Senior State Law Adviser: Legal Advisory Services (OSD)

Requirements

• An LLB degree or a recognized 4-year legal qualification equivalent to NQF 8.
• Admission as an Advocate or Attorney.
• At least eight (8) years’ appropriate post qualification litigation/advisory experience.
• A postgraduate qualification will be an advantage;
• Knowledge of particular aspects of the Law;
• Knowledge and understanding of Constitutional Law, Human Rights and the Constitution of South Africa, practical experience in drafting of Bills;
• Knowledge of specifically the Public Service Act, Public Finance Management Act and Treasury Regulations.
• Skills and competences:
• Legal Research and drafting;
• Dispute resolution;
• Analytical thinking;
• Communication skills (written and verbal);
• Presentation and facilitation skills;
• Financial management skills;
• Computer literacy;
• Strategic planning capabilities and Leadership skills.
• Ability to work as part of a team, individual and to function effectively under pressure.
• Essential skills will include the following:
• Drafting of Provincial legislation, legal opinions and interpretation of legislation.
• Strategic capability and leadership, financial management, change management, knowledge management, People management and empowerment, programme and project management, service delivery innovations, communication, client orientation and customer focus, problem solving and analysis.

Duties

• Provision of legal advice and furnishing of oral and written legal opinions and assistance to the Mpumalanga Provincial Government.
• Being responsible for the drafting of Provincial legislation and on a continuous basis, for the rationalization of Provincial laws, including old order legislation.
• Draft employment contracts, service level agreements, memoranda, letters and any other documents with a legal bearing.
• Formulate and scrutinize Provincial legislation, including subordinate legislation, i.e.
• Proclamations, Notices, Regulations, etc .
• Certify internal documents.
• Making inputs concerning policy formulation and implementation and preparing comments on draft Bills and policies of National Departments.
• Management of risks as identified in respect of the Legal Advisory Services Unit.

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Notes from the department

• The Office of the Premier is an equal opportunity employer.
• It is our intention to promote respresentativity in respect of race, gender and disability through the filling of these positions and that the candidature of persons, whose transfer/promotion/appointment will promote representativeness, will receive preference.
• The minimum entry requirement for Senior Management Services (SMS) posts is a Pre-entry Certificate that is obtainable through a course named Certificate for entry into SMS submitted prior to appointment, and the full details can be sourced by following the link: https://www.thensg.gov.za/training-course/sms-pre-entry-programme/.
• (SMS Pre-entry Certificate submitted prior appointment) All shortlisted candidates, including the SMS, shall undertake two pre-entry assessments.
• One will be a practical exercise to determine a candidate’s suitability based on the post’s technical and generic requirements and the other must be an integrity (ethical conduct) assessment.
• The recommended candidates for Senior Management Level (SMS) and Middle Management Level (MMS) posts shall be subjected to a competency assessment.
• All appointments are subject to security clearance, security vetting, employment reference checks, qualification verification and signing of performance agreements.