Job Description

LOCATION: Cape Town.R HIGHLY NEGOTIABLE PLUS ANNUAL PERFORMANCE BONUSOur client is a leading financial services company, delivering a broad range of financial services and products, on a face-to-face model and via integrated electronic platforms. They specifically focus on wealth management, asset management and insurance solutions for individuals, families and enterprises.The company offers a range of wealth management services for individuals, families or businesses. Their advisers are ready to help you build an investment portfolio to meet your financial goals. You can also invest directly on their online trading and investment platform.They now seek a senior legal specialist: advice to join their team.JOB DESCRIPTION WILL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:

• You will be required to participate in the enhancement of the advice process and digital financial advice tool utilising holistic financial planning experience;
• You will be required to deal with daily tactical and legal matters;
• You will be required to implement regulatory change required in distribution;
• You will be required to ensure proactive technical support to advisers is running efficiently;
• You will be required to continuous interaction with marketing, distribution and other divisional teams;
• You will be required to undertake strategic research and provide strategic proposals, on topics as requested by and agreed with distribution Exco as the subject matter expert (SME) on technical financial advisory matters (e.g., EB, s42, HNW product offering etc.);
• You will be required to process owner (non-digital) of wealth advice process xe2x80x93 define and document requirements based on business needs for digital advice project;
• You will be required, as SME, to support the digital advice team with practical suggestions and logical rules to guide and monitor advice to clients;
• You will be required to provide technical support to advisers, TAS colleagues, other distribution teams (including marketing) on proactive and reactive basis;
• You will be responsible for technical support to advisers / colleagues/regional distribution teams on advice process system related queries/issues;
• You will be required to regularly engage with the Public Policy and Regulatory Affairs (PPARA) team to understand the impact of regulatory changes identified by PPARA on distribution and determine, assess and furnish proposals on how such impact can be managed and mitigated within the distribution network with the support of standardised processes, standardised documents and systems;
• You will be required to represent TAS on distribution / advice and technical matters both within TAS and non-TAS related committees / forums;
• You will be required to define and lead the fiduciary process, chair the fiduciary technical committee and provide fiduciary support into the distribution activities of distribution wealth;
• You will be required to review and improve Fiduciary processes, policies, local & offshore provider services and IT support systems;
• You will be responsible for CPD accredited training;
• You will be responsible for effective management of direct reporting staff.

CORE COMPETENCIES REQUIRED, BUT NOT LIMITED TO:

• You have the ability to handle confrontational discussions with finesse;
• You are solutions orientated;
• You have excellent communication (verbal and written) skills in English;
• You have strong interpersonal and relationship building skills;
• You have deciding and initiating action skills;
• You are able to persuade and influence;
• You have proven ability to identify, assess and solve problems;
• You are adaptable and resilient;
• You have emotional intelligence;
• You are able to work in a team;
• You have sound presentation skills (design and present in front of audience).

CORE QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

• You have a financial undergraduate degree;
• You have a bachelor of law (LLB);
• You have a CFP - this would be a distinct advantage;
• You have a minimum of 8 years' current, relevant knowledge, skills and experience in financial services industry.

Great opportunity - hugely busy space - maximum visibility!

Claire Bourquin Recruitment Consultants