ROAD ACCIDENT FUND (RAF) VACANCIES

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SPECIALIST: BUSINESS CONTINUITY
Division:  Governance
Reference No:  5919
Location:  Centurion, Gauteng, ZA
Employment Type:  Permanent
Disability (EE targeted role):  No
T.A.S.K Grade:  15
Job Posting Salary:  R891,176.00
Job Posting End Date:  11 Nov 2025
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.
 
Purpose of the Job: Reporting to the Senior Manager: Risk Advisory and Business Continuity, the successful incumbent is responsible responsible to provide specialised business continuity expertise in the RAF through implementation of appropriate strategies, testing of BCM plans and effective management of crisis.
 
Key Performance Areas
 
Policy Review and Implementation

• Contribute to the development and implementation of departmental policy, procedures and processes.
• Keep up to date with effective policy and practice execution strategies.
• Assist with the development of BCM Policy, framework, procedures and guidelines.  

 
BCM planning and governance

• Assess risks interrupting service delivery and availability and draw up the Fund business continuity plans (Pandemic, Water Crisis, Power outages) to mitigate the impact.
• Facilitate the business impact analysis workshops annually or when there is strategic change to the business, for all business processes.
• Support senior management in aligning all BC planning, initiatives and goals with organizational goals and Infrastructure capabilities.
• Contribute to the development, maintainance, or implementation of business continuity strategies and solutions.
• Facilitate and coordinate the development of the business continuity management (BCM) plans in consultation with the business and other key stakeholders, and documentation of business continuity procedures. Prepare a ICT disaster recovery plan (DRP) in consultation with business and other key stakeholders.
• Safeguard data processing operations by identifying potential problem areas and single points of failure that may result in interruptions to critical data processing operations.
• Co-ordinate the tactical response to managing crisis as per the Crisis Management Plan.
• Facilitate the draffting of the  crisis management plan (CMP) in consultation with business and other key stakeholders.
• Maintain Business Continuity best practice standards within the fund and regularly update templates on policies, standards, and systems from trend analyses.
•  Revisit BCM documents annually and update accordingly to maintain best practice.
• Prepare and and submit the BCM policy, BCPs and Recovery Strategies for review by the Senior Manager.
• Update policy and annual BCM strategy .
• Collaborate with the Project Management Office and Change Management functions on BCM related projects.
• Plan, conduct, and debrief regular BC related exercises to test the adequacy of existing plans and strategies, updating procedures and plans regularly.
• Documenting the results of all tests and exercises, and identifying and implementing any recommended enhancements to the Business Continuity plans and procedures.
• Support all departments and business units in the company to exercise, update and maintain their specific BC plans and procedures including revision of specific BIA and risk assessment. 

 
Compliance, monitoring and evaluation

• Compliance of BCM to principles of King IV, BCM international standards and other best practices.
• Analyse service level agreement, perform third party risk analysis and develop appropriate strategies to manage business continuity of critical suppliers / vendors.
• Audit supplier / vendor contracts to identify gaps, and recommend amendment of existing service level agreements to comply with the contractual standards.
• Raise the profile of Business Continuity across the organisation and ensure that information is available to staff (with the aim of embedding BCM into the activities of the organisation).
• Monitor the implementation of the RAF BCM Plans.
• Drive awareness of Business Continuity (BC) policies, strategies, and frameworks throughout the Fund through physical engagements, training, and consultation sessions.
• Report on the performance of the BCM section.

 
Dry run BCM implementation

• Aid Coordinate/assist in the development of departmental recovery processes and procedures in support of the organisation’s Business Continuity Plan.
• Conduct scheduled dry runs IRO BCM implementation with business and teams.
• Prepare scenarios for testing and document these scenarios for testing.
• Update scenarios / test schedules / reports based on dry runs.
• Report any major deviations to Senior Manager.
• Where necessary, update relevant policies/ strategies/ documents/ templates.
• Ensure that the organisation’s plans/arrangements are regularly reviewed and tested.
• Act as a coordinator for continuity efforts after a disruption event by coordinating with the emergency and crisis management teams as required. 
• Continuously liaise with the ICT Disaster Recovery Team to ensure business and ICT recovery is aligned.

