Senior Specialist: Contract Management
Absa
n/a - n/a
R750–800 per hour
Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality
Contract
Role
1. Purpose of the Role
To provide specialist legal and commercial support to drive the review, drafting, and negotiation of Value-Added Services (VAS) contracts through to execution.
The contractor will work closely with project teams, business units, Legal, Compliance, and Procurement to ensure contracts are: Commercially sound, legally compliant, aligned to business objectives and finalised efficiently and ready for execution.
2. Scope of Work
The contractor shall be expected to perform the following duties:
- Contract Drafting & Review (Core Focus): Draft, review, and refine VAS agreements, including:
- Partner/vendor agreements (whether Absa paper or Vendor paper), and
- Service schedules and addenda.
- Ensure contracts are: Legally robust and enforceable, consistent with internal templates and standards, clear, concise, and commercially aligned with VAS requirements.
- Contract Negotiation (Core Focus): Lead and support detailed contract negotiations with external partners and vendors
- Work collaboratively with Business / Product teams, legal, compliance, and procurement (if required).
- Drive the resolution of contractual redlines Agreement on key commercial and legal terms, and efficient progression to signature.
- Ensure appropriate balance between: Legal risk mitigation, commercial outcomes, and speed to execution in line with the project.
- Coordinate inputs across stakeholders to remove bottlenecks and delays.
- Ensure all conditions precedent, approvals, and compliance requirements are met prior to execution.
- Commercial & Legal Risk Alignment:
- Identify and address: Legal risks, commercial gaps, ambiguities in contractual language
- Provide clear guidance to stakeholders on: Risk positions, trade-offs during negotiation, recommended contract positions
- Documentation of legal risk reports.
- Governance & Documentation:
· Ensure proper version control of contract drafts, and accurate documentation of negotiation positions and approvals.
· Support readiness for: Internal audit, compliance checks, and regulatory scrutiny.
3. Deliverables
- Contracts negotiated and finalised to execution stage within agreed timelines: high-quality drafted and reviewed VAS agreements, resolution of contractual and commercial negotiation issues.
- Clear documentation of: Risk positions, agreed terms, and approval trails.
- Improved turnaround time on contract closure.
- Preparation of legal risk reports.
4. Duration
3 months contract engagement with immediate start preferred. Potential extension based on delivery and pipeline demand of the business.
5. Qualifications & Experience
Minimum Requirements:
- LLB degree (essential).
- 5–10+ years’ experience in: Contract drafting, review, and negotiation.
- 5–10+ years’ Commercial legal advisory.
- Experience in VAS Agreements or Regulated environments (advantageous).
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