Temp: Legal Coordinator at The National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF)

Qualification & Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Law (LLB)
• 2 years’ experience in a legal, policy or compliance
• Admission as an Attorney – advantageous
• 2 years’ post qualification experience (PQE) – advantageous
• 1 year experience in creative or cultural industries – advantageous
• Knowledge of Government Regulatory Framework (e.g. PFMA, BBBEE, Preferential Procurement, POPI and PAIA) 

Key Responsibilities:

Research and monitor legal and regulatory framework of the industry:

• Conduct desktop legal research on the audio-visual and greater creative media industry’s related regulatory and industry environment
• Implement changes as necessary by updating relevant policy or making submissions

Review policies:

• Monitor and review policies to identify policy gaps
• Assist the manager in the development of new policies as required
• Coordinate and facilitate inductions on policies and procedures

Manage organisational contracts management system:

• Draft relevant contractual documents such as addendums, stakeholder agreements, service provider agreements
• Review and update NFVF contract templates
• Maintain and update the NFVF contract registry
• Verify necessary documentation, such as compliance documents, are attached to contractual agreements

Monitor NFVF compliance with industry regulatory framework:

• Assist the Compliance and Research Manager in monitoring the regulatory framework of the South African audio-visual industry
• Assist the Compliance and Research Manager in coordinating information for NFVF written submissions in response to regulatory developments.