 
Risk Management

• Report to Senior Manager Risk on any pertinent risks.
• Conduct quarterly risk assessment IRO BCM.
• Prepare and maintain a BCM risk register together with mitigation strategies.
• Monitor BCM risks and communicate to relevant risk owners.

 
Reporting

• Prepare and submit  reports as and when required to provide progress updates and/or inform management decisions.
• Develop reports/ policies/ procedures and guide the process through the alignment of the documents to the overall RAF’s Strategy.
• Develop functional reporting systems, for management, projects or performance reporting.
• Prepare proposals, briefings, presentations, reports, and other documentation and provide management information both verbally and in report format.

 
Stakeholder Management

• Facilitate and manage communication with relevant internal and external stakeholders.
• Build trusting working relationships with stakeholders.
• Manage relationships with vendors, service providers or procurement teams and ensure that all relevant procured items are invoiced and paid on time.
• Communicate with all levels of stakeholder contact.
• Represent the Fund in relevant external activities and events.

 
Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor's Degree/ Advanced Diploma in Social Sciences / Risk Management/ Business Continuity / Business Information Systems related qualification.
• Certification in e.g. ISO 22301 Lead Implementer, CBCI, AMBCI, MBCI, MBCP will be an added advantage.
• Relevant 5-7 years’ experience in Business Continuity related environment.

 
Technical and Behavioral Competencies Required

• Resilience.
• Communication
• Working with People
• Network and Alliances
• Planning, Organising and Coordinating
• Employee Engagement
• Personal Mastery
• Judgement and Decision Making
• Client Service Orientation
• Understanding of corporate governance standards and practice.
• Advance report writing skills with attention to high quality standards.
• Understanding Risk assessment processes.
• Understanding of IT and Ethics management frameworks and applicable laws.
• Strong stakeholder relations management.
• Understanding of King IV Report and BCM standards.

 
 
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”.
 
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.
 
PLEASE APPLY HERE
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
LEGAL SECRETARY: HIGH COURT X6 PRETORIA
Division:  Governance
Reference No:  5901
Location: Pretoria, Gauteng, ZA
Employment Type:  Permanent
Disability (EE targeted role):  No
T.A.S.K Grade:  08
Job Posting Salary:  R326,151.00
Job Posting End Date:  18 Nov 2025
The Road Accident Fund’s mission is to provide timely and equitable assistance to those affected by motor vehicle accidents through the provision of appropriate social benefits to ensure financial relief and recovery for qualifying individuals.
 
Purpose of the Job:
The Legal Secretary (High Court) is to provide administrative support to the Legal Services Department and to ensure the day-to-day functioning of the office. 
 
Lega Secretarial Administration
• Prepare court statements and forms that Attorneys will need in court.
• Dictate Attorney’s audio files and written notes.
• Transcribe and proofread legal documents.
• Index and update pleadings and discovery binders.
• Collect and deliver documents.
• Supporting legal research for cases and communicating with vendors, experts, attorneys, opposing counsel and other staff. 
 
Standard, process and procedure maintenance 
• Ensure a strategy framework is maintained by required standards.
• Keep abreast of internal standards and business goals to ensure adherence to sound internal control.
• Provide administrative support to the strategy and reporting office by RAF policies and procedures. 
 
Quality assurance activities 
• Maintain up-to-date written documentation and policies related to the organisation's business activities. 
• Arrange meetings on behalf of the Legal Services Department.
• Take minutes and distribute these in accordance to set governance standards.
• Mantain follow-up plan on meeting resolutions and matters outstanding.
• Ensure confirmation of meetings and management of team diaries.
• Schedule appointments with internal and external stakeholders as and when required. 
 
Document Control
Ensure that the filing system is always up-to-date and functional.
• Collate court rolls received from the Registrar for the responsible court divisions, update references and distribute to state attorneys. 
• Manage the retrieval of information at all times as requested in the office.
• Ensure confidentiality of all documents under control and that documentation reaches the intended recipients.
• Acknowledge the receipt of documentation, apply a file number allocation, record data onto the computer system and file appropriately.
• Collate all the court directives and update on the court directives database.
• Maintain status update and records of all high value foreign national records for re-insurance purposes and report regularly. 
 
Qualification & Experience
• National Diploma in Business Administration/Law related qualification.
• Relevant 2 years' experience in a business/law administration related environment. 
 
