Senior Legal Advisor - Executive Support
National Credit Regulator (NCR) · Gauteng
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- 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.