Step into an exciting opportunity with BET Software as we search for a proactive Legal and Compliance Officer to enhance our operations in Durban. In this role, you’ll provide crucial support to our Legal and Compliance Manager, ensuring that our company meets all legislative, statutory, and governance requirements. You'll play a key role in implementing an effective compliance management framework and ensuring our policies and processes align with applicable laws and regulations. If you're detail-oriented and ready to make a significant impact, apply today and join our vibrant team. You Bring: Min 2 years’ experience in a legal environment. Served articles at a law firm (advantageous). Must have solid understanding of applicable gambling legislation and regulations and Data Protection legislation and be able to stay updated on the changes thereto. Experience with Microsoft office. Experience in a highly regulated environment. High-level of attention to detail and organised. Ability to prioritise and meet tight deadlines. Ability to work under pressure. Able to collaborate across business units. What You’ll Do: Conduct research when necessary, compile required reports and papers, and make legally sound recommendations regarding legal and compliance issues. Attend to contract reviews. Attend to all applicable licensing, approvals and consents required from regulatory authorities. Proactively monitor license conditions and carry out relevant reporting thereto. Liaise with regulatory bodies where necessary. Draft advanced reports and correspondence to various third parties when necessary. Confidently respond to queries and any investigations from external and internal parties. Responsible for overall compliance advice to Management to ensure compliance with all applicable legislation, regulations, policies and procedures. Ability to assist with the implementation, compliance and monitoring with the Protection of Personal Information Act. Responsible for staying updated on the evolving best practices affecting the company and its underlying operations and provide guidance to the company on how to achieve and maintain compliance to relevant legislation, regulations and policies in plain language. Assist with the development of the Compliance Framework and Procedures as well as the monitoring mechanisms. Ensure that internal controls are in place to provide reasonable assurance of compliance with established company regulatory requirements, and that all external regulatory requirements are complied with. Recognise gaps in existing processes or arising from new regulations and ensure that the correct remedial action is put into place to close the gaps. Responsible for examining and researching risk areas across the business and mitigating identified risks ensuring full compliance with all applicable regulations, legislation, company policies and best practice. Review all critical business policies from a regulatory compliance perspective and make recommendations for improvement Assist with the design and development of an annual compliance monitoring plan. Monitor developments in all compliance aspects affecting the company and its operations and conduct regular internal compliance monitoring audits. Identify, investigate and report on issues identified and raised in compliance audits to ensure resolution and corrective actions taken. Lead investigations and remediation promptly and effectively. Track and assist with remedial actions following any compliance findings or breaches. Recommend mitigation of risks and implementing remedial action. Escalate any significant compliance issues to Management. Assist with the preparation for independent compliance reviews and external audits. Ensure technical correctness of policy documents drafted through regular research and training. Implement standards, policies and procedures to govern business compliance to applicable legislation. Living our Spirit: The job obligations of a Legal and Compliance Officer go well beyond what is listed above. Ensuring that you are living and applying our fundamental company values in your day-to-day tasks is critical to the success of the department and BET Software as a whole. We have outlined how you will bring our core company values to life in your role below: Embrace responsibility willingly. Take ownership of your tasks, whether it's reviewing compliance documents, ensuring legal compliance, or handling regulatory matters. Be responsible for your decisions and actions. Do not hesitate to alert your colleagues or superiors to a problem if you notice one. Be curious about your work and open to learning new things. Navigating complicated rules and unique scenarios is a common task in associated to the legal and compliance role. Be true to yourself and your values. In legal and compliance, authenticity is essential in building trust and credibility. Uphold ethical principles and integrity in all your actions. Stay true to your personal and professional ethics. Foster a collaborative environment by working effectively with colleagues and cross-functional teams. Recognise that legal and compliance issues often require collective effort. Treat challenges as opportunities for growth. Learn from setbacks and use them as stepping stones to future achievements. Legal and compliance landscapes are constantly evolving. Embrace change as an opportunity for growth and adaptation. The Company We Keep: At BET Software, we don't just recruit talent, we cultivate it. Our learning and development programmes, our various opportunities for growth, and our well-deserved incentives are what keep our All-Star Team the best amongst the rest. Please note that only candidates who meet the stipulated minimum requirements will be considered. If you have not been contacted within 30 days, kindly consider your application to be unsuccessful. 12 people have applied for this job. 585 people have viewed this job. About BET Software BET Software is one of the most diverse betting software providers inSub-Saharan Africa, with a rapidly growing international footprint. Our multiskilledTeam is responsible for providing advanced software solutions, while supportingincredibly high transactional volumes in a fast-paced industry, making BETSoftware a lively and engaging place to be. Our progressive use of technologyenables our talented Team to work with the tech stack of their choice and weencourage an environment and culture that supports collaboration, learning andgrowth. We believe that our strength lies in our diversity and that Teamworkmakes the dream work, a place where you can flourish amongst like-mindedindividuals. We are a dynamic group of people that stem from a variety of cultures,backgrounds and locations. While our head office is based in Umhlanga, SouthAfrica we recruit talent throughout South Africa and Internationally. #J-18808-Ljbffr