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Legal Advisor : Litigation

Number of vacancies:

2 (two)

POSITION OBJECTIVE:

To implement the strategy and objectives of the Litigation Unit and perform all duties and functions and ad hoc instructions in the Litigation Unit. Manage and monitor litigation and disputes by and against SANRAL, manage the litigation budget and expenditure, manage and reduce litigation costs throughout the litigation lifecycle, recover legal costs on behalf of SANRAL. Manage performance, keeping record of instructions and produce weekly, monthly and quarterly reports to the organisation. Provide support to the Manager: Litigation and the Legal Services department.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor of Laws/ LLB or equivalent NQF Level 8 Qualification.
• Admitted attorney or Advocate (with Pupillage from the Bar) of the High Court of SA, Member of the Law Society/ LPC.
• 5 years min relevant experience.

ADVANTAGEOUS:

LLM and/or specialisation by experience would be advantageous, demonstrable record of litigation and litigation management.

WORKPLACE COMPETENCIES:

•Governmental landscape and regulations: Knowledge and understanding of the National, Provincial and Local governmental landscape and the regulatory and legislative operating environment.
•Legal knowledge: Knowledge and understanding of a wide scope of legislation which includes, but is not limited to the:
-Civil Procedure and Rules of Courts
-Magistrate and High Court Practice/Litigation
-Superiors Courts Act
-Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act,
-Public Finance Management Act,
-South African National Roads Agency SOC Limited Act,
-National Treasury’s Regulations,
-Constitution of the Republic of South Africa and all other related legislations.
-Promotion of Access to Information Act and Protection of Private Information Act
-Administrative and Constitutional Law
•Engineering legal knowledge: Understanding of engineering-specific legislation with which SANRAL must comply, especially the FIDIC suite of contracts.
•Contract vetting and management: Advanced skills and experience in drafting and vetting contracts, including service level agreements.
•Legal research: Ability to identify and retrieve relevant legal information/precedent to aid in the legal decision-making and/or execution process.
•Litigation skills: Ability to manage and thoroughly execute all phases within the legal litigation process from investigation all the way through to settlement and appeal.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Execute Litigation strategy and operational plan development and execution

• Execute the Litigation Strategy to provide an effective and efficient litigation service in managing SANRAL’s litigation demands. 
• Adopt and execute the litigation management and monitoring processes/ procedures.
• Contract for the litigation unit Key Performance Areas in line with define operational goals and objectives.
• Implement operational objectives and provide quality litigation management and support to business in litigated and non-litigated disputes and matters.
• Monitor and report on litigation matters and performance deliverables in line with predefined measurement criteria and agreed performance objectives implement the agreed mechanism to improve delivery and performance of litigation services.
• Identify Litigation Risks and elevate them in divisional meetings and structures for intervention and implementation of the appropriate measures to mitigate and prevent the risk.
• Manage the litigation budget and expenditure on legal fees.

Litigation Management 

• Guide the resolution of, SANRAL claims and/or disputes through negotiation, mediation, arbitration and litigation methods, as required.
• Advise on and guide the resolution of engineering and construction-specific claims/disputes including delays, price acceleration claims and change of work claims. 
• Oversee the resolution of FIDIC-Contract -related issues and/or disputes through adjudication, litigation, arbitration, mediation or negotiation, as required.
• Provide advice and defend SANRAL on infrastructure procurement matters emanating from Tenders issued by SANRAL provide advice and defend all other procurement litigation matters.
• Manage, assess and advise on the merits of litigated matters to determine if a settlement can be reached or the matter should proceed to court.
• Ensure timely procurement and appointment of external service providers to defend or institutive legal action for SANRAL.
• Appoint, Instruct and consult with external legal service providers within the correct internal procedure and PFMA requirements.
• Manage service providers’ performance and delivery in instruction.
• Manage the litigation cycle from end-to-end and provide the appropriate instructions to avoid litigated matters becoming dormant.
• Comply with court timelines and limit reliance on condonation, extensions, tendering of costs. 
• Consult internal clients/business to obtain instructions, facts on the matter and report to be business on developments in their matters monthly and as and when required.

Reduction of Legal Costs and Expenditure 

• Review invoices and ensure that legal fees are reasonable within agreed rates.
• Review invoices to ensure there is no overreach.
• Appropriately reduce and remove excessive items on legal bills.
• Use the Tariffs to determine costs of disbursements.

Recovery of Costs

• Manage and monitor the execution of judgements, orders, awards in favour of SANRAL at conclusion of a dispute/litigated matter.
• Manage the recovery of costs awarded to SANRAL.
• Ensure Legal bills are subjected to taxation/and or agreed fees and executed, engaging the services of a taxation consultant where necessary.
• Record costs recovered and to be recovered and provide monthly and quarterly reports on the status.
• Report monthly and quarterly.

