Overview
Head: Legal Jobs in Centurion, Gauteng, South Africa at Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA)
Title: Head: Legal
Company: Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA)
Location: Centurion, Gauteng, South Africa
The Head of Legal is a critical, strategic leadership function located within the Independent Power Producer Office (IPPO). Reporting directly to the Head: IPPO, the successful incumbent will be responsible for leading the legal architecture, contract structures, and regulatory compliance necessary to deliver South Africa’s alternative energy source procurement programmes portfolio.
About The IPP Office (IPPO)
Established in 2010, the IPP Office provides rapid solutions to South Africa’s severe electricity supply constraints by procuring new energy generation capacity from Independent Power Producers (IPPs). Operating as a specialized project office, the IPPO is hosted by the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) under a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) between the Department of Electricity and Energy (DEE), National Treasury, and the DBSA.
The IPPO is globally and domestically recognized for its skills and success in delivering on three core mandates:
- IPP Energy Procurement Management
- Monitoring, Evaluation, and Contract Management
- Professional Advisory Services
This executive role has been necessitated to provide robust governance, institutional risk mitigation, and commercial legal frameworks across a massive multi-billion rand portfolio of complex IPP Programmes. The Head of Legal ensures strict statutory compliance and flawless transactional execution for diverse technologies including Renewable Energy, Battery Energy Storage, Gas to Power, and Hybrid energy facilities as well as transmission.
