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Phumelelisiwe Pearl Brightness Mbele

Phumelelisiwe Pearl Brightness Mbele

Legal Administration
Durban,KZN

Summary

As a seasoned Legal Administrator and Registered Information Officer with comprehensive experience, I offer expert legal counsel and strategic advice to ensure compliance, mitigate risks, and foster informed decision-making. My expertise spans across corporate law, contract negotiation, regulatory compliance, and dispute resolution, consistently delivering high-quality legal solutions tailored to meet the dynamic needs of diverse clients. My background includes a successful track record in guiding organizations through complex legal landscapes, drafting and reviewing intricate legal documents, and representing clients in high-stakes negotiations and litigations. I am adept at interpreting laws, regulations, and policies to provide clear, actionable guidance that supports business objectives while safeguarding legal interests. Committed to continuous professional development, I stay abreast of evolving legal standards and industry best practices, leveraging this knowledge to anticipate challenges and capitalize on opportunities. My exceptional analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills enable me to effectively liaise with internal and external stakeholders, fostering collaborative relationships that drive success. Dedicated to upholding the highest ethical standards, I bring a proactive, client-focused approach to every engagement, ensuring legal integrity and excellence in all aspects of my work.

Overview

28
28
years of professional experience
4
4
Languages

Work History

Vetting Officer

Eskom Holdings SOC
07.2025 - Current


  • .Implement and maintain security systems and International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO 9001) standards.
  • Monitor finance and information technology asset management.
  • Compile and coordinate safety and environmental plans.
  • Develop audit plans, and adhere to policy requirements.
  • Complete forms and create files for the subjects.
  • Field investigation on the subject, interview subjects, references.
  • Investigating and verifying the subject's personal information.
  • Investigating and verifying the subject's personal information.


LEGAL AND INFORMATION OFFICER

NEW DAWN TECHNOLOGIES
11.2023 - 11.2024
  • Act as the main point of contact for clients and public requesting access to information.
  • Ensuring the safety, security, and accessibility of manage and privilege information.
  • Acquiring, Organizing and Distributing information to various media.
  • Serving as a liaison between government agencies and public e.g. NSFAS.
  • Developing and Implementing information management policies and procedures.
  • Conducting interviews and investigate violation and bridge of POPI within the company.
  • Keep and Submit Quarterly reports on approved and rejected requests to the Information Regulator.

CANDIDATE LEGAL PRACTITIONER

NKOSI SABELO INCORPORATED
03.2021 - 08.2023
  • Drafting of legal opinions and legal advice for client.
  • Drafting of legal and employment contacts for client.
  • Conduct Legal Research.
  • Follow up client matters.
  • Assist with winding up of deceased Estate Liaison with Master of the High Court Offices.
  • Responsible for labour and winding up of deceased estate matters for client.
  • Provide Legal and Compliance advice to the Client and ensure compliance with FAIS and other legislation.
  • Working hand in hand with Key Individual of the company to ensure Compliance with legislation, regulation and policies and procedures.

COMPLAINTS AND COMPLIANCE MANAGER

ICEBOLETHU GROUP
03.2020 - 02.2021
  • Drafting Policies and Procedure for Complaints Department.
  • Provision of legal support and compliance on all legislation affecting financial & funeral services.
  • Drafting of legal advice and opinions on legislation FISCA and Funeral Industry.
  • Drafting of Standing Operating Procedures on Complaints Management.
  • Ensure Successful Implementation of all the policies and procedures.
  • Ensure compliance of the Financial Advisory and Intermediary Service Legislation.
  • Investigate and separate complaint according to their categories e.g., Service Complaints Fraud and Corruption and FAIS.
  • Handling All Clients Complaints from Service to Financial Complaints Icebolethu Group.
  • Working hand in hand with the Legal Department on Dispute Resolution.
  • Hand over Fraud and Corruption Cases to our Ethics Department.
  • Facilitate the Dispute Resolution Process and communicate resolution outcome to the clients.
  • Monthly Statistics and Quarterly Report for the Board.

MANAGER (OWN COMPANY)

LIVING PEARLS INITIATIVE PTY LTD
01.2019 - 12.2019
  • Partnering with DEEP (Disability Economic Empowerment Project).
  • Coordinates Empowerment and Educational projects for people with disability.
  • Organize Expo's with DEEP inviting Private Companies to showcase their work Assisting People with Disability with Economic Empowerment.
  • Conducting different workshops with DEEP and different Stakeholders.
  • Making sure disadvantaged people with disability are provided with their essentials. During the Peak of COVID 19 LiPi we distributed sanitizers in rural areas.
  • Solving problems of people with disability referring them to relevant institutions.
  • Conducting workshops and advising Disability Forums on Tax matters.

