Thandeka Biyela

My career objective is to serve (in gradual ascending order) on and within the corporate structure where I would have and use the opportunity to offer constructive and beneficial long-term influence in/to the business, particularly in line with works that fall within the Legal, Risk and Compliance fraternity.

EXECUTIVE – LEGAL SERVICES at MINDSET SHIFT CONSULTING (PTY) LTD (2019-01 – Present)

Reporting to CEO

• Managing all Legal Services
• Managing all Risk matters
• Managing Service Level Agreements
• Drafting and Vetting all legal documents
• Legal correspondence
• Corporate Governance
• Drafting Policies and Standard Operating Procedure

GROUP LEGAL & RISK EXECUTIVE at OTEO INVESTMENT HOLDINGS (PTY) LTD (2013-06 – 2017-10)

Reporting to Group Chief Executive

• Managing all legal and risk matters
• Managing Litigation and External Panel of Attorneys
• Legal Contracts Drafting and Vetting
• Managing Employee CCMA/Labour Court Matters
• Legal Reporting at EXCO

COMPLIANCE MANAGER at ITHALA DEVELOPMENT FINANCE CORPORATION (LTD) (2007-01 – 2012-11)

Reporting to Group Legal Head

• Assist Management with development and execution of Compliance Management Strategy
• Assist Management with the development and implementation of Enterprise-Wide Compliance Management Framework
• Highlighting and reporting on issues of non-compliance internally and externally
• Statutory reporting to external stakeholders and supervisory bodies
• Compliance research and interpretation of compliance legislation
• Internal and external compliance reporting
• Facilitating Compliance Training for internal Employees
• Compliance Monitoring and Reporting
• Maintenance of good relations and communication with statutory compliance authorities and regulators
• Running the internal Compliance Workgroup Committee and Forum

COMMERCIAL LEGAL ADVISOR at TRANSNET PORT TERMINALS (2005-01 – 2007-10)

Reporting to Chief Legal

• Reviewing Legal Commercial Contracts
• Drafting Commercial Contracts (Revenue and Procurement)
• Drafting Professional Legal Opinions on claims and litigation against and on behalf of the business
• Drafting Professional Legal Opinions on general issues affecting the business
• Drafting Professional Legal Opinions on Maritime issues
• Assessment of evidence in litigation matters
• Research and interpretation of legislation
• Drafting internal Standard Operating Procedures and Procedure Manuals for Terminals, Drafting Compliance Manuals
• Providing general legal opinions on remedial action with respect to commercial contracts
• Managing and reporting on Collection Matters
• Drafting correspondence to internal and external clients

CANDIDATE ATTORNEY at NATHI NGCOBO & COMPANY ATTORNEYS (2003-07 – 2005-01)

• Drafting of and the Administration of Civil Legal Process documentation
• Court Appearances at Civil and Criminal Proceedings
• Administration of Estates
• Divorce Court Matters
• Drafting and vetting Contracts
• Drafting and filing and serving of legal process
• Attending to general reception and Office administration duties

MATRICULATION in Mathematics, Physical Science, Geography, History, English, Afrikaans, Zulu – ESHOWE HIGH SCHOOL (1997-12)

BACHELOR OF LAWS DEGREE in Law – UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL (DBN) (1999-02 – 2003-12)

PRACTICAL LEGAL TRAINING in Legal Training – KWAZULU NATAL LAW SOCIETY (2004-07 – 2004-12)

DIPLOMA IN THEOLOGY in Theology – TEAM IMPACT UNIVERSITY, KWAZULU NATAL, UNDER THE THRESHING FLOOR BIBLE CHURCH (2018-01 – 2019-01)

CERTIFICATE IN COMPLIANCE MANAGEMENT in Compliance Management – UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN (2008-06)