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ROAD ACCIDENT FUND (RAF) VACANCIES
ROAD ACCIDENT FUND (RAF)
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT X4
Division: Operations
Reference No: 3649
Location: Durban, Kwazulu-Natal, ZA
Employment Type: Fixed Term Contract
Disability (EE targeted role): Yes
T.A.S.K Grade: 06
Job Posting Salary: R244,732.00
Job Posting End Date: 19 Dec 2023
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: To provide administrative support for the Officer, Senior Officer and Team Leader to ensure that the branch is run efficiently and effectively.
Key Performance Areas
To follow up on queries from stake holders.
• Telephone calls.
• Checking correspondence.
• Sending out letters.
• Draft undertaking letters where applicable.
Completing payment requisition on offers made.
• Expenditure authorization.
• Check list.
• Obtain relevant signatures in terms DOA
Drawing and filing of correspondence received.
• Request file from CAFS.
• Print all relevant emails / letters received via post.
• Placing of documents on file daily.
Updating claims system.
• Draw file from CAFS.
• Update claim viewing with all relevant information.
Collecting and delivering files to all relevant departments.
• Request files from Assessor and ensure that it is delivered to relevant department timeously.
Sending of file copies to relevant stake holders
• Obtain file from CAFS.
• Have copies made and send to relevant stake holders
Qualifications and Experience
• NQF 4 (Matric or Grade 12) qualification.
• Computer literacy
• Relevant 1 year experience in claims handling environment and administration.
Technical and behavioural competencies required
• Personal Mastery
• Emotional Wisdom
• Ethics and Governance
• Customer orientation and Customer focus
• Computer literacy.
• Organization, administration & interpersonal skills.
• Time & desk Management.
Road Accident Fund Values
• Integrity,
• Compassion,
• Accountability,
• Respect,
• Excellence
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.
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OFFICER DETERMINATION X10
Division: Operations
Reference No: 3643
Location:
Durban, Kwazulu-Natal, ZA
Employment Type: Fixed Term Contract
Disability (EE targeted role): No
T.A.S.K Grade: 10
Job Posting Salary: R434,656.00
Job Posting End Date: 19 Dec 2023
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: To provide claims handling to ensure prompt and fair settlement of claims.
Key Performance Areas
To estimate value of loss in terms of DOA
To quantify benefits and make appropriate offers.
To provide claims assistance during road shows
Qualifications & Experience
Technical and Behavioral Competencies required:
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.
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OFFICER DETERMINATION X10
Division: Operations
Reference No: 3643
Location:
Durban, Kwazulu-Natal, ZA
Employment Type: Fixed Term Contract
Disability (EE targeted role): No
T.A.S.K Grade: 10
Job Posting Salary: R434,656.00
Job Posting End Date: 19 Dec 2023
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: To provide claims handling to ensure prompt and fair settlement of claims.
Key Performance Areas
To estimate value of loss in terms of DOA
- Review documentation or determine further documentation needed.
- Scrutinize claims documentation (e.g. payslips, etc.)
- Determine and estimate quantum of claims.
- Consider experts reports particularly actuarial calculations.
- Instruct the relevant experts to quantify the benefits e.g. actuary, industrial psychologists on the advice of and approval of the assessor and/or senior assessor.
To quantify benefits and make appropriate offers.
- If no expert is required, calculate the value of benefits.
- Loss of support/earnings calculation on advice of the Assessor and/or Senior Assessor.
- Provide details of income and fringe benefits in major sectors.
- Determine contingency deductions to be applied.
- Interpretation on the cap limit under the Amendment Act.
- Assess the funeral account and award benefit in terms of the ARAF Act.
- Communicating and explaining offers to claimants.
- Attending to queries with claimants.
- Knowledge of rules of collateral and accelerated benefits.
- Factor in contingencies also consider merits allocated.
- Prepare offer as approved by the Assessor or Senior Assessor.
- Consider any prior payments/interim payments/WCC/Social grants/EIL under the advisement or approval of the assessor or senior assessor.
- Obtain approval in terms of delegation and send out offer.
- If accepted request payment.
- If not accepted revise the offer.
- If summons served, refer matter to Litigation.
To provide claims assistance during road shows
- Drawing files for road shows.
- Liaise with claimants to attend the road show.
Qualifications & Experience
- NQF 7 Bachelor’s Degree or Advanced Diploma qualification
- Relevant 3 years’ experience in claims experience
Technical and Behavioral Competencies required:
- Personal Mastery
- Emotional wisdom
- Ethics and governance
- Customer orientation and customer focus
- Detail orientated and analytical thinker
- Decision making
- Negotiation skills
- Time management
- Leadership skills
- Communication (Written and verbal)
- Computer literacy
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.
