Senior Legal Advisor: Legal Contracts - Centurion at Road Accident Fund

Key Performance Areas

Provision of Contract Management Support to the Organisation

• Draft and vet procurement and/or other commercial contracts.
• Monitor and report on the status of contracts and other agreements drafted or vetted.
• Research Legal and Contractual issues.
• Draft specific contractual terms to accompany bid specifications.
• Draft and vet non-procurement contracts.
• Compile Reports.
• Update Contracts Register.
•  Maintain an updated file in the share folder.

Provision of Procurement Support to the Organisation

• Develop bid specifications.
• Research Legal issues pertaining to procurement matters.
• Provide legal support on contracts to the Contract Management section of Supply Chain Management Department.
• Draft articles for publication.

Provision of Legal Advice and Support to the Organisation

• Provide legal advice on arising legal matters and contracts.
• Provide well researched legal advice on matters impacting on the organisation.
• Conduct legal research and prepare legal opinions.
• Advise on legal risks impacting on the organisation.

Contract Breaches and Terminations

• Review and analyse reports on alleged breach and possible terminations.
• Draft notices regarding breach.
• Draft termination letters.
• Prepare memorandums or correspondence with findings and recommendations.
• Prepare and handover litigious documentation for further handling.

Policy Review and Implementation

• Contribute to the development and implementation of departmental policy, procedures and processes.
• Keep up to date with effective policy and practice execution strategies.

Reporting

• Report on number of breaches and terminated contracts.
• Prepare proposals, briefings, presentations, reports, and other documentation and provide management information both verbally and in report format.

Stakeholder Management

• Facilitate and manage communication with relevant internal and external stakeholders and proactively and progressively manage the relationships.
• Communicate with all levels of stakeholder contact.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in law or equivalent.
• Relevant 5 – 7 years’ experience in a contracts function and general corporate law.
• Proven contract drafting, vetting and negotiation experience.
• Proven Legal Advice experience.
• Proven prior experience in a public law environment.
• Legal Research experience.
• Code 8 driver’s License.