Technical & Behavioural Competencies
• Planning, organisation and coordinating.
• Personal mastery.
• Emotional wisdom and decision making.
• Ethics and values.
• Client service orientation. 
• Computer literacy in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, outlook, etc.
• Good understanding of all RAF systems and procedures.
• Proficiency in English and one other official language.
• Excellent planning and organisational skills.
• Dependable and trustworthy.
• Good communication skills.
• Interpersonal relations.
• Good administrative skills.
• Research skills.
• Writing skills.
• Dairy and Court roll management. 
 
 
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.
 
PLEASE APPLY HERE
 
 
 
 
 
 

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PARALEGAL HIGH COURT X2 (PRETORIA)
Division:  Governance
Reference No:  5897
Location: Menlo Park, Gauteng, ZA
Employment Type:  Permanent
Disability (EE targeted role):  No
T.A.S.K Grade:  10
Job Posting Salary:  R434,656.00
Job Posting End Date:  18 Nov 2025
 
The Road Accident Fund’s mission is to provide timely and equitable assistance to those affected by motor vehicle accidents through the provision of appropriate social benefits to ensure financial relief and recovery for qualifying individuals.
 
Purpose of the Job: The Paralegal (High Court) is responsible for providing general management, administrative and technical legal support to the attorneys. 
 
Key Performance Areas
 
General management and support to Attorney 
• Provide research assistance to attorneys.
• Assisting with searching and checking public records on behalf of attorneys.
• Assisting with the interviewing of clients, and witnesses.
• Assisting with collecting, retrieving, and analysing information relevant to litigation cases.
• Assisting attorneys with trial and its preparation.
• Analysing and conducting research for reporting purposes. 
 
Document Management
• Assisting with the preparation of legal documents and arguments.
• Summarising depositions and other documents.
• Preparing briefs and pleadings and drafting discovery documents.
• Managing and organising cases.
• Updating file registers. 
 
Reporting
• Contribute to the preparation and submission of Regulation reports.
• Aid in the development of functional reporting systems, for management, project or performance reporting. 
• Report regularly and periodically perform necessary submissions as and when required to provide progress updates and/or inform management decisions.
 
Stakeholder Management
• Aid in proactive and progressive relationships with key stakeholders.
• Deal with inquiries and requests for information from both internal and external stakeholders.
• Aid in the maintenance of relationships with vendors, service providers or procurement teams and ensure that all relevant procured items are invoiced and paid on time. 
 
Qualifications & Experience
• Bachelors Degree in Law or equivalent.
• Relevant 3 years’ experience in a legal environment. 
 
Behavioural & Technical Competencies
• Planning, Organising and Coordinating.
• Personal Mastery.
• Judgement and Decision Making.
• Ethics and Values.
• Client Service Orientation. 
• Legislation & regulatory knowledge.
• Ethics & compliance.
• PFMA.
• Knowledge of drafting.
• Monitoring and evaluation.
• Policy and standards.
• Governance.
• Claims litigation.
• MVA law and legislation.
• Negotiation. 
• Conflict resolution.
• Problem solving and analysis.
• Mediation. 
 
 
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.
 
PLEASE APPLY HERE
 
 
 
 
 
 

​RAF ATTORNEY: HIGH COURT X16
Division:  Governance
Reference No:  5596
Location: Pretoria, Gauteng, ZA
Employment Type:  Permanent
Disability (EE targeted role):  No
T.A.S.K Grade:  16
Job Posting Salary:  R1,028,791.00
Job Posting End Date:  18 Nov 2025
 
The Road Accident Fund’s mission is to provide timely and equitable assistance to those affected by motor vehicle accidents through the provision of appropriate social benefits to ensure financial relief and recovery for qualifying individuals.
 
Note: RAF Attorney: High Court Positions (Permanent Contracts) are available in the following Offices;
 
Pretoria Regional Office X9
Polokwane Office X4
Nelspruit Office X1
Thohoyandou X2
 
Purpose of the Job: The RAF Attorney: High Court is responsible for all High Court matters within the Fund and to offer litigation services accordingly. This role will also be responsible to perform a range of tax services including tax bill of costs in compliance with South African laws and regulations.
 
Key Performance Areas
 
Policy review and implementation

• Contribute to the development and implementation of departmental policy, procedures and processes.
• Keep up to date with effective policy and practice execution strategies.

