Provincial Head: Legal Services (Major General) at South African Police Service (SAPS)

Generic Appointment Requirements: 
Applicants:

• Must be fluent in at least two of the official languages, of which one must be English; 
• Must have a valid motor vehicle drivers’ licence; 
• Short-listed candidates will be subjected to a preliminary security clearance vetting, which must reflect no negative issue against such candidate; and 
• Will be required to undergo a security vetting process to the level of Top Secret and obtain a security clearance of Top Secret within six months after appointment (if not already in possession of such a valid security clearance). 

Appointment Requirements 
Applicants:

• Must have a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) / B Proc Degree (accredited by SAQA on NQF level 7 or higher). 
• An applicable post graduate qualification in the above relevant fields, relevant training and development in Executive Development Programme and / or admission as an Attorney or Advocate with successful bar examination / pupillage examination will be an added advantage; and 
• Must have a minimum period of three years’ appropriate managerial experience in the field of the post. 

Core Functions: 

• Manage and ensure the provisioning of quality formal legal opinions relating to operational effectiveness, resource support environment and interventions. 
• Manage and ensure the provisioning of quality pro-active legal interventions to promote operational effectiveness. 
• Manage and ensure the conducting of resolution directed engagements with external stakeholders. 
• Manage and ensure the conducting of legal risk and inspections at identified stations who are major contributors to civil claims. 
• Manage and ensure the conducting of Standard relating workshops/ Interventions/ engagements with legal officials. 
• Manage and ensure the submission of early warning reports within the prescribed time frame. 
• Manage and ensure timeous instructions to investigate claims within the prescribed time frame. 
• Manage and ensure timeous payment of court orders and judgement. 
• Manage and ensure that the instructions to recover damages are forwarded to State Attorney or within the prescribed time frame. 
• Manage and ensure that the instructions to recover damages are forwarded to Loss Management within the prescribed time frame. 
• Manage and ensure timeous finalization of pending civil claim files against the state.
• Manage and ensure the compilation and distribution of the civil claim / litigation report for purposes of management information in the reduction of civil claims and litigation. 
• Manage and ensure efficient, economic and effective preparations and presentations of employers’ cases at arbitrations. 
• Manage and ensure efficient, economic and effective handling of labour litigation cases. 
• Ensure the submission of quality pro-active recommendations regarding identified challenges pertaining to the application of legislation and policies. 
• Manage and utilise human, financial, physical and information resources in the immediate post environment in accordance with the strategies, priorities and regulatory framework of the SAPS.