Chief Director: Law Reform and Policy Coordination

Requirements: 

An undergraduate qualification in Law or relevant qualification on (NQF7) within the related field as recognized by SAQA. A minimum of five (5) years’ experience at a senior managerial level within the relevant field. Successful completion of the Senior Management Pre-entry Programme as endorsed by the National School of Government (NSG). Experience in the law reform and policy coordination. Certificate in legislative drafting and experience in the South African legislative process for the promulgation of legislation. Knowledge of Legal Administration, Strategic coordination/ planning, Business planning, Report/professional writing, Policy development , Business process management, Organisation performance management, Risk management, Audit procedures, Research methodologies and presentation, Project management, Outlook, Ms Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Knowledge on how to use legal data bases (Juta, Sabinet, LexisNexis) for research purposes, Policies, legislation and procedures, Public Service and Departmental procedures and prescripts, Planning and performance management legislation, Departmental legislation, Budget planning and control, procurement and financial prescripts, Legislative drafting course. Skills & Competencies: Strategic Capability and Leadership, Managerial skills, Advanced skills in policy formulation, Negotiation skills, Adequate skills in computer use, Advanced skills in budgeting, managing budget, Advanced skills in respect of formal presentation and public speaking; management and project management, Good interpersonal relations and diplomatic skills, Relationship Management, Stakeholder engagement, Public Relations, Research, Programme and Project Management, Financial Management, Change Management, Knowledge Management: Service Delivery Innovation (SDI), Problem Solving and Analysis, People Management and Empowerment, Client Orientation and Customer Focus. Personal attributes Managerial capability, Ability to work individually and in a team, Adherence to deadlines, Good interpersonal relations, Ability to work with difficult persons and to resolve conflict, Sense of responsibility and loyalty, Objectiveness, Integrity, Service orientated, Self-supervision, Highly developed sense of honesty, Protect the confidentiality of documents. 

Duties: 

Manage and oversee the management of all law reform requests. Oversee the provisioning of general legal support in respect of legislation administered by the Department Oversee and manage the drafting, vetting of, commenting on and processing of Bills. Ensure the provision of general legal support and directives issued in terms of legislation administered by the Department Ensure legislation and policy coordination within the Department