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Assistant Director: Legal,Governance,Risk and Compliance:REF NO: NSF01/05/2025 Jobs in Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa at Department of Higher Education and Training
Title: Assistant Director: Legal,Governance,Risk and Compliance:REF NO: NSF01/05/2025
Company: Department of Higher Education and Training
Location: Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
Job title : Assistant Director: Legal,Governance,Risk and Compliance:REF NO: NSF01/05/2025
Job Location : Gauteng, PretoriaDeadline : May 29, 2025Quick Recommended Links
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Requirements
An LLB Degree; admission as an advocate or attorney (preferably but not a requirement);
A minimum of three (3) to five (5) years legal experience and appropriate knowledge in the following legal administration spheres: constitutional law, administrative law, interpretation of statutes, the law of contract, civil procedure, Labour law, law of evidence law of delict, commercial transactions law, post-school education and training laws.
Experience in governance, risk and/or compliance in the private or public sector. Excellent knowledge and understanding of the law and Government prescripts in the PSET sector.
Duties
Assist the National Skills Fund with drafting submissions for approval by the Senior Management, the Director-General, and the Minister. Reviews key business activities to ensure compliance with standards, policies, and regulations. Ensures compliance with risk management policies, procedures, and systems. Ensures high-risk compliance and governance areas are proactively identified and mitigated. Develop an internal control register to mitigate possible risks and create awareness.
Examine, evaluate, report and recommends improvements in the effectiveness of risk processes. Compile reports on the results of the internal audit process and report to the audit committee on audit findings and recommendations to ensure informed decision-making in audit-related matters. Provision of legal services support. Provide the evidence to formulate a defense or to initiate legal actions. Prepare legal opinions for committee consideration.
Conducting legal research and providing legal advice including drafting legal opinions. Attending to enquiries and/or correspondence. Providing written and verbal opinions on a variety of matters pertaining to the NSF. Coordinate the management of litigation between legal advisors, external attorneys, and advocates to ensure high standards of representation of legal matters. Conduct an analysis of the legal framework to stipulate the requirements of the contract. Always adhere to the values of the NSF.
Actively participate in all meetings as required. Operate within the policies, procedures, and rules of the NSF. Assist colleagues as required. This position requires a dynamic hardworking individual with deep knowledge of legislative frameworks, policies and procedures that govern the public sector, as well as practical experience in providing legal services, risk management, compliance services and governance services.
Further skills and competency requirements relate to applied strategic thinking, applying technology, budgeting and financial management, excellent written and verbal communication, information management, continuous improvement, diversity management, managing interpersonal conflict and resolving problems, good planning and organizing, problem-solving and decision making, project management, team player, creative thinking, decision making, problem analysis, negotiation, quality management, computer skills; research and policy formulation skills; presentation skills; analytical.
The incumbent must be service delivery orientated, customer-focused, maintain integrity and be able to work in a team environment. Good knowledge of the post-school education and training system will be an added advantage. Good computer skills and a valid driver’s license are requirements.
Candidates must be willing to travel, work irregular hours and be committed to meeting deadlines within tight timeframes. Candidates must be confident, trustworthy, accurate and adaptable, and must have integrity. The successful candidate will have to annually disclose his/her financial interests.
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