Jutastat
Nompumelelo Dludla
Legal And Compliance Executive
Johannesburg,Gauteng
Summary
Persuasive expert analyses complex legal issues, formulates legal arguments and provides sound advice on wide range of topics. Adept at navigating various areas of law and leveraging resources. Collaborative leader with dedication to partnering with coworkers to promote engaged, empowering work culture. Documented strengths in building and maintaining relationships with diverse range of stakeholders in dynamic, fast-paced settings. Thorough understanding of the integrated nature of in-house legal and compliance services. Thus, able to discharge the advisory partner role with grit and agility.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
9
9
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Managing Director
TruEdge Advisory (Pty) Ltd
Johannesburg, Gauteng
10.2023 - Current
- Executes strategic direction of company and regularly updates it, as per industry trends.
- Spearhead business development, and co-ordinates compilation of business proposals, in line with company's strategy and core competencies.
- Developed comprehensive business plans, outlining long-term goals and actionable steps toward company success.
- Oversees operations and obtains corrective feedback from potential clients, to tailor company solutions accordingly and achieve sustainable success.
- Successful in juggling various business administration initiatives, and in working within tight deadlines and fast-paced environment.
- Develops and maintains courteous and effective working relationships, and foster strategic collaborations.
- Monitor office workflow and administrative processes to keep operations running smoothly.
- Responsible for ensuring integration of regulatory requirements in company strategy and operations; and filing of statutory returns and disclosures, in order to keep company operational.
Executive Manager: Compliance Services
Gautrain Management Agency
Johannesburg, Gauteng
08.2015 - 09.2023
- Pioneered development and implementation of organisational legal compliance policy, legal compliance framework, and legal compliance strategy; resulting in Gautrain's enhanced brand perception; and in other public entities benchmarking legal compliance with organisation.
- Championed integration of regulatory imperatives in organisational policies and standard operating procedures.
- Facilitated board's discharge of its corporate governance responsibility, by inducting new senior recruits on compliance; constant monitoring compliance; and providing comprehensive reports covering pending issues and remedial action plans.
- Cultivated and strengthened regulatory stakeholder relations through dynamic communication skills, resulting in collaborating with them on in-house regulatory awareness initiatives.
- Monitored as well as lobbied on pending legislation, resulting in successful positioning of Gautrain, to key Parliamentary Portfolio Committees, and government departments, as key stakeholder, and engaging it on draft legislation even before it is published for comment.
- Maintained up-to-date knowledge of current and emerging regulations and compliance trends.
- Launched innovative staff engagement initiatives that enhanced organisational legal compliance culture, translating to tangible staff engagement spinoffs, and contributing to certification of company as Top Employer.
- Fostered collaborative work environment through inter-departmental collaborations.
- Streamlined internal processes through deployment of compliance toolset, thereby increasing efficiencies.
- Succeeded in working within tight deadlines and fast-paced environment, and in achieving more with less.
Acting Executive Manager: Legal Services
Gautrain Management Agency
Johannesburg, Gauteng
11.2017 - 03.2019
- Represented Gauteng Provincial Government in contractual negotiations and drafting of Settlement Agreement that facilitated settlement of Gautrain Project development period disputes.
- Liaised with prestigious law firms in course of undertaking litigation management.
- Facilitated legally sound decision-making, through providing different departments with legal advice and support.
- Contributed towards effective contract management and good governance, by vetted, negotiating, and drafting sound corporate contracts that advanced company's interests in responsible manner.
- Provided governance structures with reports on material litigation matters.
- Drafted Request for Proposals for panel of attorneys, and negotiated Service Level Agreements with each, in order to ensure that company had knowledgeable legal representatives, in each area of law, at competitive prices.
- Ensured effective management of legal services budget, by ensuring that invoices, submitted by law firms, were aligned to agreed fee rates, and that time spent on each task was reasonable.
Divisional Head: Governance and Compliance
Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality
Kempton Park, Gauteng
09.2013 - 07.2015
- Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and empower management team to make legally sound; as well as viable and sustainable decisions.
- Pioneered implementation of compliance and risk management frameworks within Department of Transport.
- Initiated and coordinated quarterly governance oversight meetings with municipal bus company (Brakpan Bus Company) that resulted in company obtaining clean audit for first time in its history.
- Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to civil engineering and politically-charged municipal environment.
- Represented department in municipal GRC forum and presented its quarterly reports to municipal Audit and Risk Committee.
- Provided legal, compliance, and governance support in capital project; transport planning; and public transport operations meetings. Thus, demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and effectively.
- Demonstrated creativity and resourcefulness through development of innovative solutions.
- Exercised leadership capabilities by successfully motivating and inspiring others.
Group Compliance Officer
Santam Limited
Cape Town, Western Cape
01.2008 - 07.2012
- Facilitated board's discharge of its corporate governance responsibility, by inducting new senior recruits and board members on compliance.
- Pioneered implementation of competition compliance program.
• Monitored legislative developments and engaged with industry association and regulatory authorities to influence legislative amendments.
• Provided expert guidance on complex regulatory matters, enabling informed decision-making within organisation; and facilitated regulatory awareness sessions of different management teams within group.
• Initiated and coordinated multi-disciplinary process to review salvage contract management process, resulting in Santam saving millions of rands.
• Cultivated and strengthened regulatory stakeholder relations through dynamic communication skills, resulting in members of Financial Sector Conduct Authority using Santam as sounding board on intended regulatory reforms, and industry peers benchmarking their compliance practices against Santam's. - Vetted insurance policy wordings', insurance distribution contracts', new products', and organisational policies' alignment with regulatory provisions.
- Developed and maintained compliance database, tracking all compliance activities and documents.
- Spearheaded investigations into potential violations, promptly addressing issues to maintain company reputation and avoid sanctions.
- Developed and implemented corrective action plans for non-compliance issues.
- Developed risk assessment models to identify potential compliance risks.
- Identified gaps in existing compliance processes and recommended updates.
- Conducted periodic compliance audits and reviews to identify areas of improvement.
- Provided Audit and Risk Committee with comprehensive reports covering pending issues and remedial action plans.
- Maintained up-to-date knowledge of current and emerging regulations and compliance trends.
Consulting Compliance Advisor
Denel (Pty) Ltd
Centurion, Gauteng
10.2007 - 04.2008
- Oversaw finalization of Denel Group's Compliance Manual.
- Project-managed and quality-assured work produced by KPMG, and vetted their invoices for alignment with Service Level Agreement.
Senior Legal Advisor (Legal and Compliance)
Denel (Pty) Ltd
Centurion, Gauteng
08.2006 - 09.2007
- Streamlined contract review process for increased efficiency and reduced turnaround time.
- Delivered comprehensive legal analysis, enabling informed business decisions based on sound understanding of applicable law.
- Collaborated effectively with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment on legal matters and strategy.
- Provided legal advice and opinions on various matters, resulting in mitigation of legal risks.
- Interacted with law firms on litigation matters, and verified alignment of their invoices to agreed fee rates.
- Pioneered compilation of group compliance manual, and compliance forum.
Legal Advisor
South African Civil Aviation Authority
Johannesburg, Gauteng
02.2002 - 07.2006
- Provided legal opinions, commented on exemption applications, provided legal support, drafted and negotiated contracts, participated in regulatory committees.
- Worked with legislators to assist in drafting aviation regulations by offering insights as legal practitioner.
- Organized and detail-oriented with a strong work ethic.
- Used strong analytical and problem-solving skills to develop effective solutions for challenging situations
Legal Admin Officer
National Department of Land Affairs
Pretoria, Gauteng
10.1999 - 01.2001
- Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Drafted legislation; worked on loss control matters; provided legal opinions; vetted contracts; and liased with the Office of the State Attorney on various matters.
Candidate Attorney
SB Msani & Partners
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal
01.1998 - 09.1999
- Optimized customer experience by delivering superior services and effectively troubleshooting issues.
- Provided legal services to clients; drafted pleadings, contracts and correspondence; and represented clients in court.