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MANAGER: CORPORATE LITIGATION
Division: Governance
Reference No: 3655
Location: Centurion, 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: 20 Dec 2023
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: Corporate Legal Services, the successful incumbent is responsible to provide management and technical leadership support to the Senior Manager: Compliance of the Legal and Compliance Department in line with the strategic objectives of the organisation as determined by the Board of the RAF and to manage, monitor and report on corporate litigation and RAF compensation litigation where issues of constitutionality are raised.
Key Performance Areas
Management of Referred Claims Litigation, All Constitutional Litigation, Non-Claims Litigation and All Applications where the CEO is Cited as a Party
Policy Review and Implementation
Reporting
Stakeholder Management
People Management
Qualifications and Experience
Technical and Behavioral Competencies Required
Remuneration
Total cost to company applicable to this position is minimum R1 028 791.00 per annum, negotiable.
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.
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MANAGER: CORPORATE LITIGATION
Division: Governance
Reference No: 3655
Location: Centurion, 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: 20 Dec 2023
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: Corporate Legal Services, the successful incumbent is responsible to provide management and technical leadership support to the Senior Manager: Compliance of the Legal and Compliance Department in line with the strategic objectives of the organisation as determined by the Board of the RAF and to manage, monitor and report on corporate litigation and RAF compensation litigation where issues of constitutionality are raised.
Key Performance Areas
Management of Referred Claims Litigation, All Constitutional Litigation, Non-Claims Litigation and All Applications where the CEO is Cited as a Party
- Manage, monitor and report on litigation managed by the Litigation section.
- Assess the litigation risk and advice on litigation strategy.
- Manage service providers providing legal services to the Litigation section.
- Instruct and consult with external legal service providers.
- Monitor the management of the litigation process and instructions to legal service providers throughout the process.
- Submit Litigation Reports to the Risk Committee.
- Draft directives to give guidance to the RAF on the effect of important judgments.
- Draft briefing notes to the CEO and COO.
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.
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.
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.
- Communicate with all levels of stakeholder contact.
People Management
- Ensure the sourcing, development and retention of a high-performance team.
- 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.
- Postgraduate in Law related qualification will be an added advantage.
- Admission as an Attorney of the High Court or Advocate.
- Right of appearance in the High Court will be an added advantage.
- Relevant 6 - 8 years’ experience in Litigation environment of which 2 years must have been on a supervisory level/ area of expertise/ management level.
- A valid driver’s license
- Proven litigation experience.
Technical and Behavioral Competencies Required
- Resilience.
- Network and alliance.
- Employee engagement.
- Ethics and values.
- Change management.
- Critical and innovative thinking
- Policy conceptualisation and formulation.
- Risk Management.
- Stakeholder development and relations.
- Reporting.
- Ability to analyse and solve problems.
- Good organizational skills.
- Facilitation and Coordination.
- Excellent Communication.
- Time management.
- Negotiation.
- Civil Procedure Law.
- Commercial law.
- Administrative law.
- A thorough knowledge of MVA law and MVA litigation.
- A thorough knowledge of legislation applicable to public entities.
- Microsoft office Packages.
- Networking & collaboration.
- Financial management.
- General Management.
- PFMA.
- RAF Act.
- Resource management.
Remuneration
Total cost to company applicable to this position is minimum R1 028 791.00 per annum, negotiable.
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.
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SENIOR LEGAL ADVISOR: LEGAL ADVICE
Division: Governance
Reference No: 3654
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: 19 Dec 2023
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 Manager: Legal Advisor, the successful incumbent is responsible to provide management and technical leadership support in line with the strategic objectives of the organisation as determined by the Board of the RAF; to manage, monitor and report on legal advice provided to the Board, Executive Management and business units; to publish a monthly internal legal advice newsletter; to prepare legal articles for publication in external media; and to collaborate with the Training Department on specific training requirements and the development of training material.
Key Performance Areas
Provision of Legal Advice to Business
- Conduct legal research and prepare legal opinions.
- Instruct attorney to brief counsel on legal opinion.
- Where appropriate consult with attorney and counsel.
- Collaborate with the Training Department on specific training requirements and the development of training material.
- Write articles for the monthly Legal Advice Newsletter.
- Write articles for publication in external media.
