EASTERN CAPE OFFICE OF THE PREMIER VACANCIES

 
Personal Attributes:The incumbent must be assertive and self-driven, innovative and creative, client orientated and customer focused, solution orientated and able to work under stressful situations and have the ability to maintain high levels of confidentiality.
 
KPA’S:Reporting to the Deputy Director General: Institutional Development Support and Integrity Management, the successful incumbent will be responsible to: 1) Provide expert legal support services to the Premier and EXCO; 2) Facilitate compliance to the constitutional and legislation requirements. Province constitutional support to the Premier and Members of the Executive Council Facilitate compliance with PAJA and PAIA. Facilitate training in departments on above legislation; 3) Provide legislative drafting and support services to the Premier and Provincial departments. Scrutinize and certify draft bills of all provincial departments with regard to their constitutionality and drafting form and style; Check bills scrutinised by the State Law Advisers before their certification and implement quality control measures; Draft legal opinions for all provincial government departments; provide legal advice on legislation. 4) Provide litigation services and Labour Law support to the provincial departments including building legal capacity within the provincial administration. Manage litigation for and against provincial government department; provide guidance and advice to state law advisers; build legal capacity within all Provincial departments. 5) Manage contractual legal compliance. Draft contracts and agreements and facilitate adherence to good corporate governance and compliance with legal framework 6) Manage the Office Of The Chief State Law Advisor and ensure effective management of the Provincial Legal Services Unit including planning and budgeting, performance management, reporting, risk management and implementation of finance and supply-chain management protocols and prescripts.
 

 
 
CLOSING DATE: 02 NOVEMBER 2018 @15H00
 
APPLICATIONS RECEIVED AFTER CLOSING DATE WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
 
TO OBTAIN MORE INFORMATION ON REQUIREMENTS AND FUNCTIONS:visit www.ecprov.gov.za or www.dpsa.gov.za
 
Applications can be forwarded through one of the following Address:
FOR THE OFFICE OF THE PREMIER
Hand Delivery:Room 2013, Second, Office of the Premier Building, Independence Avenue, Bhisho.
Post to:The Recruitment Centre, Office of the Premier, Private Bag X0047, Bhisho, 5605. Enquiries:Mr. M. Mbangi at (040) 609 6432 / 6248 / 6424
 
Note: Applications must be submitted on a Z83 Form, obtainable from any Public Service department or on the internet at http://www.info.gov.za/documents/forms/employ.pdf which must be signed (an unsigned Z83 form will disqualify an application) and should be accompanied by a recently updated, comprehensive CV as well as certified copies of all qualification(s) [Matric certificate must also be attached] and ID-document and Driver’s license [where applicable]. Non-RSA Citizens/Permanent Resident Permit Holders must attach a copy of his/her Permanent Residence Permit to his/her application. Should you be in possession of a foreign qualification, it must be accompanied by an evaluation certificate from the South African Qualification Authority (SAQA). Failure to submit all the requested documents will result in the application not being considered. Correspondence will be limited to short-listed candidates only. If you have not been contacted within three (3) months after the closing date of this advertisement, please accept that your application was unsuccessful. Suitable candidates will be subjected to a personnel suitability check (criminal record check, citizenship verification, financial/asset record check, qualification/study verification and previous employment verification). Successful candidates will also be subjected to security clearance processes. Where applicable, candidates will be subjected to a skills/knowledge test. Successful candidates will be appointed on a probation period of twelve (12) months. The Department reserves the right not to make appointment(s) to the advertised post(s). Persons with disability are encouraged to apply.
 
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