Senior Public Prosecutor (Community Prosecutor) - Kimberley (Upington) at National Prosecuting Authority

REQUIREMENTS :

• An LLB. For serving prosecutors seeking promotion any appropriate legal qualification.
• At least eight (8) years post qualification litigation experience.

DUTIES :

• Develop local crime prevention initiatives and strategies in line with the Community Prosecution Initiative (CPI). Contribute to crime prevention and community justice through this initiative. Analyse local crime trends and dynamics of crime and insecurities of communities in respective DPP-divisions.
• Organize, execute, and participate in community prosecution events and meetings locally, provincially and nationally. Build strategic partnerships for local crime prevention initiatives.
• Develop effective and efficient working relationships with internal and external stakeholders including current NPA Community Prosecution colleagues. Expand and increase the impact of the current CPI footprint in the division and nationally as a whole. Provide and promote education about the law to targeted groups within this initiative. Promote effective collaboration, interaction and cultivate partnerships with- and between stakeholders. Apply Batho Pele principles, Service Charter- and NPA processes.
• Participate, contribute, and represent the NPA at interdepartmental, local government, divisional and national structures. To monitor and evaluate statistical data and performance of initiatives implemented in the division where appointed. To develop and implement interventions in the divisions in line with the analysis of the statistical data.
• To provide feedback and the submission of reports (as determined by the National Coordinator at Head Office), regarding the identification of initiatives, the implementation thereof, progress and management of all related activities and initiatives in respective divisions, to both the DPP and the Office of the National Head Office Coordinator.
• Furthermore, it will be expected of the incumbent to also perform prosecutorial-related duties such as prosecutor-guided investigations, the management of dockets, court and case management and the actual prosecution of related cases when required.