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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 the safe use of our roads.
 
The Organisation requires the services of a qualified individual at its Johannesburg Regional Office for the position of a: Senior Officer Legal Cost Validation
 
THIS IS AN INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL ADVERTISEMENT
 
SENIOR OFFICER LEGAL COST VALIDATION T.A.S.K GRADE 12
SOLCV15102021JHB
LOCATION: Johannesburg
CLOSING DATE & TIME: 10/26/2021 12:00 AM
 
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
 
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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
The total cost to company of minimum remuneration package applicable to this position is minimum R502 953.00 per annum and will be negotiable commensurate with experience.
 
Closing date: 26 October 2021

NB: "RAF offers Total Employment Cost packages with no additional contributions from the Employer; successful candidates are required to structure their packages in manner that will suit their needs".
 
INSTRUCTIONS 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
 
APPLICATIONS CAN BE FORWARDED FOR ATTENTION OF THE RECRUITMENT OFFICER AT Jhbrecruitment3@raf.co.za  OR Hand delivered at 8-10 Junction Avenue, Block A, Parktown, Johannesburg.
 
The Road Accident Fund subscribes to the principles of employment equity and preference will be given to groups who are underrepresented in terms of our Employment Equity Plan
 
Please note that the prospective employees will be subjected to security vetting.
 
NB: Preference will be given to people living with disabilities
 
NB: Applicants who have not received any correspondence from us within six weeks from the closing date can consider themselves unsuccessful.
 
NB: It is the applicant’s responsibility to have foreign qualifications evaluated by the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) and to provide proof of such evaluation.