Management and Reporting of the functions of the Litigation Unit

• Submit report on operational litigation.
• Keep records and manage incoming litigation and pre-litigation disputes. 
• Manage the equitable allocation of work and assign responsibilities to Legal Advisors and officers as required. 
• Monitor the execution and review assigned work and responsibilities and any delays in delivery and performance. 
• Provide weekly, monthly and quarterly reports to Management on litigation and active matters.
• Compile memoranda and submission for Litigation to the relevant committees of SANRAL.

EMPLOYMENT REFERENCE CHECKS:

Employment reference checks are a requirement as part of SANRAL’s recruitment and selection process. In order for SANRAL to conduct these checks a consent form needs to be completed and signed by the applicant. As an applicant of this position, you authorize SANRAL to process all the information provided for the purpose of your application for the position as well as the verification and record keeping of such credentials.

Please note that this is a confidential document and is intended for internal use by SANRAL’s Human resources department only. 

EMPLOYMENT EQUITY

Appointments will be made in accordance with SANRAL’s Employment Equity plan. 

SANRAL reserves the right not to fill any position.

Closing date for applications:   29 November 2024

Legal Advisor: Contracts & Assurance

POSITION OBJECTIVE:

To provide specialist legal advice and support in the Contracts and Legal Assurance Unit and Legal Services by drafting, vetting, reviewing and negotiation of a wide range of contracts and agreements. To provide pre-tender adjudication and award assurance and legal advice and support to the various Bid Committees of SANRAL throughout the various bid stages of the tender process. Ensure the bid committees perform bid functions within the defined legal prescripts to achieve business objectives. Support the Manager: Contracts and Legal Assurance with execution of all the functions and responsibilities of the Unit.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor of Laws/ LLB or equivalent NQF Level 8 Qualification
• Admitted attorney or Advocate (with Pupillage from the Bar) of the High Court of SA, Member of the Law Society/ LPC
• 5 years min relevant experience

ADVANTAGEOUS:

• LLM and/or specialisation by experience would be advantageous.
• Commercial and Contract Law.
• Proven experience in drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a wide range of commercial contracts and various legal agreements.

WORKPLACE COMPETENCIES:

• Governmental landscape and regulations: Knowledge and understanding of the government and public sector landscape and the regulatory and legislative operating environment.
• Corporate and Commercial legal knowledge: Knowledge and understanding of a wide scope of legislation which includes, but is not limited to the:
  – Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act
  – Public Finance Management Act
  – South African National Roads Agency SOC Limited Act
  – National Treasury’s Regulations
  – Constitution of the Republic of South Africa and all other related legislations.
  – Companies Act
  – Environmental Legislation
  – FIDIC Contracts
  – CIDB Regulations and Standard
  – Construction Procurement
• Engineering legal knowledge: Knowledge and understanding of engineering-specific legislation with which SANRAL has to comply, especially the FIDIC suite of contracts.
• Contract vetting and management: Advanced skills and experience in drafting and vetting contracts, including service level agreements.
• Legal research: Ability to identify and retrieve relevant legal information/precedent to aid in the legal decision-making and/or execution process.
• Litigation skills: Ability to manage and thoroughly execute all phases within the legal litigation process from investigation all the way through to settlement and appeal.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Contracts and Legal Assurance Support
•Execute the contracts management and legal assurance workflow and operational plan to deliver the timely drafting, vetting, review and amendment of all contracts, agreements and addenda.
•Provide legal assurance for the commercial decisions of the business supporting the overarching business strategy and commercial objectives and activities of the business.
•Comply with pre-defined turnaround times and measuring criteria for delivery on business requests for contracts support and commercial legal assurance.
•Implement all the protocols and procedures for the contracts and assurance functionality report on the outputs within areas of responsibilities.
•Implement and assist with the development of contract and legal document management systems.
 

Contract Drafting, Vetting, Review and Amendment
•Provision of contracts services in various areas of expertise, including labour and employment, construction and engineering, real estate, procurement documents, land acquisition and disposal.
•Advise the business on all contractual matters, provide contract negotiation support and comply with all laws, regulations, industry frameworks, guidelines and standards applicable to various contracts.
•Provide guidance and support on engineering and construction-specific claims including delays, price acceleration claims and change of work claims.
•Provide advice on construction and engineering law, including infrastructure procurement and the drafting and administering of engineering contracts.
•Provide support to all SANRAL Commercial, Contracts and Claims Committees
•Amend and update agreements in keeping with legal and regulatory developments within the relevant discipline.
•Interpret clauses and provide advice to project teams during the implementation phases of the contract.
•Ensure standards contracts are amended and drafted to be fit for purpose and comply with the legal landscape of the jurisdiction they will be executed and accord with legislative requirements.
•Guide and provide input on the drafting, review, updating and negotiation of all types of contracts with SCM and Engineering and oversee contract finalisation.
 

