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ROAD ACCIDENT FUND (RAF)
 
The Road Accident Fund's mission is to provide appropriate cover to all road users within the borders of South Africa; to rehabilitate and compensate persons injured as a result of motor vehicle accidents in a timely and caring manner; and to actively promote safe use of our roads
 
The Organisation requires the services of qualified individuals within its Johannesburg Regional Office for the following position: - on a 24 Month Fixed Term Contract
 
THIS IS AN INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL ADVERTISEMENT
 
SENIOR OFFICER LEGAL COST VALIDATION: T.A.S.K GRADE 12
SOLCV29102021JHB
LOCATION: Johannesburg
CLOSING DATE & TIME: 11/9/2021 11:55 PM
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Purpose of the Job: is to supervise the assessment and finalization for bill of costs.
 
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Key Performance Areas
  • Efficient and Effective Management of validation of costs
  • Compile schedule for court attendance/block settlement/submission of files by Panel Attorneys
  • Compile schedule for block settlement with Plaintiffs' Attorneys
  • Develop plan for efficient running of team
  • Manage distribution of work to subordinates
  • Booking over of files to legal cost officers
  • Evaluate bill of cost as assessed/offered.
 
Perform authorization of bills
  • Approve or reject bills in terms of delegation of authority
  • Manage instruction to Panel Attorneys and Cost, Consultants to oppose taxations
  • Re-open files to facilitate payment of legal cost
  • Prepare the source documents authorized to be forwarded to finance for payment
 
 
Perform supervisory responsibilities
  • Attend to queries from both internal and external stakeholder
  • Manage stakeholders' relationships
  • Provide guidance in respect of review proceedings
  • Attend court on taxation and review proceedings
  • Provide advice and guidance to Claims sections, Attorney and Cost Consultants
  • Monitor and manage compliance with court tariffs.
  • Manage referrals to Recourse and Recoveries
  • Monitor and manage compliance with RAF tariffs

Collate and compile statistics
  • Keep daily stats of activities on work allocated and work to be assessed
  • Submit daily and monthly stats as required by Management
  • Keep record of statistics
  • Manage team performance
  • Conduct performance analysis of the team
  • Compile and maintain statistics on departmental activities for management reporting
  • Compile monthly reports

Ensure adherence to human resource, financial and administrative policies, and procedure in the department
  • Conclude performance agreement and conduct assessments with direct reports
  • Ensure that all staff in the department have performance agreements and assessments
  • Oversee fairness and consistency in performance assessments
  • Monitor submission of leave forms and implement measures to minimize staff absenteeism
  • Monitor adherence to all administrative and financial policies and take corrective steps in cases of non-compliance
  • Co-ordinate inputs into and prepare the departmental staff training requirements
  • Discipline staff

Perform advisory function
  • Attend to queries from stakeholders pertaining to bills settled and accounts outstanding
  • Provide advice to claims section, attorneys, and costs consultants

 
Qualifications and Experience
  • Appropriate B Degree in LAW at NQF Level 7 or equivalent
  • Relevant 4 years' experience in the Claims environment of which 1 year must have been on a supervisory level


Technical and behavioural competencies required
  • Organisational resilience
  • Team resilience
  • Personal Mastery
  • Judgment and decision making
  • Emotional wisdom
  • Ethics and governance
  • Customer orientation and customer focus
  • Computer literacy
  • Communication (Written, Verbal, Listening)
  • Good business acumen (resource, financial and office administration)
  • Decision making skills
  • Assertiveness
  • Professionalism
  • Negotiation skills
  • Analytical thinking
  • Problem solving skills
  • Interpersonal Relations
  • Good organizational ,administrative and time management skills
  • Team player
 
Road Accident Fund Values
  • Integrity,
  • Compassion,
  • Accountability,
  • Respect,
  • Excellence
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Remuneration
Total cost to company applicable to this position is minimum R502 953.00 per annum, negotiable.

NB: "RAF offers Total Employment Cost packages with no additional contributions from the Employer, successful candidates are required to structure their packages in a manner that will suit their needs".

Closing date: 09 November 2021

Applications can be forwarded to the Recruitment Officer at Johannesburg; email address is Jhbrecruitment3@raf.co.za
 
INSTRUCTION TO PROSPECTIVE APPLICANTS
  1. Indicate the name and the reference number for the position you are applying for on the subject line
  2. Do not submit copies of qualifications and ID as these will be requested from shortlisted candidates on the interview date
  3. Submit a short CV with a maximum of 5 pages
  4. Please indicate your current salary and salary expectations if considered for the position.
 
NB: 
The Road Accident Fund subscribes to the principles of employment equity and preference will be given to People with Disabilities.
 
  • Applicants who have not received any correspondence from us within six weeks from the closing date can consider themselves unsuccessful
  • Security Vetting shall be conducted on all prospective employees
  • It is the applicants' responsibility to have foreign qualification evaluated by the South African Qualification Authority (SAQA) and to provide proof of such evaluation.