LEGAL ADMINISTRATION OFFICER

ADVOCATE T.E. MHLONGO
01.2018 - 12.2018
  • Drafting of all legal proceedings in debt collection and notice of Taxation.
  • Follow up on client matters and winding up of the deceased Estate.
  • Legal Research.
  • Legal advises to clients.
  • Draft Legal Opinion.
  • Liaison with Family Advocate Offices, Sheriff's Offices and Clerk of the Courts.
  • Communicate with other Advocates and clients in arranging Pre-Trial Conference meetings.

OPERATIONS MANAGER INVESTIGATION

SOUTH AFRICAN RECEIVER OF REVENUE
03.2012 - 08.2016
  • Supervise production activities of the team members and ensure that the team meets its production target.
  • Assess, decide, and recommend whether a matter should be accepted or declined for investigation.
  • Accountable to meet production target within quality, turnaround time and productivity norms.
  • Manage the number of cases that are being worked on by the team.
  • Making sure Investigators comply with Tax Administration Act on their Investigations.
  • Registers fraud and corruption cases with SAPS and on all matters to be handed over to NPA.
  • Facilitate and coordinate all fraud and corruption matters handed over to the NPA.
  • Manage progress on all matters with the National Prosecuting Authority and in court.
  • Project Leader for our Search and Seizures operations.
  • Ensure that SARS improve their internal controls in order to deter Tax fraud and internal corruption.
  • Chairperson disciplinary hearing, and misconduct enquiries.
  • Manage matters in court and case flow management.
  • Monthly Stats Report on finalized matter their Findings including Judgement handed down.
  • Accountable for loading of team members and Manage skills distribution in the team.
  • Facilitate and Manage Team meetings.
  • Plan and monitor work output, staffing and other resource requirements of the team.
  • Document and data control for the team (report writing) and maintain production data daily.
  • Accountable to follow baseline operations systems.
  • Manage productivity of the team and resource utilization.
  • Ensure SARS informers and whistleblowers and their evidence are protected and secured in terms of SOPs.
  • Write- off committee member and ethics and integrity committee member.
  • Chairperson of Health and Safety committee (16.2 appointment).
  • Prepare and produce reports on team performance evaluation of team members at the frequency.
  • Identify, analyses, and resolve complex and difficult problems team encounters.
  • Accountable for collection, capture, management, analysis reporting of data.
  • Conduct Risk Assessment Management Presentations together with Tax Education and Ethics Unit educating Stakeholders, BU and members of the public regarding Fraud, Corruption.

LEGAL COMPLIANCE OFFICER

ESKOM HOLDINGS LIMITED (SOE)
02.2008 - 02.2012
  • Providing general legal advice and assistance to business units; Attending Parliamentary hearings on draft legislation.
  • Promote appropriate interaction with the various governance stakeholders as needed.
  • Conduct Research on specific matters.
  • Report on a regular basis to top management, EXCO and the Board or its Committees on compliance matters.
  • Facilitate significant regulatory and legislation changes impacting the organization are reassessed and addressed appropriately.
  • Manage the relationship with Eskom regulators.
  • Project administrator of the Core Team to manage and direct the implementation of the new Companies Act and King III at Eskom.
  • Training personnel on new legislation and impact thereof (Companies Act, Consumer Protection Act, Compliance, Ethics and National Credit Act).
  • Training of new personnel and secretaries on legislation and legal research.
  • Compiling Legislation and Litigation Report to Board Audit & Risk Committees.
  • Manage and co-ordinate commenting on draft Legislation and Government Policies applicable to Eskom Group (PFMA; PAJA; PAIA).
  • Drafting legal opinions for Forensic department on their investigations.
  • Monitor legislative developments and ensure consistent interpretation and implementation of regulatory requirements across the Group.
  • Studying and interpreting all new legislation to determine impact on Eskom.
  • Ensuring that comments are submitted on proposed new legislation.
  • Provide regulatory interpretation.
  • Assist Legal Advisors with implementation advice and co-ordination.
  • Identify Government Policy documents on which comments must be submitted and co-ordinate commenting.
  • Drafting initial document of standard type contracts e.g., confidentiality agreement, license agreements etc.
  • Compliance Reporting System Administration.
  • Assisting and handling matters handed over to duly appointed attorneys in our panel Resolving disputes by liaising with external clients regarding the termination and ascertaining whether Eskom acted correctly.
  • Handling internal and external client's queries.

PARALEGAL

LEGAL AID BOARD (DBN JUSTICE CENTRE)
10.2000 - 12.2007
  • Support the offices legal staff by providing paralegal services to people qualifying for legal aid.
  • Identify and solve matters that are not of litigious nature.
  • Identify cases of a litigious nature and hand over to Legal Practitioners.
  • Handle legal administration.
  • Keep the client database up to date.
  • Conduct Interviews with people applying for legal assistance.
  • Assist clients with completion of forms.
  • Prepare monthly reports.