Legal Assurance
•Provide business support to SCM during the tender processes, i.e. specification drafting, bid evaluation, adjudication and pre-award stages.
•Review the tender processes from bid specification, advertising, closing, validity periods, evaluation and adjudication for legal compliance of all aspects of the tender.
•Provide assurance reports of the tender review to bid committees on the legality of the process, legal risks and procedural and legal deficiencies identified and advise/make recommendations to business.
 

Managing and Reporting of the Contracts and Assurance Unit
•Accountable to manage and report on operational functions and outputs.
•Keep records and manage contracts and assurance service requests.
•Manage and execute allocation of work and responsibilities to ensure timely procurement and appointment of external service providers.
•Provide weekly, monthly and quarterly reports to Management on Contractual and Assurance matters.
•Compile memoranda and submission for Contract Management and Assurance to the relevant committees of SANRAL.

EMPLOYMENT REFERENCE CHECKS:

Employment reference checks are a requirement as part of SANRAL’s recruitment and selection process. In order for SANRAL to conduct these checks a consent form needs to be completed and signed by the applicant. As an applicant of this position, you authorize SANRAL to process all the information provided for the purpose of your application for the position as well as the verification and record keeping of such credentials.
 

Please note that this is a confidential document and is intended for internal use by SANRAL’s Human resources department only.
 

EMPLOYMENT EQUITY:
Appointments will be made in accordance with SANRAL’s Employment Equity plan.
 

SANRAL reserves the right not to fill any position
 

Closing date for applications: 29 November 2024

Senior Manager Internal Audit: Compliance, Investigations, QAIP

Senior Internal Audit Manager: Compliance, Investigations, QAIP

TO	SANRAL Staff / External (www.nra.co.za)
REPORTS TO	Chief Audit Executive
DATE	19.11.2024
GRADE	EL
SALARY	Market-related
LOCATION	SANRAL Head Office, 48 Tambotie Avenue, Val de Grace, Pretoria
APPOINTMENT TYPE	Permanent

POSITION OBJECTIVE:

To provide overall leadership and oversee the development of plans, including delivery of outputs in assigned portfolios by executing value-add risk-based audits and investigations in line with applicable professional codes and standards. Oversee development, maintenance and implementation of an effective quality assurance and improvement program commensurate with IIA Standards and risk profile of the organization, constantly spearheading the Internal audit unit towards improvement and best practices.         

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:        

• A Bachelor of Commerce degree in Financial Accounting or an equivalent NQF7 qualification.
• Must be a registered CA(SA) or RGA with a CIA designation.
• A minimum of 10 years of public sector experience.
• A minimum of 7 years of management experience in public sector compliance, risk management, and governance processes.
• A minimum of 5 years of internal audit experience.

ADVANTAGEOUS:

• Previous experience with quality assurance and improvement program.
• Previous experience with investigations or Registered as a Certified Fraud Examiner.

WORKPLACE COMPETENCIES: 

• Oversee allocated compliance audits. e.g. SCM & contract management/ Consequence management/ Transformation/ Quarterly reporting on IFWE/ Community development/ Company secretariat/ Second-tier procurement/ Statutory controls etc.
• Risk management assurance and Governance audits.
• Review of High-value tenders and proactive assurance reviews.
• Investigations.
• Maintenance of Internal audit methodology.
• Quality assurance and improvement program.
• Real-time audits.
• Advisory and consulting assignments.
• Performance audits and value-for-money assessments.
• Reporting on IFWE (Irregular fruitless and wasteful expenditure).

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Strategic Functions

• Provide input in the development of a strategic plan for the unit.
• Oversee development of operational plan in assigned portfolio, delivery of outputs including staff and stakeholder management. 
• Direct the identification, evaluation and monitoring of the risk areas and assist with the development of the Internal Audit Methodology and the Annual Risk Based Audit Plan and the three-year rolling plan.
• Lead the audit function in playing a strategic role in embedding the principles of good governance and ensuring that the standards of ethical behaviour are upheld.
• Environmental scanning and monitoring macro and micro risks impacting the Internal Audit (IA) unit and delegated functions.
• Provide value-added assurance and consulting activities that offer proactive as opposed to detective assurance.
• Partner more closely with key internal and external stakeholders to ensure optimal combined assurance to the Board and Management and make certain that key risks are appropriately addressed, and best practices are recommended and implemented.
• Manage and oversee service providers’ performance and project management in the execution of allocated assignments.  

