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The successful candidate will report to the Regional Commercial and Compliance Counsel, and will be responsible for, inter alia, the following:

Key Responsibility: Ensure that new business opportunities are contractually consummated.

Core Tasks:

• Manage customer due diligence
• Compile best practice contract templates
• Review and negotiate external contracts
• Obtain and co-ordinate the input from internal groups – Sales, Legal, Finance, Operations in order to gain joint approvals for the finalisation of agreements
• Assist and prepare drafts of all official communication sent to customers
• Manage vendor registrations for customers and third-party vendor assessments

Key Responsibility: Provide Contract and Negotiation Support to Key Account Management Teams

Core Tasks:

• Manage commercial order for South Africa and East Africa region
• Draft, review and prepare the necessary sales contracts
• Provide input to tender documents, quotations and proposals
• Ensure that sales proposals and tender documents are completed and approved
• Negotiate contracts and close deals to achieve annual sales and profitability targets
• Manage contracts and the contract library
• Manage and create order forms
• Manage SFDC from a commercial perspective
• Manage commercial & contractual statistics and reports
• Manage and respond to queries from internal and external customers

Key Responsibility: Ensure Compliance with Law, Internal Policies and Procedures.

Core Tasks:

• Serve as a key point of contact for customers, ensuring a positive experience and high satisfaction levels.
• Ensure local laws are complied with in contract drafting and review
• Ensure that account approval are carried out on customers as required by internal corporate governance processes
• Use the audit recommended tools and systems throughout the contract management process
• Manage execution of contracts, order forms and other documents in compliance with internal processes
• Ensure contracts are stored appropriately and for the minimum legislated periods
• Assist with preparation of correspondence to regulators and customers
• Facilitate collection and collation of internal data intended for customer queries, audit and regulatory authority requirements and submissions
• Carry out any other lawful and reasonable instructions as may be given from time to time
• Manage legal debtors book
• Engage collaboratively with relevant stakeholders to facilitate and enhance comprehensive compliance and risk management activities pertaining to POPIA and GDPR
• Ensure adherence to the company’s compliance requirements and take corrective action as required.

Generally do all such things which, although not specifically referred to herein, are necessary and/or required for the due, proper and efficient rendering of the services for the purposes contemplated by this role

EDUCATION:

• Applicable degree preferably in Law

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE:

• Preferably with 3-5 years experience within the telecommunications industry
• Experience in drafting, reviewing and negotiating commercial contracts and business agreements
• Contract Management
• Ability to interact successfully with people at all levels
• Good negotiation skills
• Good written and oral communication skills
• Achievement and customer oriented
• Independent, creative and with drive
• Great interpersonal and influencing skills
• Responsive, accessible and committed to mutually beneficial solutions

​REQUIRED KEY COMPETENCIES/ATTRIBUTES:

• Strong attention to detail
• Accountable for results
• Professional/ Technical Excellence
• Adept at use of technology
• Ability to work independently
• A working style that is creative, collaborative, and productive and outcome oriented
• Add value to internal and external customers
• Ability to work in multi-jurisdictional and multi-cultural environment
• Customer & Partner Focus
• Process Improvement
• Strong attention to detail
• Willingness to work long hours during critical periods
• Independent thought and judgement
• Integrity, credibility, and high standards of professional conduct

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