Job Opportunities at Community Schemes Ombud Service (CSOS)

Description

• Meeting administration
• Coordinate, prepare, attend meetings and attend to Ad hoc requirements
• Adheres to governance procedures, including legal requirements on retention of documents. 
• Assists with the provision of relevant information for the publication of the company’s annual report.
• Assist with the administration of maintaining statutory books including registers of members and directors to advise the shareholder accordingly on any changes.
• Assist with the administration of maintaining statutory books including registers of members and directors to advise the shareholder accordingly on any changes.

Requirements

• Degree in Law or Administration
• 3–5 years of experience in a Company Secretariat environment

Knowledge & Skills Required:

• Proficiency in corporate governance and regulatory compliance
• King Code IV and other applicable legislation
• Strong written and verbal communication
• Excellent office administration and minute-taking skills
• Ability to maintain confidentiality

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Description

• Develop policies and processes to support CSOS reporting through effective documentation and data management.
• Draft, review, and negotiate legally sound contracts to ensure optimal value from CSOS procurements and expenditures.
• Provide legal advice and support to business units on contract management, ensuring compliance with legal and policy requirements.
• Conduct legal research and provide opinions on relevant legislation, including case law analysis.
• Implement best practices for legal operations, ensuring continuous performance improvement and professional development within the section.

Requirements

• LLB degree or an equivalent legal qualification.
• Admission as an Attorney or Advocate.
• Minimum of 5 years post-qualification experience (PQE) in a legal environment.
• Extensive knowledge of labour law, company law, and good governance principles.
• Awareness of broader political, economic, and social environments affecting legal practice.
• Advanced proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Strong policy development skills.
• High attention to detail, accuracy, honesty, and integrity.

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Description

• Provide procurement transactional support to various business units.
• Conduct spend analysis to inform sourcing strategies.
• Conduct supplier market research and market intelligence
• Assist in the maintenance of customer/ supplier/stakeholder relationships to ensure supply chain stability, monitor and drive governance, contract compliance and performance.

Requirements

• Matric certificate
• Diploma or Degree in Commerce/Logistics/procurement/business administration
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in Procurement/Supply Chain Management
• Public Sector Procurement experience is advantageous, particularly in:
• Public Finance Management Act (PFMA)
• Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act (PPPFA)
• Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) Codes and Regulations
• Treasury Regulations.

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Description

• Conduct adjudications on disputes referred to adjudication in a fair, equitable and transparent manner.
• Working with the Dispute & Governance team.
• Excellent case management and closure of all matters within the prescribed time limit.
• Ensure that the adjudication order is issued to both parties with enforcement notices.
• Issue Adjudication orders with prescribed timeframes.
• Subject their adjudication orders to quality assurance.
• Prepare and issue Notices of Set down for all Adjudication hearings inviting parties to a formal or virtual hearings.
• Consider all evidence.
• Conduct investigations, inspections, enter or inspect asset, record or another document.
• Evaluate all evidence, apply legal research and applicable case law.
• Issue an adjudication order which is binding on the parties to the dispute.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Law/BProc/ LLB.
• Admitted as an Attorney.
• Expertise and understanding of Community Schemes governance and adjudication of disputes.
• 5 years of expertise as an Adjudicator or Senior Management role or 10 years as a conciliator and/or court work/litigation/conciliation and/or arbitration processes of the CCMA or Bargaining Councils.
• Ability to resolve complex disputes.
• Ability to draft judgments and reports.
• Understanding the political and legislative environment of the CSOS and thorough knowledge of the CSOS as well as the Sectional Titles Management Act.
• Thorough knowledge of the CSOS Act as well as Sectional Titles Management Act, Companies Act, Housing Scheme for Retired Persons Act South Africa, Co-operatives Act, Promotion of Administrative Justice Act.
• Expert user of case management modules and Client and service centric.
• MS Office skills.

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Description

• Manage the effective running of the activities of the Board in conjunction with the Board Chairperson.
• Act as a primary point of contact and source of advice/guidance to board members regarding CSOS and its activities to assist in their decision-making process.
• Keep under review all legal and regulatory developments affecting CSOS’s operations and make sure the Directors are properly informed of such developments.
• Coordinate the publication and distribution of the company’s annual report and accounts and interim statements, in consultation with the company’s internal and external advisers, in particular, when preparing the directors’ report to ensure that reporting is done in a timely and accurate manner.
• Manage the development and implementation of systems that ensure that CSOS complies with all applicable codes as well as its legal and statutory requirements.
• Maintain statutory books including registers of members and directors to advise the shareholder accordingly on any changes.
• Facilitate the proper induction and training of board members to assume their roles and responsibilities and execute their fiduciary duties in the best interests of CSOS as set out in the Companies Act and all other applicable Legislations.

Requirements

• Degree in Law, Commerce, or equivalent
• Registration with the SA Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators
• 7–8 years of experience in corporate governance or legal and commercial environments
• 5 years of experience in the field of Committee Secretary.
• 3 years in an Assistant Company Secretary role
• Comprehensive knowledge and expertise in:
• Companies Act, CSOS Act, and Governance Body of Knowledge (G-BOK)
• King Code IV and other applicable legislation
• Strong analytical and judgment skills

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Description

• Conduct regular inspections and audits on the building and applicable infrastructure
• Provide work schedule according to building and maintenance Plan to ensure enforcement of policy and  procedures for safe working environment.
• Manage and conduct quality control routine checks in compliance to OHSA and all other requisite regulations
• Ensure that the workplace is in line with best practice.

Requirements

• Matric
• Degree and or National Diploma in a building or facilities related field
• 3 - 5 years working experience in facilities/property related field in a corporate/public sector organization.
• Minimum of 2 years at Supervisory level.
• Structural / Mechanical/Electrical/ Civil Engineering degree would be an added advantage.
• First aid and workplace safety regulations
• Financial management and PFMA
• Knowledge of building regulations, electrical installations, HVAC, and emergency standby systems
• Ability to interpret architectural drawings and designs
• Project management skills