Department : Risk and Legal Services Department (2024)
Location
City of Ekurhuleni
Remuneration
R 755,460 to R 1,036,344 - Basic salary per annum (plus benefits)
Assignment Type
Permanent
Minimum Requirements:
BProc / LLB or equivalent NQF Level 7 qualification
1 - 3 years' post university law experience
A valid driver's license
Core Responsibilities:
Perform the total spectrum of professional work to enable the monitoring, reporting, advising on and effective execution of legal and compliance risk requirements to optimise organisation effectiveness
Monitor and advise on a legal governance and compliance framework ensuring effective delivery of compliance and governance
Keep abreast of new legislation thereby scrutinising existing / new legislation in all operational processes to ensure that all Council processes are legally compliant in conformance with the Compliance Policy and other legal prescripts concerning compliance management
Implement and provide input into governance and risk management processes, systems and legislation to ensure that all operational area processes comply with requisite governance requirements and mitigate risk threats
Ensure financial administration delivery processes comply with internal control and governance standards and report on any deviations to ensure compliance with requisite legislative prescripts
Build and maintain relationships with customers, internal and external stakeholders that promote cross functional process delivery solutions
Attend to litigious claims instituted by and against Council to ensure effective management of legal risks against the Council, and to prevent unnecessary litigation and wasteful legal costs and represent the organisation in all the Courts
Interpret, advise, comment and report on new legislation and monitor progress to ensure that there is compliance with newly passed legislation, and to ensure correct interpretation and application of such legislation
Provide legal assistance in respect of property matters and town planning administration to ensure legal compliance and good governance
Attend meetings to provide legal advise to Committees of Council, Sub Committees and any other Committee as directed to ensure legal compliance and good governance
Responsible to provide strategic capability and leadership towards implementing and monitoring to ensure effective legal compliance and good governance
Responsible to operational process to ensure effective legal compliance and good governance
Prepare, plan, present and prosecute cases in all the Courts on behalf of the organisation and provide expert legal advice where required
Aligned defined methods and techniques to Court operations functional objectives to ensure legal compliant Court processes
Ensure that the organisation is able to respond to threats from all areas, respond adequately to by-law infringements and encourage civil obedience from the community
Ensure efficient and effective responses to threats to the organisation that materialise and/or impending
Provide professional advice and consulting services to customers within set time limits to ensure setting and maintenance of a highly professional approach in dealing with all persons
Perform any other function incidental to the above as may be allocated from time to time by management
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The successful candidate will be required to sign a performance contract as per Council resolution.
Candidates may be requested to submit proof of the NQF level applicable to the qualifications they have obtained.
Should candidates not be informed of the outcome of the application within six weeks of the closing date, it should be regarded as having been unsuccessful. The City of Ekurhuleni subscribes to the principles of the Employment Equity Act and reserves the right to appoint, not appoint or to appoint laterally.
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