SENIOR LEGAL COLLECTIONS OFFICER

NEW WORLD FINANCE (PTY) LTD
09.1998 - 08.2000
  • Ensuring that all debts owed to the company are collected in a timely and efficient manner.
  • Responsible for ensuring that all debts owed to the company are collected in a timely and efficient manner.
  • Work closely with the Accounts Receivable departments to ensure that all customers with outstanding balances are contacted and reminded of their debt.
  • Maintain accurate records of all customer contact payments received, and outstanding balance.
  • Supervise other Collection Officers.
  • Updating changes in customer payment status to the Credit Manager.
  • Institute full debts recovery action against customers who failed to make payment on their debt after multiple attempts at contact have been made.

BENEFITS FUND CLERK

MEIBC
08.1997 - 09.1998

Education

CERTIFICATE IN PRACTICAL LEGAL TRAINING -

UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU-NATAL
01.2023

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME FOR WOMAN - undefined

DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND NDUSTRY INITIATIVE
01.2014

COMMERCIAL LAW PROGRAMME - undefined

DURBAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY (BLA)
01.2012

CERTIFICATE IN PRACTICAL LEGAL TRAINING - undefined

LAW SOCIETY OF SOUTH AFRICA
01.2010

LLB DEGREE - undefined

UNIVERSITY OF ZULULAND
01.2007

DIPLOMA COMPUTER STUDIES - undefined

COLLEGE OF COMPUTERS AND SECRETARIAL
01.2006

MATRIC - undefined

BUHLE BETHU HIGH SCHOOL
01.1994

Skills

  • Legal Research and Analysis

  • Drafting Legal Documents

  • Case Preparation and Support

  • Client Consultation and Support

  • Project Management Skills

  • Communication skills

  • Stakeholder Management Skills

  • Dispute Resolution and Customer Care Skills

  • Problem Solving and People Skills

  • Protection of Personal Information Act

  • Promotion of Access to Information

  • Batho Pele Principles

  • Social Assistance Act

  • Unemployment Insurance Fund Act

  • Roads Accident Fund Act

  • National Land Transport Act

  • Public Service Act

  • Basic Condition of Employment Act

  • Labour Relations Act

  • Rental Housing Act

  • Financial Advisory and Intermediary Services Act

  • Ability to supervise

  • Ability to lead

  • Ability to manage Staff

  • Ability to work in teams

  • Ability to work individually

  • Knowledge of Policy Development

  • Research Knowledge of various prescripts

  • Time Management

  • Prioritization

Accomplishments

  • Registered Information Officer 2024.
  • Medalist Paraplegic Surfer 2021 & 2022 Certificate Time Management.
  • Certificate Integrated Risk Management.
  • Nominee Regional Business Award 2015- Business Woman Association (Government Sector).
  • Best Case Presenter - September and October 2010 Case Discussion Presentation. (ESKOM).
  • Buying Full Groceries for disadvantaged families in my home rural area Nqabeni Harding district (2008-2012).

Personal Information

  • Gender: Female
  • Nationality: South African

References

Available on request.

Affiliations

  • Toastmasters

Paraplegic Surfer

Medalist paraplegic surfer

Timeline

Vetting Officer

Eskom Holdings SOC
07.2025 - Current

LEGAL AND INFORMATION OFFICER

NEW DAWN TECHNOLOGIES
11.2023 - 11.2024

CANDIDATE LEGAL PRACTITIONER

NKOSI SABELO INCORPORATED
03.2021 - 08.2023

COMPLAINTS AND COMPLIANCE MANAGER

ICEBOLETHU GROUP
03.2020 - 02.2021

MANAGER (OWN COMPANY)

LIVING PEARLS INITIATIVE PTY LTD
01.2019 - 12.2019

LEGAL ADMINISTRATION OFFICER

ADVOCATE T.E. MHLONGO
01.2018 - 12.2018

OPERATIONS MANAGER INVESTIGATION

SOUTH AFRICAN RECEIVER OF REVENUE
03.2012 - 08.2016

LEGAL COMPLIANCE OFFICER

ESKOM HOLDINGS LIMITED (SOE)
02.2008 - 02.2012

PARALEGAL

LEGAL AID BOARD (DBN JUSTICE CENTRE)
10.2000 - 12.2007

SENIOR LEGAL COLLECTIONS OFFICER

NEW WORLD FINANCE (PTY) LTD
09.1998 - 08.2000

BENEFITS FUND CLERK

MEIBC
08.1997 - 09.1998

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME FOR WOMAN - undefined

DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND NDUSTRY INITIATIVE

COMMERCIAL LAW PROGRAMME - undefined

DURBAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY (BLA)

CERTIFICATE IN PRACTICAL LEGAL TRAINING - undefined

LAW SOCIETY OF SOUTH AFRICA

LLB DEGREE - undefined

UNIVERSITY OF ZULULAND

DIPLOMA COMPUTER STUDIES - undefined

COLLEGE OF COMPUTERS AND SECRETARIAL

MATRIC - undefined

BUHLE BETHU HIGH SCHOOL

CERTIFICATE IN PRACTICAL LEGAL TRAINING -

UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU-NATAL

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