. Strong background in commercial administration/document control role 
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to interact professionally with clients and  colleagues.  
• Ability to work with a high degree of accuracy 
•  Proficiency in legal terminology 
• Excellent written skills including Word/Excel  
• Very organised and structure
• Handling legal documents  
• Credible stakeholder management ability 
• Proactive, responsive and action orientated  
• Team player with a positive attitude and willingness to collaborate with others

Qualifications and Experience

• LLB or BA LLB Degree
• Admitted as an Attorney of the High Court of South Africa 
• A minimum of one year of professional experience in a legal advisory capacity focusing on commercial contract management is preferred, though not strictly required.

Benefits

Are you interested? Here's what you can expect when you join us...

A number of benefits including:

• Medical Aid
• Retirement funding

Employment Equity

Rentokil Initial believes in diversity and thus offers all employees opportunities and avoids discrimination in compliance with the Employment Equity Act. Our selection process will therefore give preference to suitably qualified Employment Equity candidates in order to to achieve our Employment Equity numerical targets.

Do you love to provide a valued professional service throughout your community? Do you feel like you could do the job well? Apply for the role today!