DIRECTOR: LEGAL ADVICE

DEPARTMENT: OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER

Division: N/A

Section: N/A

Location: Tshwane House

Reference number

OFCM024-2026

Position

DIRECTOR: LEGAL ADVICE

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 ensure specialised legal services support with the aim to maintain an impartial, accountable, transparent and efficient legal service within the Office of the City Manager, subject to legislated context responsibilities and national standards

Appointment 
requirements

An appropriate three-year career-related tertiary qualification (national diploma or degree) in Law or any other study field related to the position

At least nine years’ working experience in a strategic legal services support environment, preferably in local government with four years’ managerial experience 

Compliance with the unit standards of the Local Government: Municipal Finance Management Act, 2003 (Act 56 of 2003), as prescribed by Regulation 493 of 15 June 2007, as published in Government Gazette 29967 of 15 June 2007, will be an added advantage

A valid Code B driving licence and own transport

Computer literacy

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

Strategic management skills; ability to work under pressure; business management skills; good interpersonal and leadership skills; negotiation skills; conflict-handling skills; planning and organising skills; good verbal and written communication skills

Primary functions                                       

Ensure a climate conducive to promoting and sustaining motivational levels, productivity and performance by directing and controlling outcomes associated with the use, productivity and performance of personnel within the section

Ensure that accurate estimates are prepared in relation to requirements

Prepare capital and operating estimates for the department

Approve and control project-related expenditure against budget allocations

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

Deliver strategic legal support services

Manage and oversee the establishment, stabilisation, consolidation and sustainability of municipal entities governance initiatives within the City of Tshwane

Manage and oversee the establishment, stabilisation, consolidation and sustainability of specialised commercial legal support initiatives

Provide specialised legal services responsibilities in relation to legislated context responsibilities, more specifically (but not limited) to the context of legislation

Provide comprehensive legal services to the institution to safeguard City of Tshwane interests in legal-related matters

Ensure the legal and regulatory compliance of the City of Tshwane

SAP

S70089313

New/natural attrition

Natural attrition

Enquiries

Keitumetse Mogashoa (012 358 1766), Thea Louw (012 358 1226) or
Charmain de Villiers (012 358 4345)