Senior Specialist: Tax Court Litigation at The South African Revenue Service (SARS)

Job Purpose

• To conduct litigation of revenue matters in Tax, High Courts including Supreme Court of Appeal and Constitutional Court in terms of the applicable statutes and rules of court. To also provide expert advice on legal issues

Education and Experience

Minimum Qualification & Experience Required

• Relevant (Honours) / Post Graduate Diploma (NQF 8): Law AND 10-12 years' experience in a Legal Tax / Litigation environment, of which 3-4 years ideally at a specialist level.
• Admitted attorney or Advocate

OR

• Relevant Bachelor's Degree / Advanced Diploma (NQF 7) AND 12 - 15 years related experience, of which 3 - 4 years at a specialist level

Minimum Functional Requirements

Job Outputs:

Process

• Analyse and make recommendations about improvements to specialist systems, procedures, policies and practices. 
• Contribute to the optimum utilisation of org. resources, advising on effective planning and development of area of specialisation resource plans. 
• Develop multiple practices in alignment with operational policy and procedural frameworks, supporting tactical development and excellence. 
• Draw on own technical or professional expertise, knowledge & experience to identify & recommend tactical solutions to defined problems in practices. 
• Influence and communicate across business areas impacted by practice area to minimise resistance and ensure on-boarding of new thinking. 
• Integrate business information, compare, analyse & produce reports to identify trends, discrepancies & inconsistencies for decision making purposes. 
• Optimise goal achievement through tactical strategy development and optimisation of practises, processes & systems across an internal value chain. 
• Plan for value-added, continuous multiple practice and system improvement optimisation to deliver on objectives and to enhance tactical excellence. 
• Proactively identify interconnected problems, determine its impact and use to develop best fit alternatives, developing best practice solutions. 
• Recommend changes to optimise processes, systems, practice areas and associated procedures and execute the implementation of change and innovation. 
• Translate top-down policy, apply modification in relation to own practice area and communicate impact to relevant stakeholders. 
• Provide expert advice, instruct and brief attorneys and counsel in respect of applications in the Magistrate's Court or Higher courts. 
• Provide specialist advice and opinions to SARS operations and management on significant tax matters

Governance

• Develop and/or align governance and compliance policies in own practice areas to identify and manage risk exposure liability.

People

• Integrate new knowledge and transfer skills attained through formal and informal learning opportunities in the execution of your job. 
• Provide specialist know-how, support, advice and practice thought leadership in area of expertise.   

Finance

• Implement and monitor financial control, management of costs and corporate governance in area of specialisation.

Client

• Develop & ensure implementation of a practice that builds service delivery excellence & encourage others to provide exceptional stakeholder service.
• Participate in the specialist practice community and contribute positively to organisation knowledge management.
• Provide authoritative, specialist expertise and advice to internal and external stakeholders

Behavioural competencies

• Accountability
• Analytical Thinking
• Attention to Detail
• Building Sustainability 
• Commitment to Continuous Learning
• Organisational Awareness
• Conceptual Ability
• External Awareness
• Fairness and Transparency
• Honesty & Integrity 
• Problem Solving and Analysis
• Trust
• Respect

Technical competencies

• Business Knowledge
• Data Collection and Analysis
• Efficiency improvement
• Functional Policies and Procedures 
• Reporting

Deadline:16th July,2025