Junior Legal Counsel

IVANHOE MINES is looking for a Junior Legal Counsel 

Ivanhoe Mines is a leading Canadian mining company committed to becoming a global leader in the supply of critical resources required to transition our world to a low-carbon, renewable future.  Ivanhoe is focused on developing and expanding its four principal mining and exploration projects in Southern Africa. The development of the Kamoa-Kakula copper mining complex in the Democratic Republic of Congo(DRC), the Platreef palladium-rhodium-platinum-nickel-copper-gold discovery in South Africa, the extensive redevelopment and upgrading of the historic Kipushi zinc-copper-germanium-silver mine, also in the Democratic Republic of Congo and exploration on the Western Foreland, near Kamoa-Kakula.

Play your part in our team succeeding…

Ivanhoe Mines SA (Pty) Ltd is looking for a qualified attorney to join its dynamic in-house legal team as a Junior Legal Advisor. The role will be to provide general drafting and legal support to the senior member(s) of the team.

You will have the following:

• UK Law Qualified
• A LLB degree
• Finance legal drafting experience
• Experience in drafting and reviewing a variety of commercial contracts
• Experience with Power Purchase Agreements (preferred)
• Experience with commodity offtake agreements (preferred) 
• Valid driver’s license

Personal Competencies should include:

• Honesty and integrity
• Being able to distill legal issues which need to be addressed in a variety of situations
• Good communication skills
• Strong ethics
• Good attitude towards seniors and peers
• Working well under pressure
• Working well in a team

Your Key Performance Activities will include but not limited to: 

Process: 

• Draft, review, edit, interpret contracts and other legal documents and correspondence
• General document management
• Participate in the negotiation of loans, offtake and power purchase agreements
• Willing to travel to the mines and project of the group, inclusive of travelling to the DRC
• Provide general assistance to the finance team with regards to legal queries
• Conduct research and provide solutions to legal queries
• Assist with general administrative tasks and document management

The finer details:

When applying, please submit a PDF version of your CV together with certified copies (certification within a 3-month period) of your ID/passport, drivers license and qualifications. 

Should you not hear from us within 30 days of the closing date please consider your application unsuccessful.