FREE STATE OFFICE OF THE PREMIER

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FREE STATE OFFICE OF THE PREMIER
 
Free State Office of the Premier is an equal opportunity affirmative action employer. It is our intention to promote representativity (race, gender and disability) in the Department through the filling of positions and candidates whose appointment/promotion/transfer will promote representativity; will receive preference. 
 
APPLICATIONS : Posted to Ms. Petro Norval, Office of the Premier, Human Resources Advice, Co-ordination and Management Directorate, P.O Box 517, Bloemfontein, 9300 or Hand delivered to: Petro Norval, Room 5, Ground floor, O.R Tambo House, Bloemfontein or e-mail to [email protected].
 
CLOSING DATE : 04 March 2022
 

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NOTE : Applications must be submitted on a new Z83 form, obtainable from any Public Service Department and must be accompanied by copies of qualifications; driver's license, identity document and a C.V. Such copies need not be certified when applying for the post. The communication from the HR of the department regarding the requirements for certified document will be limited to shortlisted candidates. Applicants are requested to complete the new Z83 form properly and in full. If a Z83 could not be obtained, a comprehensive CV should be submitted as application. The following information should be included in the CV: Personal information – Surname, Name, ID number, Driver’s License, Race, Gender, Disability, Nationality and an indication of criminal offences; Contact details; Language Proficiency; Qualifications; Work experience and References. (Separate application for every vacancy should be submitted).
Applications without a reference number or a clear indication of the post for which you apply will not be considered. Applications received after the closing date and those that do not comply with these requirements will not be considered. The onus is on the applicants to ensure that their applications are posted or hand delivered timeously. It is the applicant’s responsibility to have foreign qualifications evaluated by the South African Qualification Authority (SAQA). The successful candidate will be subjected to the verification of qualifications, employee reference checks, criminal record check as well as vetting where necessary. Applicants are respectfully informed that if no notification on appointment is received within 4 months of the closing date, they must accept that their application was unsuccessful. Applications from people with disabilities are welcomed.

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OTHER POST
 
 
STATE LAW ADVISOR GRADE 1 REF NO: 05/2022
(Re-advertisement)
SALARY : R774 660 per annum (LP-7), an all-inclusive salary package, (OSD)
CENTRE : Bloemfontein
 
REQUIREMENTS : LLB degree. Minimum of 5 years appropriate post qualification litigation/advisory experience. Knowledge of legislation and case law relating to administrative law, promotion of access to information, protection of personal information, procurement law, the law of contract, interpretation of statutes and other areas of South African law applicable to the public sector. Research and legal writing skills. Innovative problem solving skills. Analytical, presentation and computer literacy skills.
 
DUTIES : It will be expected of the successful candidate to perform the following duties: Attend consultations with Departmental officials and provide advice and guidance on both procedural and substantive legal issues, including: Analyse procedural and substantive legal issues Advise client department on the legal matters; Guide relevant stakeholders on the legal matters; Draft advice and/or guidance report/s on the legal matters. Negotiate, draft and edit contracts, including: Consult client departments on contracts; Consider content of the contracts against relevant legislation; Edit contracts to be aligned to relevant legislation; Draft contracts according to relevant legislation and needs of the client department; and Consult with relevant stakeholders of the contract.  Provide legal advice and legal opinions to MECs, Heads of Department and other departmental officials on procedural and substantive legal issues, including: Determine the legal issues that need to be assisted with; Consider the relevant legislation and case law of the legal matter; Consult with relevant client department on the legal matter; and Draft legal opinion or advice on the legal matter. Draft legal correspondence and replies, including: Consult the client department on the legal matters; Consider the relevant legislation and case law on the legal matters; and Draft correspondence and replies on the legal matters. Manage all aspects of litigation on behalf of client departments.
 
ENQUIRIES : Adv. KJC Ditira, Cell: 0764020050

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