DIRECTOR: CONTRACT ADVISORY AND MANAGEMENT

DEPARTMENT: GROUP LEGAL AND SECRETARIAT SERVICES

Division: Contract Management

Section: Contract Advisory and Management

Location: Pretoria Central

Reference number

LESE097-2026

Position

DIRECTOR: Contract Advisory and Management

To be advertised

Internal

External

This position seeks to attract

African female

African male

Coloured female

Coloured male

Indian female

Indian male

White female

White male

Person with disability

All categories

Job level

T18

Scale

R886 296,00 – R1 230 960,00 per annum

Estimated

remuneration package

R1 300 149,00 – R1 738 842,00 per annum

Job purpose

To provide strategic guidance on contract development, negotiation and management to reduce risk and maximise value for the organisation, including overseeing all aspects of contract life cycle management, ensuring legal and regulatory compliance, leading contract review and negotiation teams and providing high-level advice to senior leadership

Appointment 

requirements

LLB or any other relevant three- or four-year career-related tertiary qualification (degree or national diploma) in a legal field

Admitted Attorney or Advocate

At least nine years’ working experience in a legal environment, of which at least four years should be at managerial level

A valid Code B driving licence

Computer literacy and proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint

Must undergo a criminal record check and such a person shall allow their fingerprints to be taken by the Tshwane Metro Police Department at own cost

Personal attributes

and/or competencies

Written communication and drafting: Ability to communicate complex legal information in understandable documents for specific audiences

Problem solving: Ability to identify potential problem areas and break the problem into component parts, generate potential solutions, select an option and implement it

Planning and organising: Ability to plan activities within specific time frames and then execute these activities according to plan

Organisational awareness: Ability to understand the City of Tshwane’s objectives, the impact of legal decisions on the community and the functioning of the various directorates

Cognitive ability: Ability to gather information, analyse issues and deal with complexity and ambiguity, show long-term thinking, follow through in a logical manner, be aware of consequences and implications, and see the bigger picture

Direction setting: Ability to create a clear sense of common purpose and vision for others with a view to obtaining buy in and commitment to goals

Ability to function under pressure

Primary functions

Execute generic management functions

Execute generic financial functions

Identify and define immediate, short- and long-term objectives

Act as the first point of contact for legal and contractual matters, taking ownership of projects or processes as these are initiated

Provide advice to procurement teams on supply chain legislative provisions and procedures

Consult with clients on contracts, reviewing a wide range of commercial contracts and collateral agreements, including JBCC, NEC3 and GCC

Advise internal departments on contractual risk and guidance on contractual disputes

Provide general advice and support in areas of contractual legislation, such as verification of documents, approval forms, bank facilities (letters of credit and bank guarantees), etc

Render opinions and comments on contracts and provide legislative interpretation

SAP

S70017151

New/natural attrition

Natural attrition

Enquiries

C Geldenhuys (012 358 8446) or Adv M Motseo (012 358 6273)