 
Preparation and research on related litigation matters

• Conduct research that will provide information in preparation for all matters for trial.
• Consult with client departments/representatives, and witnesses for instructions and documentation for cases to be presented in court.
• Draft pleadings to provide clear motivation/justification on a particular position about the case.

 
Mediation process

• All required steps regarding the mediation process, as governed by the amendment to the rules of court, are to be taken.
• Upon conclusion of the mediation, parties shall inform the Registrar and all other parties by a notice that Mediation is completed.
• Parties & Mediator must within 5 days of completion of mediation issue a joint minute indicating.

 
Represent the Road Accident Fund on all third party claims and related litigation matters

• Attend court appearances in all allocated third-party litigation matters.
• Ensure file administration from opening to the conclusion of a legal case including adherence to trial dates.
• Handle appearances at courts, tribunals, mediation hearings and inquiries.
• Approve instructions to appoint and instruct expert witnesses.

 
Settle non-litigious matters before they are set down for trial

• Block consultation, early assessment of files, and early instructions to experts and assessors.
• Approve requests to appoint and instruct assessors and expert witnesses.
• Recommend a settlement.

 
Provision of legal advice to RAF

• Provide legal advice on arising legal matters and contracts.
• Provide well-researched legal advice on matters impacting the organisation.
• Conduct legal research and prepare legal opinions.

 
Taxation

• Deliver a full range of tax services in compliance with laws and regulations.
• Build relationships and interact with clients to provide consulting and expertise in tax services.
• Provide innovative tax planning and review complex income tax returns.

 
Reporting

• Prepare and submit regulation reports as and when required to provide progress updates and/or inform management decisions.
• Develop reports/ policies/ procedures and guide the process through the alignment of the documents to the overall RAF's Strategy.
• Develop functional reporting systems, for management, projects or performance reporting.
• Prepare proposals, briefings, presentations, reports and other documentation and provide management with information both verbally and in a report format.

 
Stakeholder Management

• Facilitate and manage communication with relevant internal and external stakeholders in relation to investments and proactively and progressively manage the relationships.
• Manage relationships with vendors, service providers or procurement teams and ensure that all relevant procured items are invoiced and paid on time.
• Communication with all levels of stakeholder contact.

 
People Management

• Ensure the sourcing, development and retention of a high-performance team.
• Manage the recruitment of the operational workforce in line with employment equity targets.
• Manage staff in the department to ensure that they achieve their objectives in line with the strategic objectives of the RAF. 
• Manage the implementation of human capital processes and procedures to control/regulate workplace conflict and/or institute corrective measures and consultation processes to address deviations from standards.
• Allocate, direct, motivate and evaluate subordinates to help them achieve their individual goals.

 
Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Law or equivalent.
• Post-graduate in Law or equivalent.
• Admission as an Attorney of the High Court or Advocate.
• Right of Appearance in the High Court.
• Relevant 5-7 years Legal Experience Post-graduation or Admission of which 2 years must have been on area of expertise (Personal Injury Litigation).

 
Competencies Required:
 
Behavioural

• Resilience
• Communication
• Working with People
• Network and Alliances
• Planning, Organising and Coordinating
• Employee Engagement
• Personal Mastery
• Judgement and Decision Making
• Ethics and Values
• Client Service Orientation

 
Managerial

• Change Management
• Coaching and Mentoring
• Conflict Management
• Critical and innovative thinking
• Direction setting
• Facilitation and Presentation Skills
• People Management
• Policy conceptualization and formulation
• Risk Management
• Programme/Project Management
• Stakeholder development and relations
• Reporting

 
Technical

• Legislation & regulatory knowledge
• Ethics & compliance
• Monitoring and evaluation
• Policy and standards
• Governance
• Claims litigation
• MVA law and legislation
• Negotiation
• Conflict resolution
• Problem solving and analysis
• Mediation

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

​DRIVER/MESSENGER X4 (X3 PRETORIA & X1 MAFIKENG)
Division:  Governance
Reference No:  6289
Location: Menlo Park, Gauteng, ZA
Employment Type:  Permanent
Disability (EE targeted role):  No
T.A.S.K Grade:  06
Job Posting Salary:  R244,732.00
Job Posting End Date:  18 Nov 2025
 
The Road Accident Fund’s mission is to provide timely and equitable assistance to those affected by motor vehicle accidents through the provision of appropriate social benefits to ensure financial relief and recovery for qualifying individuals.
 
