Legal & Corporate Officer – South Africa
Role summary
We are seeking a Legal & Corporate Officer to support the legal and company secretarial functions of our Luxembourg-based Management Company and Alternative Investment Fund Manager (AIFM), as well as other group entities where required.
The role primarily focuses on legal matters and governance support related to Luxembourg-regulated funds, with broader responsibilities extending to company secretarial services for our Luxembourg PSF, Altum Luxembourg S.A., and UK businesses where appropriate.
Reporting lines include the Senior Legal Officer of the AIFM (dotted) and the Head of Legal in Jersey (direct). This position is well-suited to candidates with relevant legal and co-sec experience, particularly within the Luxembourg regulatory environment.
Key responsibilities
Legal
- Reviewing and/or negotiating documentation (e.g. limited partnership agreement, services agreement, delegation agreement).
- Drafting fund documentation such as board resolutions.
- Providing support on the marketing and pre-marketing review of documentation.
- Undertaking regulatory reporting such as PRIIPs-KiiDs, EPT, EMT, or EET’s production, coordination and review.
- Monitoring legal and regulatory developments (e.g. AIFMD, SFDR, ELTIF) and assess their impact on the business.
- Contributing to internal governance, risk management and product development initiatives.
Company Secretarial
- Prepare and maintain board and committee agendas, minutes and resolutions, ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.
- Liaise with various departments to collect necessary reports and information for board and committee meetings.
- Attend and minute board and committee meetings.
- Receive, monitor and keep up to date with constitutional, regulatory and legal requirements as applicable.
- Deal with correspondence, collate information and write relevant reports, ensuring decisions made or action points agreed are communicated to the relevant parties and completed within timescales set and agreed.
- Provide contribution to meeting discussions.
- Arrange the filing of statutory returns, including annual returns, financial statements, and other statutory reports.
- Audit coordination.
- Annual report coordination (run in parallel with the audit) and semi-annual report coordination.
Requirements
- Professional qualification: LLB law degree and/or ICSA, CSSA qualification. (Admitted Attorney advantageous)
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in the financial services industry, preferably with a knowledge of Luxembourg / EU fund structures and regulatory frameworks.
- Business and management practices and business ethics – corporate business administration
- Strong interpersonal and good written & oral communication skills.
- Robust logic and reasoning.
- Flexibility to adapt working hours and priorities in response to regulatory deadlines, board requirements and business needs.
- Willingness to take on new responsibilities as the business evolves.
- Strong administrative skills.
- Excellent attention to detail and high levels of accuracy.
- Demonstrate thoroughness and attention to detail in all aspects of work.
- Utilise and comply with procedures and standard documents.
- Keep up to date with technology and business tools relevant to the role.