Legal Specialist (S&O & Treasury)

Company Description

You’re talented and adaptable. That’s why you’ll fit in.

The role holder is responsible for supporting the management of legal risks and opportunities associated with Anglo American’s marketing business (excluding De Beers) originating in Singapore, in particular those in respect of the Treasury function and structured origination activities.

Job Description

What you’ll do

Performance & Delivery:

• Support the success of Anglo American providing a wide range of legal advice to the Treasury function and structured origination stakeholders within Anglo American’s marketing business (excluding De Beers).
• Identify key legal and compliance risks and opportunities associated with the marketing business’:
• Treasury activities, including in relation to internal financing and structured trade finance; and
• Structured origination activities, including in relation to financing and offtake transactions.
• Review banking terms and conditions and advise on letters of credit and parent company guarantees, at all times ensuring consistency with Treasury policies, procedures, outstanding authorities, and practices, as well as required internal approvals.
• [Advise on and negotiate ISDAs and manage consequential regulatory status disclosures and in relation to derivative trade reporting in Singapore, under UK EMIR and any other relevant trade reporting regimes.]
• Advise on and negotiate structured trade finance structures, such as commodity-backed structured letters of credit, prepayments and deferred sales, intermediary structures.
• Advise on and negotiate prepayment facilities, long term offtakes, royalties, loan agreements and associated security documents.
• Work closely with the business teams to provide timely and appropriate advice in connection with commercial transactions, projects and strategy developments or any other matters allocated to this role from time to time. Where required, participate in briefings of business unit management and other stakeholders.
• Manage client relationships to deliver high quality/timely advice to the Anglo American Group in relation to its marketing business legal activities.
• Report to client on a regular and consistent basis in relation to progress, costs and issues arising and obtain approval for material decisions in all matters in which the role holder is the lead lawyer.

Safety, Health & Environment:

• Demonstrate behaviour in line with health, safety and environmental standards and with the Group’s values.
• Participate in relevant safety audits, inspections and observations, and address issues as part of demonstrating safety leadership.

People & Teams:

• Demonstrate behaviour in line with the Group’s values, standards and a professional workplace.
• Participate as an effective team member in working collaboratively with your leader, peers and relevant others (including from other teams) to achieve business goals.
• Contribute to the broader business by working with others in such a way that it optimises the overall business results, not just the legal team’s.

Financial:

• Identify any opportunities for improved cost management and either address these, or raise them with your manager as appropriate.
• Manage the provision of legal services by external lawyers and law firms in a cost-effective manner.

Sustainability & Social

• Contribute to group legal and marketing’s sustainability plans.

Qualifications

What we’re looking for

• Qualified as a solicitor in England & Wales or other relevant common law jurisdiction such as Singapore, Australia or Canada, with minimum 5 years PQE.
• Banking and finance experience, preferably in the mining sector or commodity trading space.
• Experience of handling structured finance and/or project finance transactions in a variety of jurisdictions.
• Broad understanding of financial markets and global corporate treasury operations, for example international cash and liquidity management, banking operations, related process management, credit transactions, factoring, receivables purchase and ICC Uniform Practices.
• Would be preferable to have some knowledge of and experience in supporting supply chain/structured trade financing and ability to advise on and draft appropriate transactional documentation.
• Ability to demonstrate understanding of key issues in a long-term commodity offtake contract.
• Awareness of and ability to recognise anti-trust and compliance issues in commodity contracts.
• In-depth understanding of identifying and mitigating risk.
• Commercial awareness and pragmatism.
• Dispute resolution.
• Experience of working for a global business with operations in diverse locations.
• Commercial understanding of consequences of legal risk and scenarios.
• Knowledge of key compliance areas and market practice.

Additional Information

Who we are

Anglo American is a global diversified mining business. Our portfolio of world-class mining operations provides the metals and minerals that make modern life possible. We use innovative practices and the latest technologies to discover new resources and mine, process, move and market our products to our customers around the world.

As a responsible miner – of diamonds (through De Beers), copper, platinum and other precious metals, iron ore, coal and nickel – we are the custodians of what are precious natural resources. We work together with our key partners and stakeholders to unlock the sustainable value that those resources represent for our shareholders, the communities and countries in which we operate and for society at large. Anglo American is re-imagining mining to improve people’s lives.

What we offer

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Amazing opportunities for learning and growth - from technical training to leadership programs, we bring out the best in our people
• We’re a large, successful multinational company and there are plenty of opportunities internally to move onwards and upwards too

Inclusion and Diversity

Anglo American is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to promoting an inclusive and diverse workplace where we value and respect every colleague for who they are and provide equality of opportunity so that everyone can fulfil their potential.

Covid Vaccination Intent

Since safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines have become widely available this year, we have strongly encouraged employees to get vaccinated at the earliest possible opportunity. However, as vaccines have been proven to be a very effective and safe way of protecting people and reducing Covid-19 transmission, we have now announced our intent to introduce a policy that requires Covid-19 vaccination for access to all sites and offices. This policy would apply to all new joiners to the company as well as existing employees and contractors.

We are in the process of undertaking a comprehensive engagement process with all our stakeholders about our intent. This is so we can tailor our approach in each country, including ensuring what we do is lawful. Once this is complete, we will look to implement the policy. There may be differences in how and when it is implemented due to local context and legal requirements.

How to apply

To apply for this role, please complete our online application form. You will have the opportunity to upload your CV and other relevant documentation as part of this process.

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