- Vet Annual Reports, Annual Performance Plans, the RAF Website, marketing and other material for legal accuracy; and
- Maintain and update legal advice register.
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.
Reporting
- 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 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.
- Communicate with all levels of stakeholder contact.
Qualifications and Experience
- Bachelor's Degree in Law or equivalent
- Relevant 5 - 7 years’ experience in a contracts function and general corporate law.
- Proven contract drafting, vetting and negotiation experience.
- Proven Legal Advice experience.
- Proven prior experience in a public law environment.
- Legal Research experience.
- Code 8 driver’s License.
Technical and Behavioral Competencies Required
- Resilience.
- Network and alliance.
- Employee engagement.
- Ethics and values.
- Change management.
- Critical and innovative thinking
- Policy conceptualisation and formulation.
- Risk Management.
- Stakeholder development and relations.
- Reporting.
- A thorough knowledge of MVA law.
- A thorough knowledge of legislation applicable to public entities.
- Administrative Law
- Microsoft Office Packages
- Networking & collaboration
- General Management
- PFMA
- RAF Act
- Ability to analyse and solve problems
- Through knowledge of PFMA and its Regulations
- Through knowledge of legislation and laws that are applicable to the organization
- Facilitation and Coordination
- Negotiation
- Administrative law
- Procurement processes
- Contract law
- Corporate Law
- PFMA, PAIA, PAJA and other relevant legislation
- Analytical and problem solving
- Commercial legal drafting
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.
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MANAGER: LEGAL ADVISOR
Division: Governance
Reference No: 3653
Location: Centurion, 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: 19 Dec 2023
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 Manager: Legal Advisor, the successful incumbent is responsible to provide management and technical leadership support in line with the strategic objectives of the organisation as determined by the Board of the RAF; to manage, monitor and report on legal advice provided to the Board, Executive Management and business units; to publish a monthly internal legal advice newsletter; to prepare legal articles for publication in external media; and to collaborate with the Training Department on specific training requirements and the development of training material.
Key Performance Areas
Provision of Legal Advice to Business
Policy Review and Implementation
Reporting
Stakeholder Management
Qualifications and Experience
Technical and Behavioral Competencies Required
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.
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MANAGER: LEGAL ADVISOR
Division: Governance
Reference No: 3653
Location: Centurion, 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: 19 Dec 2023
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 Manager: Legal Advisor, the successful incumbent is responsible to provide management and technical leadership support in line with the strategic objectives of the organisation as determined by the Board of the RAF; to manage, monitor and report on legal advice provided to the Board, Executive Management and business units; to publish a monthly internal legal advice newsletter; to prepare legal articles for publication in external media; and to collaborate with the Training Department on specific training requirements and the development of training material.
Key Performance Areas
Provision of Legal Advice to Business
- Conduct legal research and prepare legal opinions.
- Instruct attorney to brief counsel on legal opinion.
- Where appropriate consult with attorney and counsel.
- Collaborate with the Training Department on specific training requirements and the development of training material.
- Write articles for the monthly Legal Advice Newsletter.
- Write articles for publication in external media.
- Vet Annual Reports, Annual Performance Plans, the RAF Website, marketing and other material for legal accuracy; and
- Maintain and update legal advice register.
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.
Reporting
- 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 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.
- Communicate with all levels of stakeholder contact.
Qualifications and Experience
- Bachelor's Degree in Law or equivalent
- Relevant 5 - 7 years’ experience in a contracts function and general corporate law.
- Proven contract drafting, vetting and negotiation experience.
- Proven Legal Advice experience.
- Proven prior experience in a public law environment.
- Legal Research experience.
- Code 8 drivers Licence.
Technical and Behavioral Competencies Required
- Resilience.
- Network and alliance.
- Employee engagement.
- Ethics and values.
- Change management.
- Critical and innovative thinking
- Policy conceptualisation and formulation.
- Risk Management.
- Stakeholder development and relations.
- Reporting.
- A thorough knowledge of MVA law.
- A thorough knowledge of legislation applicable to public entities.
- Administrative Law
- Microsoft Office Packages
- Networking & collaboration
- General Management
- PFMA
- RAF Act
- Ability to analyse and solve problems
- Through knowledge of PFMA and its Regulations
- Through knowledge of legislation and laws that are applicable to the organization
- Facilitation and Coordination
- Negotiation
- Administrative law
- Procurement processes
- Contract law
- Corporate Law
- PFMA, PAIA, PAJA and other relevant legislation
- Analytical and problem solving
- Commercial legal drafting
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.
APPLY NOW »