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GAUTENG PARTNERSHIP FUND (GPF) - LEGAL COUNSEL
GAUTENG PARTNERSHIP FUND (GPF)
Title of the Job: Legal Counsel
Grade / Level C5 (Paterson)
Location: Sandton
Salary: Market related
Closing Date: 30 June 2021
Overall Responsibility: The incumbent is expected to provide professional Legal advisory services for the Gauteng Partnership Fund.
Key Performance Areas:
1. Assist the Manager: Legal, Compliance and Risk to prepare/review draft legal documents.
2. Acts as an independent review and evaluation body to ensure that legal issues/concerns within the organization are being appropriately evaluated, investigated, and resolved.
3. Support business in negotiation, execution, and closing of all project documentation.
4. Manage litigation by and against the GPF, including criminal matters.
5. Assist with debt collection on defaulting loans.
6. Coordinate with external service providers on legal aspects of due diligence, bid preparation, and project financing structures, including dealing with conveyancing issues.
7. Work with internal teams to ensure timely compliance with all conditions precedent and other contractual obligations.
8. Support the GPF in responding to various client requirements, ensuring GPF’s contractual, financial, and reputational position is fully protected.
9. Facilitate and maintain effective contract Management system.
10. Compliance and agreement management
11. Conduct legal research.
Key Performance Areas:
1. Assist the Manager: Legal, Compliance and Risk to prepare/review draft legal documents.
2. Acts as an independent review and evaluation body to ensure that legal issues/concerns within the organization are being appropriately evaluated, investigated, and resolved.
3. Support business in negotiation, execution, and closing of all project documentation.
4. Manage litigation by and against the GPF, including criminal matters.
5. Assist with debt collection on defaulting loans.
6. Coordinate with external service providers on legal aspects of due diligence, bid preparation, and project financing structures, including dealing with conveyancing issues.
7. Work with internal teams to ensure timely compliance with all conditions precedent and other contractual obligations.
8. Support the GPF in responding to various client requirements, ensuring GPF’s contractual, financial, and reputational position is fully protected.
9. Facilitate and maintain effective contract Management system.
10. Compliance and agreement management
11. Conduct legal research.
12. Assist with monitoring, legislative, and regulatory compliance requirements and incorporation into GPF policies and procedures.
13. Assist with Compliance Training in order to ensure that the GPF is compliant with all applicable legislation.
14. Assist with corporate legal advisory services.
15. Budget Management
16. General Legal, Compliance and Risk related duties
17. Teamwork
18. Adhoc duties
Qualification & Experience: A minimum of Appropriate recognized legal qualification or related qualification at NQF Level 7. Ideally: a relevant (NQF 8) Postgraduate qualification. Minimum of 3 years’ experience as the Legal Advisor/ Counsel or attorney. Admission as an attorney or advocate
Competencies: Knowledge, understanding application of the law in general, and property law in particular ● Computer literacy ● Competent in MS Excel, Word, power point, outlook ● Decision making ● Time Management ● Meeting and Minute taking skills ● Research skills ● Conflict resolution skills ● Planning and organising ● Presentation skills ● Innovative ● Assertiveness ● Ability to work without supervision ● Communication / Interpersonal skills ● People oriented ● Problem solving
13. Assist with Compliance Training in order to ensure that the GPF is compliant with all applicable legislation.
14. Assist with corporate legal advisory services.
15. Budget Management
16. General Legal, Compliance and Risk related duties
17. Teamwork
18. Adhoc duties
Qualification & Experience: A minimum of Appropriate recognized legal qualification or related qualification at NQF Level 7. Ideally: a relevant (NQF 8) Postgraduate qualification. Minimum of 3 years’ experience as the Legal Advisor/ Counsel or attorney. Admission as an attorney or advocate
Competencies: Knowledge, understanding application of the law in general, and property law in particular ● Computer literacy ● Competent in MS Excel, Word, power point, outlook ● Decision making ● Time Management ● Meeting and Minute taking skills ● Research skills ● Conflict resolution skills ● Planning and organising ● Presentation skills ● Innovative ● Assertiveness ● Ability to work without supervision ● Communication / Interpersonal skills ● People oriented ● Problem solving
GPF is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. Preference will be given to candidates whose appointment will enhance representation in accordance with the approved employment equity plan.
Correspondence will be limited to shortlisted candidates only. If you do not hear from us within two months of the closing date, please regard your application as unsuccessful. It will be expected of candidates to be available for selection interviews on a date, time and place as determined by GPF. GPF reserves the right not to fill an advertised position. Background verification, including criminal record and citizenship checks, as well as a competency assessment will form part of the selection process. It is the applicants' responsibility to have their foreign qualifications evaluated by the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA).
Applications to be sent to careers@gpf.org.za by no later than close of business on Tuesday 30 June 2021.