Job Description

To strategically enable, manage and oversee the provision of corporate legal advisory services.
Minimum RequirementsLLB degree with admission as an advocate or attorney;A minimum of five (5) years postgraduate experience in a legal practice or legal department on middle management level in the public or private sectorSuccessful completion of the Certificate for entry into the SMS (Senior Management Service) prior to appointment: The nominated candidate will be required to complete the Senior Management Pre-Entry Programme before the candidate may be appointed into this post. The duration of the online Pre-Entry Programme is 120 notional hours (15 days). Full details are available at:
RecommendationNone
Key Performance AreasLine Management:

• Provide formal legal opinions and legal advice to the Provincial Executive and provincial departments in the governance and economic (G&E) cluster (Economic Development and Tourism, Infrastructure, Mobility, Local Government, Treasury, and the Office of the Premier).
• Render advice to the Provincial Executive and provincial departments in the G&E cluster on correspondence of a legal technical nature.
• Ensure legally sound contracts.
• Provide legal inputs on behalf of Members of the Provincial Executive and departments in internal and external forums.
• Verify the legal aspects in submissions to the Provincial Cabinet, Provincial Ministers and Heads of Department.

Strategic Management:

• To define and review on a continual basis the purpose, objectives, priorities and activities of the Directorate.
• Participation in the Chief Directorate, and Directorates strategic planning process.
• Active involvement in the development and management of the strategic and business plans for the Directorate.
• To evaluate the performance of the Directorate on a continuing basis against pre-determined key measurable objectives and standards.
• To report to the Chief Directorate: Legal Service on a regular basis on the activities of the Directorate and on matters of substantial importance.
• To monitor and ensure compliance with relevant legislation and prescripts in respect of adequate and appropriate record keeping of the activities of the Directorate, and of the resources employed by it.

Financial Management:

• Manage participation in the budgeting process at Directorate level.
• Ensure the preparation of the annual and adjustment budgets for the Directorate.
• Assume direct accountability for the efficient, economic and effective control and management of the Directorates budget and expenditure.

Human Resource Management

• Participate in the recruitment of employees in the numbers and grades appropriate to ensure the achievement of the Directorates strategic and business plans.
• Motivate, train and guide employees within the Directorate, to achieve and maintain excellence in service delivery.

• Actively manage the performance, evaluation and rewarding of employees within the Directorate.

Competencies

• Proven knowledge of:

• constitutional, legal and institutional arrangements governing the South African public sector;
• the South African legal system with a specific focus on Constitutional Law, Administrative Law and the Law of Contract;
• policies of the government of the day, with specific reference to the Provincial Strategic Plan;
• global, regional and local political, economic and social affairs impacting on the Western Cape Government;
• inter-governmental and international relations;
• people management and administrative systems and processes; and
• financial management processes.
• The ability to give independent advice on complex legal matters;
• The ability to brief and oversee the work of senior managers and high-level legal professionals;
• Excellent inter-personal skills;
• Excellent communication skills;
• Excellent negotiating and problem-solving skills;
• Outstanding planning, organising and people management skills;
• Access to and the ability to develop and maintain networks relevant to the task environment;
• Computer literacy skills.

RemunerationR 1,216 824.00 per annum, Salary Level 13.The remuneration package consists of a basic salary (70%) and the employers contribution to the Pension Fund. The remainder of the package may be structured in accordance with the rules for SMS.
NotesNote: Only applications submitted online will be accepted. Kindly note that technical support is only available from Monday to Friday from 8:00 to 16.00. Should you experience any difficulties with your online application you may contact the helpline at 0861 370 214.Please ensure that you submit your application before the closing date as no late applications will be considered. All shortlisted candidates will be subjected to a technical exercise that intends to test relevant technical elements of the job, the logistics of which will be communicated by the Department.Following the interview and technical exercise, the selection panel will recommend candidates to attend a generic managerial competency assessment (in compliance with the DPSA directive on the implementation of competency based assessments). The competency assessment will be testing generic managerial competencies using the mandated DPSA SMS Competency Assessment tools.

Western Cape Government