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SOUTH AFRICAN REVENUE SERVICES (SARS)
CONSULTANT: LEGAL (X2)
Position Reports to: Manager: Legal Delivery
Division: Taxpayer Engagement
Location: Western Cape – Cape Town (1) , KZN – Durban (1)
Advert Closing Date: 19 November 2026
About the Position
SARS is looking for an experienced, dynamic individual, competent, self-driven, with a high level of integrity and discretion who is result driven and risk vigilant lawyer. He/she should possess good legal research, facilitation of the dispute process, negotiation and drafting skills and must thrive in a busy and demanding working environment. The applicant will be sitting in corporate governance committees and should be able to take objective decisions. He/she must be a team player with good listening skills, respect ideas and aim to improve the product or process at hand. He/she must also be capable of executing his/her duties with enthusiasm and a good comprehension of the law as well as a capability within SARS to achieve its strategic intent of Voluntary Compliance by making it easy for compliant taxpayers and traders, hard & costly for non-compliant taxpayers & traders.
Job Purpose
To provide legal services on complex and non-complex matters to internal and external clients.
Education and Experience
Minimum Qualification & Experience Required
- Bachelor’s degree (LLB or B-Proc Degree) (NQF 7) AND 5-7 years Legal experience in a Legal and Tax Environment, Litigation administration, of which 2-3 years Legal, SARS Tax, Litigation administration and or Administration experience at a Junior Legal Consultant / technically skilled level.
- Admitted attorney or Advocate
Minimum Functional Requirements
- Need to have LLB/B Proc and Articles + Admitted.
- Understanding of SARS operations
- Dispute Resolution
- Experienced presentation skills
- Basic experience with tax law
Job Outputs:
- Legal Drafting
- Legal Research and the provision of opinions
- Preparation of cases for Tax Board
- Representation of cases in Tax Board
- Preparation and presentation of matters to various SARS committees
- Legal report writing
- Briefing and managing external attorneys and counsel
- Litigation planning
Process
- Correctly apply policies, practices, standards, procedures and legislation in the delivery of work outputs.
- Accumulate information to review work progress that provides input to reporting, decision making and the identification of improvement opportunities.
- Apply practical and applied knowledge and act authoritatively on methods, systems and procedures to identify trends and potential risks.
- Communication of situational interpretation and judgement of work outputs and queries in area of specialisation.
- Correctly apply policies, practices, standards, procedures and legislation in the delivery of work outputs.
- Draw on own knowledge and experience to diagnose symptoms, causes and possible effects in order to solve emerging problems.
- Finalise legal matters by identifying facts, accessing relevant sources, analysis, application, advice and implementation of the course of action.
- Initiate process and procedural change, implement the change and provide guidelines and support related to new requirements as a result of the change.
- Develop and maintain productive working relationships with peers and SARS role players to achieve predefined objective.
- Perform operations in a specialised area to technical specifications and contribute to operational result delivery within predefined standards.
- Plan for value-added process improvements, initiatives and services to deliver on operational strategy and objectives.
- Provide reports with recommendations applicable to area of specialisation.
- Provide specialist input through the investigation of opportunities for operational and process, product and risk optimisation.
Governance
- Ensure that completed work adhere to relevant policies, procedures, governance and legislative requirements and report on deviations and discrepancies.
- Implement and provide input into the development of governance, compliance, integrity and ethics processes within area of specialisation.
People
- Develop and maintain productive working relationships with peers and team members to achieve predefined objectives.
- Search for, integrate and share new knowledge attained through formal and informal learning opportunities in the execution of your job.
Finance
- Adhere to organisational policies and procedures to ensure cost effectiveness and reduction of financial costs.
Client
- Contribute to a culture of service excellence, which builds positive relationships and provides opportunity for feedback and exceptional service.
- Provide authoritative, specialist services, expertise and advice to internal and external stakeholders.
Behavioural competencies
- Accountability
- Analytical Thinking
- Attention to Detail
- Commitment to Continuous Learning
- Conceptual Ability
- Customer Service
- Expertise in Context
- Fairness and Transparency
- Honesty and Integrity
- Organisational Awareness
- Problem Solving and Analysis
- Respect
- Trust
Technical competencies
- Business Knowledge
- Data Collection & Analysis
- Dispute Resolution
- Effective Business Communication
- Efficiency Improvement
- Functional Policies and Procedures
- General Advisory and Litigation
- Legal Advisory and Interpretation
- Legal Knowledge and knowledge of ethics
- Reporting
Compliance Competency
- GOC Confidential
Employment Equity
The Employment Equity policy of SARS will be considered as part of the recruitment and selection process and Persons with Disabilities are encouraged to apply. Successful candidates will be required to undertake an oath of secrecy, pre-employment screening, case study, pre-assessment, psychometric assessment and or vetting, and a declaration of private interest. The appointment is also subject to appropriate reference(s) and security clearance where applicable.
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