Legal Advisor: Conciliation and Arbitration at City of Tshwane

Appointment requirements

• An appropriate three-year career-related tertiary qualification (degree or national diploma) in Labour Relations, Law or any other study field related to the position
• At least six years’ relevant working experience in a labour relations environment
• Supervisory experience will be an added advantage
• A valid Code B driving licence
• Computer literacy with SAP and advanced Excel knowledge
• Must undergo a criminal record check and such a person shall allow their fingerprints to be taken by the Tshwane Metro Police Department at own cost

Primary functions

• Deliver general personnel management functions
• Conduct conciliation, arbitration and litigation of disputes at the South African Local Government Bargaining Council (SALGBC), the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) and other forums
• Attend to all cases referred or allocated for advice, conciliation or arbitration
• Compile and keep statistics of all cases received and handled
• Keep safe record of all cases referred, allocated or handled
• Investigate and gather information on the allocated cases
• Consult with the client department or division to gather information
• Prepare for the allocated cases by taking statements from the witnesses, consulting with witnesses and discussing the merits of each case
• Take proper and adequate instructions from the client department or division about each case to be handled
• Prepare witnesses for the case and inform or sensitise them about the litigation processes of each case
• Do research about each case and present or handle it with the utmost care and diligence
• Appear on behalf of the employer and represent the interests of the employer in all cases
• Do constant reporting and provide feedback to client departments or divisions about all cases handled
• Receive information and the notices from the SALGBC, the CCMA and other forums on all cases and ensure that cases are handled as per the directives and/or rules of the applicable forum
• Comply with the time frames regarding interaction with the SALGBC, the other party(ies), including the CCMA, in all cases referred for conciliation and arbitration
• Give proper legal advice to all client departments or divisions about cases handled
• Receive information and notices from the SALGBC, the CCMA and other forums on all cases and ensure that cases are handled in accordance with the directives and/or rules of the applicable forum
• Give proper legal advice to all client departments about all cases allocated or handled
• Provide legal comments on reports from the client department or division
• Do monthly reporting of all cases allocated or handled by or on behalf of the section
• Handle labour law litigation
• Give constant feedback to client departments or divisions
• Provide labour law advisory services
• Provide correct and proper of legal advice generally
• Keep abreast of trends, theories and practices that underlie the rendering of services
• Implement scorecards to achieve the objectives of the department, division or section
• Implement the department’s business and strategic plans and associated short- or long-term performance and service delivery plans
• Compile statistics for the section of all the cases referred, allocated and handled