The City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality is located in the Gauteng Province. Johannesburg is the most advanced commercial city in Africa and the engine room of the South African and regional economy. It is a city with a unique, African character, world-class infrastructure in the fields of telecommunications, transportation, water and power, and wi...
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Grade 12 plus a B Degree in Law (LLB) NQF level 7;
Must be an Admitted Attorney;
10 years’ overall experience, of which 5 years’ experience should be at middle management within a legal environment;
Valid Driver’s license;
No criminal record.
Primary Function:
Establish, support, manage and coordinate an effective municipal court system within each magisterial district of the City of Johannesburg for the prosecution of by-law, and other municipal-related offences or as directed by law.
Key Performance Areas:
Execution of the Group Legal and Contracts Strategy with respect to service delivery and define, implement, and monitor the short-term plans/objectives for the Municipal Courts and Prosecutions Directorate;
Coordinate specific administrative and reporting requirements associated with key performance and result indicators of the functionality;
Improve the operational functions of all Municipal Courts to ensure quality service delivery in terms of Batho Pele principles;
Direct and control outcomes associated with utilization, productivity, and performance of personnel in the Municipal Courts and Prosecutions;
Interface with Directors of the relevant departments as well as Managers within Legal Services to support an effective law enforcement strategy to achieve the purpose of the Municipal courts as stated above;
Compile monthly reports/status on by-law contraventions and other relevant National Legislation to interact with the various departments such as Planning, Environmental Health, and other relevant departments;
Implement Procedures, Systems, and Controls to regulate specific work sequences associated with the function;
Prepare capital and operating estimates for the Directorate and monitor project-related expenditure against budget allocations.