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Key Performance Areas

Policy Review and Implementation

• Contribute to the development and implementation of departmental policy, procedures and processes.
• Keep up to date with effective policy and practice execution strategies.

Preparation and Research on Related Litigation Matters

• Conduct research that will provide information in preparation for all matters for trial.
• Consult with client departments/ representatives, and witnesses for instructions and documentation for cases to be presented in Court.
• Draft pleadings to provide clear motivation/justification on a particular position about the case.

Mediation Process

• All required steps regarding the mediation process, as governed by the amendment to the rules of court, are to be taken.
• Upon conclusion of the mediation, parties shall inform Registrar and all other parties by a notice that Mediation is completed.
• Parties & Mediator must within 5 days of completion of mediation issue a joint minute indicating.

Represent the Road Accident Fund on all third party claims related litigation matters

• Attend court appearances in all allocated third-party litigation matters.
• Ensure file administration from opening to the conclusion of a legal case including adherence to trial dates.
• Handle appearances at courts, tribunals, mediation hearings and inquiries.
• Coordinate administrative legal actions to ensure compliance.
• Approve instructions to appoint and instruct expert witnesses.

Settle non-litigious matters before they are set down for trial

• Block consultation, early assessment of files, and early instructions to experts and assessors.
• Approve requests to appoint and instruct assessors and expert witnesses. 
• Recommend a settlement.

Provision of legal advice to RAF

• Provide legal advice on arising legal matters and contracts.
• Provide well-researched legal advice on matters impacting the organisation.
• Conduct legal research and prepare legal opinions.

Taxation

• Deliver a full range of tax services in compliance with laws and regulations.
• Build relationships and interact with clients to provide consulting and expertise in tax services.
• Provide innovative tax planning and review complex income tax returns

Reporting

• Prepare and submit regulation reports as and when required to provide progress updates and/or inform management decisions.
• Develop reports/ policies/ procedures and guide the process through the alignment of the documents to the overall RAF’s Strategy.
• Develop functional reporting systems, for management, projects or performance reporting.
• Prepare proposals, briefings, presentations, reports, and other documentation and provide management information both verbally and in report format.

Stakeholder Management

• Facilitate and manage communication with relevant internal and external stakeholders in relation to investments and proactively and progressively manage the relationships.
• Manage relationships with vendors, service providers or procurement teams and ensure that all relevant procured items are invoiced and paid on time.
• Communicate with all levels of stakeholder contact.

People management

• Ensure the sourcing, development and retention of a high-performance team.
• Manage the recruitment of the operational workforce in line with employment equity targets.
• Manage staff in the department to ensure that they achieve their objectives in line with the strategic objectives of the RAF.
• Manage the implementation of human capital processes and procedures to control/regulate workplace conflict and/or institute corrective measures and consultation processes to address deviations from standards.
• Allocate, direct, motivate and evaluate subordinates to help them achieve their individual goals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Law or equivalent.
• Postgraduate in Law or equivalent.
• Admission as an Attorney of the High Court or Advocate.
• Right of appearance in the High Court.

Experience

• Relevant 5-7 years legal experience post-graduation or admission of which 2 years must have been in area of expertise (personal injury litigation)

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Key Performance Areas 

 Messenger services

• Collect correspondence from respective government institution, verify against the list before collection and acknowledge the receipt.
• Deliver packages or messages on time.
• Handle packages and documents with care.
• Drive delivery truck to the destination.
• Reconcile packages at recipient’s location.
• Maintain communication with destination and point of departure.
• Obtain receipts or signatures for deliveries and documentation.
• Maintain records of daily visits in the logbook.
• Sort deliverable items in accordance to delivery route in order to ensure maximum efficiency.
• Confirm deliveries by checking into the office after each delivery.
• Deliver the documents to Document Services for them to distribute in line with the SOP.
• Plan efficient routes prior to setting out on a delivery mission

Administration

• Monitor and make sure that requests for copying or binding are executed efficiently and timeously.
• Monitor the availability of messenger services for delivery of items to financial institutions, Government departments, clients, etc. at all times.
• Ensure that archiving of scanned files and documents is done in accordance with the National Archives Act as well the RAF’s RM strategies and objectives.
• Sort documents according to documents class and insert.
• Forward the transfer (Metro-file) and requests for inactive records to the Records Manager.
• Prepare and capture records to be transferred to the offsite storage, forward to Records Management and maintain a log of records sent off-site storage.
• Receive records file index spread sheet and keep track of all the updates for records stored off-site.
• Maintain an inventory of the department’s records, showing each record series title, file plan reference number, and retention period as listed on the Records Retention Schedule (RRS).
• Complete the final disposition log/ register that have been destroyed.
• Monitor that the postal service facility in the branch is operating effectively at all times.
• Efficient and timely document binding service.

Transportation and Operation

• Load and unload organization’s merchandize.
• Transport products, materials, and staff securely to areas where they are needed.
• Recognize electrical and mechanical faults and report to Facilities Manager.

Vehicle, Machinery & Equipment Maintenance

• Perform daily pre trip and post trip vehicle inspection to ensure safety standards are adhered to.
• Ensure that the copying and binding machines are maintained in working order

Reporting

• Report vehicle, machinery and equipment defects, accidents, traffic violations, damage to the vehicles or loss of equipment.
• Ensure vehicle is always in good condition.
• Provide logbooks in line with the Fleet Management Policy.
• Reporting of unexpected delays.
• Report on the maintenance of the franking machine in terms of technical maintenance and the loading of money.
• Report on major equipment faults requiring service provider attention immediately to supervisor.

Process incoming / outgoing mail and mail batching

• Receive, register and stamp incoming and outgoing correspondence.
• Separate incoming documents and faxes and sort according to destination.
• Ensure files, correspondence and all other documentation is filed according to established policy and procedure.
• Prepare outgoing mail for posting bulk mailing and bulk distributions.
• Record details of all registered mail and Docex Tracker mail.
• Declare monies received and capture in register.
• Prepare Check addresses and ensure Docex is sent to Docex, Normal and Registered mail to the Post Office.

Qualifications

• Matric or Grade 12 certificate
• A valid code 10 (EC1/EC) driver’s license.
• Professional Driver’s Permit.

Experience

• At least 1 year’ experience in a driving/messenger services environment.