Education
Post-Graduate Certificate in Risk, Compliance, And Governance - GRC
University of Witwatersrand
10.2022 - 12.2022
Master of Laws in Law of Contract -
University of Pretoria
02.2020 - 12.2021
Post-Graduate Diploma in Drafting and Interpretation pf Contracts -
University of Johannesburg
02.2019 - 12.2019
B Proc - Law
University of Natal
02.1993 - 06.1997
Matric -
Zwelibanzi High School
01.1991 - 12.1992
Skills
Business acumenClient relations and regulatory stakeholder managementStrategic thinkingLegal drafting and business writingApplication of law to business situationsPolicy formulation and reviewPresentation skills and facilitation of awareness sessionsEnd to end contractual managementManagement of inter-disciplinary teamsProject managementPeople management and interpersonal skillsCompliance monitoring and reporting
Performance Improvements
Task Prioritization
Attention to Detail
Analytical Skills
Problem-Solving
Assignment Delegation
Change Management
Staff training/development
Performance Evaluation and Monitoring
Excellent Communication
Adaptability and Flexibility
Affiliations
- Admitted as an Attorney of the High Court of South Africa, September 1999.
- Affiliate Member of the Compliance Institute of Southern Africa, February 2008.
- Member of the International Association of Privacy Practitioners, 2023.
Board Membership
- Vuyani Dance Theatre, Board Member, 09/01/23 - Current. Primarily responsible reponsible advising legal plausibility and sustainability of strategic and board decisions.
- Millennium Village Sectional Title Housing Scheme, Deputy Chairperson of Board of Trustees, 09/01/12 - 08/31/15. Reviewed existing contractual arrangements; implemented good corporate governance measures; and improved stakeholder engagement of sectional title holders, resulting in improved cash flow margins.
Accomplishments
- Led a multi-disciplinary team that reviewed Santam's salvage management value chain, to link the value of salvages handed to a salvage operator to the value of guarantee provided to Santam.
- Represented the Gauteng Provincial Government in settlement negotiations of the Gautrain Rapid Rail development period disputes with Bombela Concession Company, Murray and Roberts, and Bouyges Construction.
- Drafted and negotiated a R600 million contract between Denel and ACSA, to enable ACSA to extend its runway, in preparation for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
- Was part of the Sanlam Group and Santam's workgroups that conducted gap analyses on the Companies Act, 2008 and King III Code on Corporate Governance, and oversaw their implementation.
- Pioneered proactive compliance frameworks at Denel, Santam, Ekurhuleni Metro's Department of Transport, and Gautrain Management Agency.
- Pioneered the Gautrain's personal information compliance programme.
- Pioneered the Santam Group Competition Compliance Programme.
- Was part of the workgroups of the South African Insurance Association that worked on the carving out of the short-term insurance industry from the Second-Hand Goods Act, and the Consumer Protection Act.
- Chaired the GMA's Performance Contracting Committee.
- Selected as the 2009 South African Insurance Association committee member of the year.
- Represented the Republic of South Africa at the Legal Committee meetings of the International Civil Aviation Organisation, one of which I was elected the Deputy Chairperson of.
Software
Cura
LexisNexis
Canva
Timeline
Managing Director
TruEdge Advisory (Pty) Ltd
10.2023 - Current
Post-Graduate Certificate in Risk, Compliance, And Governance - GRC
University of Witwatersrand
10.2022 - 12.2022
Master of Laws in Law of Contract -
University of Pretoria
02.2020 - 12.2021
Post-Graduate Diploma in Drafting and Interpretation pf Contracts -
University of Johannesburg
02.2019 - 12.2019
Acting Executive Manager: Legal Services
Gautrain Management Agency
11.2017 - 03.2019
Executive Manager: Compliance Services
Gautrain Management Agency
08.2015 - 09.2023
Divisional Head: Governance and Compliance
Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality
09.2013 - 07.2015
Group Compliance Officer
Santam Limited
01.2008 - 07.2012
Consulting Compliance Advisor
Denel (Pty) Ltd
10.2007 - 04.2008
Senior Legal Advisor (Legal and Compliance)
Denel (Pty) Ltd
08.2006 - 09.2007
Legal Advisor
South African Civil Aviation Authority
02.2002 - 07.2006
Legal Admin Officer
National Department of Land Affairs
10.1999 - 01.2001
Candidate Attorney
SB Msani & Partners
01.1998 - 09.1999
B Proc - Law
University of Natal
02.1993 - 06.1997
Matric -
Zwelibanzi High School
01.1991 - 12.1992