Assistant Director: Administratiive Complaince and Contract Law Support, (Level 9) at Departments: Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs

REF NO: ASD-ADMINCOMLW/57

SALARY: R468 459 per annum

REQUIREMENTS: 

• A three-year National Diploma/ Bachelor’s Degree in Legal or equivalent qualification (at NQF level 6/7 as recognised by SAQA).
• At least 3-5 years’ experience in compliance, legal or regulatory roles. Knowledge and understanding of Protection of Personal Infor-mation Act (POPIA) and Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA).
• Drafting/ writing skills. Excellent verbal and written communication in English. Ability to work under pres-sure, independently and as part of a team. Initiative and result driven. Analytical. Profi-cient in MS Excel and MS Word.
• Additional Requirements (Advantage): Advance Certificate in Compliance Manage-ment. Member of the Compliance Institute of Southern Africa. Knowledge and under-standing of the Public Service Compliance Framework. 
• Generic Competencies: Plan-ning and organising. Coordination. Problem solving and decision making. Project management. People management and empowerment. Client orientation and customer focus. Team leadership. Diversity management. Communication (verbal and written). 
• Technical Competencies: Conducting legal research. Interpretation of statutes. Drafting of legislations and/or policies. Knowledge of applicable legislation in public service.

DUTIES: 

• The successful candidate will perform the following duties: Compile and update the compliance universe register. Review existing and new policies to ensure that they are aligned to applicable legislations. Compliance Administration, such as monthly / quarterly reporting in the Department. Assist in the management of Promotion of Personal Information Act (POPIA) and Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA) related queries (internal and external). POPIA and PAIA Administration with the Information Regulator.