LEGAL MANAGER

VACANCY

            Housing Company Tshwane (HCT) is a municipal entity solely owned by the City of Tshwane mandated with development and management of the social and affordable housing in the City of Tshwane seeks to fill the following position.

            REFERENCE NO.: 001/06/2026

            POSITION: LEGAL MANAGER

DEPARTMENT: OFFICE OF THE CEO

TARGET: ALL CATEGORIES

JOB LEVEL: T17

SALARY SCALE: 775 593,48- 903 132,17 pa (excluding benefits)

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• LLB degree or relevant NQF level 7 equivalent.
• 5 years’ experience in the legal environment of local government, inclusive of 3 years in a middle management position and inclusive of years post articles.
• Admission as an attorney.
• Master of Laws or Management qualification will be an added advantage.

JOB PURPOSE

• To provide accurate and timely legal advice to Management and other Staff on all matters relating to the HCT as a business.
• To support the HCT in the identification and management of legal risks to the organisation.

SUMMARY OF DUTIES

1. Providing strategic advice to the entity pertaining to legal matters, identifying strategic risks and plans to mitigate such.
2. Developing and reviewing legal services policies and procedures in alignment to business objectives and legislation.
3. Ensuring sustainability of processes and mitigation of business continuity risks by having internal controls supporting HCT strategic objectives.
4. Provide advice on any disputes, litigation or arbitration related matters.
5. Represent HCT in litigation and dispute resolution processes and procedures as appropriate.
6. Drafting of all legal agreements including leases and contracts.
7. Review all contracts signed by the HCT are aligned to the entity mandate.
8. Provide input and advice on appropriateness of contracts and recommended or required amendments.
9. Identify legal risks in all contractual obligations by the HCT and develop effective mitigating strategies with the business.
10. Drafting legal opinions or service level agreements on multidisciplinary areas of the law.

HOW TO APPLY

Visit the Housing Company Tshwane website (hct.tshwane.gov.za), click on the vacancies link, then click sign up or join HCT to register. After registering, you will then be able to apply. If you are already registered, click view profile.

OTHER INFORMATION

• General enquiries: Ms. T. Dludla or Ms. N. Mndi (012 358 2505)
• If you have trouble registering your profile or applying for these positions, send an email with a detailed description of the error or problem to hct.recruitment@TSHWANE.GOV.ZA
• Click on the applicant guidelines to get more instructions on the process.
• Please do not submit your application to this email address – it will not be accepted.

Closing date: 25 June 2026 (Applications will close at midnight.)