Senior Legal Advisor - Executive Support at National Credit Regulator (NCR)

Requirements:

• The successful candidate must hold a relevant legal qualification and must be an admitted attorney or advocate that has completed pupillage, with a minimum of 8 years post admission experience, 5 of which must have been in a management or supervisory role within a legal, regulatory or similar environment.

Duties:

• Overseeing of the Executive department’s functions.
• Overseeing presentation of cases to the National Consumer Tribunal (“The Tribunal”) the Courts; and present the NCR in Tribunal proceedings.
• Overseeing the overall enforcement of the National Credit Act.
• Departmental Management, including Budget, human resources and asset management.
• Develop, Review, monitor and maintain relevant departmental policies & procedures.
• Provide legal advice to EXCO and Departments.
• Attend to and provide legal advice on legal action taken by or against the NCR.
• Participate in various committees.
• Collaborate with relevant enforcement agencies and regulators in the litigation of cases relevant to the mandate of the NCR.
• Prepare and moderate media statements to be released on behalf of the NCR.

Knowledge:

• National Credit Act.
• Constitutional law.
• Administrative law.
• Court’s rules and procedures

Skills:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Report writing and analytical skills.
• Effective planning, organising and time management.
• Negotiation skills.
• Organizational skills.
• Legal interpretation.
• Computer skills (Office 365 applications such as Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook).