Senior Legal Administration Officer

Requirements

NQF level 7 qualification in LLB/B. Proc as recognized by SAQA.A minimum of 8 years’ appropriate post qualification legal experience. 5 years of which must be as a practicing Attorney/Advocate in civil litigation in the Lower and High Courts Admission as an Advocate or Attorney of the High Court of South Africa. Valid driver’s license except for people with disabilities. Competencies. Knowledge and Skills: Sound and in - depth knowledge of relevant prescripts. application of the legislative framework governing the public service e.g. Public Service Act, Labour Relation Act and PFMA. Knowledge on the relevant policies/prescripts and procedures etc. Negotiation skills. Language skills and ability to communicate well with people at different levels and from different backgrounds. People management skills. Organizing skills. Time management Communication. both formal. and informal Good people skills. Problem solving. High level of reliability. Functional Computer Literacy - MS Word. MS Excel. MS Power Point and MS Outlook.

Key Responsibilities

Provide legal advisory support and legal opinions to the Department. Manage litigations. audit statements of accounts/invoices. analyze litigation costs to ensure compliance and conduct targeted awareness training programs based on litigation trends. Draft. review and amend legal instruments such as 128 legislation. compliance framework. policies. prescripts etc. Draft and vet contracts. MOU/MOAs etc. for legal compliance in line with the provincial. national. regional and internationals instruments etc. Manage the effective utilization of resources (Financial. Physical and Human) in the sub-directorate in line with the relevant legislation and prescripts etc.

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