Job Openings at Parliament of The Republic of South africa

​Your key responsibilities will be:

• Budget Management
• Forecasting and Reporting
• Operational Management
• Governance and Compliance
• Human Resources Management

To qualify, you must have:

• BCom Honours Degree with specialisation in Finance/ Accounting/Management Accounting/Public Sector Finance or related qualification (NQF Level 8)
• A minimum of 5 years in Management Accounting of which 2 years must be managerial experience.
• This position is subject to a 6 months’ probation period.

You must also demonstrate knowledge and experience in:

• Knowledge of Parliamentary policies, systems, procedures and National Treasury guidelines and regulations.
• Knowledge and understanding of the FMPPLA and the relevant management guidelines, principles, and procedures.
• Knowledge of IFRS, GAAP, and other relevant financial regulations, particularly as they apply to consolidation and divisional environments.
• Knowledge of Lean principles and cost optimization techniques.
• Strong knowledge and experience in Enterprise Resource Planning in Finance (Oracle SAP, etc), including Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, Access, Outlook and Oracle.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent planning and organising skills.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Hands-on and teamwork focussed.
• Excellent management skills.
• Good Conflict resolution skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills and able to communicate at all levels.
• Excellent problem solving and financial analysis skills
• Good leadership ability
• Displays high integrity and has a strong work ethic.
• Resilient and adapts easily to change
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Tact and diplomacy
• Focussed on delivering results
• Judgement and decision-making
• Systems thinking ability
• Critical thinking ability

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Detailed Description

As a successful candidate your key responsibilities will be to: 

• Provide Strategic Planning and management of the Constitutional and Legal Services; 
• Provide legal advice and support to Parliament (Houses, Presiding Officers and Committees), Executive Authority and the Secretary to Parliament; 
• Lead and oversee the management of litigation and disputes involving Parliament; 
• Lead and oversee the editing and processing of legislation before Parliament; 
• Lead the provision of corporate legal advice and services for the Administration of Parliament 
• Operational Management of the workstreams in the Division; and 
• Human Resources, Records and Financial Management.

Job Requirements

To qualify, you must have a minimum of: 

• LLB Degree at an NQF level 8. 
• A Master’s Degree in Law (LLM) is highly advantageous. Specialisation in Constitutional/Public Law will be a distinct advantage. 
• A minimum of 10 years post-admission legal advisory or legal practice experience, of which at least 5 years must have been in a Public Service environment, and at an executive level; and 
• Admission as an advocate with right of appearance in the High Court of South Africa.