Purpose of the Job: 
The Driver/Messenger is accountable to safely transport people, documents and / or goods to and from an assigned area. The incumbent will be required to follow appropriate safety procedures when transporting people, equipment and / or documents and adhere to National specific road safety rules and regulations. In addition, the role holder will be required to adhere to work schedules and will be required to report all vehicle defects, accidents, traffic violations, damages or loss of equipment as well as reporting unexpected delays.
 
Key Performance Areas
 
Messenger Services
• Collect correspondence from respective government institution, verify against the list before collection and acknowledge the receipt. • Deliver packages or messages on time.
• Handle packages and documents with care.
• Drive delivery truck to the destination.
• Reconcile packages at recipient’s location.
• Maintain communication with destination and point of departure.
• Obtain receipts or signatures for deliveries and documentation.
• Maintain records of daily visits in the logbook.
• Sort deliverable items in accordance to delivery route in order to ensure maximum efficiency.
• Confirm deliveries by checking into the office after each delivery.
• Deliver the documents to Document Services for them to distribute in line with the SOP.
• Plan efficient routes prior to setting out on a delivery mission. 
 
Administration
• Monitor the availability of messenger services for delivery of items to financial institutions, Government departments, clients, etc. at all times.
• Ensure that archiving of scanned files and documents is done in accordance with the National Archives Act as well the RAF’s RM strategies and objectives.
• Sort documents according to documents class and insert.
• Forward the transfer (Metro-file) and requests for inactive records to the Records Manager.
• Prepare and capture records to be transferred to the offsite storage, forward to Records Management and maintain a log of records sent off-site storage.
• Receive records file index spread sheet and keep track of all the updates for records stored off-site.
• Maintain an inventory of the department’s records, showing each record series title, file plan reference number, and retention period as listed on the Records Retention Schedule (RRS).
• Complete the final disposition log/ register that have been destroyed.
• Monitor that the postal service facility in the branch is operating effectively at all times.
• Efficient and timely document binding service. 
• Monitor and make sure that requests for copying or binding are executed efficiently and timeously. 
 
Transport & Operation
• Load and unload organization’s merchandize.
• Transport products, materials, and staff securely to areas where they are needed.
• Recognize electrical and mechanical faults and report to Facilities Manager. 
 
Vehicle, Machinery & Equipment Maintenance
• Perform daily pre trip and post trip vehicle inspection to ensure safety standards are adhered to.
• Ensure that the copying and binding machines are maintained in working order.
 
Reporting
• Report vehicle, machinery and equipment defects, accidents, traffic violations, damage to the vehicles or loss of equipment.
• Ensure vehicle is always in good condition.
• Provide logbooks in line with the Fleet Management Policy.
• Reporting of unexpected delays.
• Report on the maintenance of the franking machine in terms of technical maintenance and the loading of money.
• Report on major equipment faults requiring service provider attention immediately to supervisor. 
 
Process incoming / outgoing mail and mail batching
• Receive, register and stamp incoming and outgoing correspondence.
• Separate incoming documents and faxes and sort according to destination.
• Ensure files, correspondence and all other documentation is filed according to established policy and procedure.
• Prepare outgoing mail for posting, bulk mailing and bulk distributions.
• Record details of all registered mail and Docex Tracker mail.
• Declare monies received and capture in register.
• Prepare Check addresses and ensure Docex is sent to Docex, Normal and Registered mail to the Post Office. 
 
Qualification & Experience
• Matric or Grade 12 certificate.
• A valid code 10 (EC1/EC) driver’s license.
• Professional Driver’s Permit.
• At least 1 year’ experience in a driving/messenger services environment. 
 
Technical & Behavioral Competencies
• Planning, organisation and coordinating.
• Personal mastery.
• Emotional wisdom and decision making.
• Ethics and values.
• Client service orientation. 
• Ability to assess condition / road worthiness of motor vehicle to ensure safety of self and passengers.
• Knowledge of principles and methods of moving people and goods or equipment
• Communication. 
 
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.
 
PLEASE APPLY HERE