Audit Planning

• Lead the review and assessment of systems of control, compliance, risk management and governance to determine if the organization has adequate standards/processes in place to achieve organizational objectives.
• Supervise the performance of audits and investigations from identification and planning of projects to issuing and presenting of final reports to executive management and those charged with governance in accordance with The International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing and best practice frameworks. 
• Participate in the development of the annual audit plan in consultation with Management, Risk Management and the Auditor General for review and approval.
• Conduct risk and control assessment of assigned department or functional area in established/required timeline for the development of the audit plan and the basis for planning audit projects.
• Perform ongoing environmental scanning for emerging risks and keep abreast with all relevant legislative changes, standard operating procedures, methodology and guidelines.

Audit Execution

• Ensure that all assigned audits and investigations are executed as per the audit plan and agreed timelines.
• Develop risk-based audit programmes and investigation approach and evaluate the suitability of internal control design and make recommendations on findings.
• Manage audits and investigations to ensure that they are conducted in line with applicable standards and within the time budgets and timelines determined as per the audit plan.
• Suggest and perform consulting and advisory engagements to add value to the organization.

Audit Project Quality

• Ensure that policies, procedures, and guidelines, which impact on functional areas are in place, cascaded and are clearly understood, while determining the level of internal compliance (in terms of Quality Assurance standards (IIA) in line with Internal Audit methodology.
• Maintain and provide recommendations to improve standard operation procedures for internal auditing.
• Training of audit team members on applicable standards. 

Audit and Management Reporting 

• Validate the accuracy of findings and decide on severity of weaknesses
• Recommend solutions for improvement of processes and controls.
• Draft audit findings for improvements in the economy, efficiency, and effectiveness of controls, risk, and governance of audit areas.
• Coordinate activities and involvement with various internal stakeholders to finalise audit reports.
• Provide feedback reports on status of projects highlighting significant weaknesses and suggested improvements.
• Compile reports to management committees and the audit committee.

Investigations

• Ensure all assigned investigations are executed in line with applicable Codes and Standards
• Ensure value-add insights and implementable recommendations are communicated to management and those charged with governance. 

Quality Assurance and Improvement Programme

• Support CAE in conceptualizing and implementing an effective Quality assurance and improvement programme in line with the Standards.

Financial Management

• Responsible for managing allocated budget and assisting the Chief Audit Executive with internal audit budget and financial management of the internal audit function.
• Review and assess the effectiveness of financial controls within allocated centre and Internal Audit function.

EMPLOYMENT REFERENCE CHECKS:  

Employment reference checks are a requirement as part of SANRAL’s recruitment and selection process. In order for SANRAL to conduct these checks a consent form needs to be completed and signed by the applicant. As an applicant of this position, you authorize SANRAL to process all the information provided for the purpose of your application for the position as well as the verification and record keeping of such credentials.

Please note that this is a confidential document and is intended for internal use by SANRAL’s Human resources department only. 

EMPLOYMENT EQUITY:

Appointments will be made in accordance with SANRAL’s Employment Equity Plan. 

SANRAL reserves the right not to fill any position.

Closing date: 8 December 2024

Please note that feedback will be provided to shortlisted candidates only. 

Senior Manager Internal Audit: Engineering

Senior Internal Audit Manager: Engineering 

TO	SANRAL Staff / External (www.nra.co.za)
REPORTS TO	Chief Audit Executive
DATE	20.11.2024
GRADE	EL
SALARY	Market-related
LOCATION	SANRAL Head Office, 48 Tambotie Avenue, Val de Grace, Pretoria
APPOINTMENT TYPE	Permanent

POSITION OBJECTIVE

To provide overall leadership and expert engineering expertise in delivery of outputs in assigned audit portfolio by executing value-add risk-based audits and advisory work in line with applicable professional codes and standards.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• A formal NQF 8 qualification in Engineering (Civil).  
• Registered as a Professional Engineer/Engineering Technologist with the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA).
• A minimum of 10 years engineering experience in build construction.
• A minimum of 5 years’ experience in auditing construction build projects. 

ADVANTAGEOUS

• A certificate / qualification in auditing, finance, or business management.

WORKPLACE COMPETENCIES

• Provide assurance and consulting services around planned engineering projects covering the whole value chain from project approval, planning, design, construction, post review:
  • Needs assessments, feasibility studies.
  • Clear understanding and confirmation of project scope.
  • Confirmation of project works type.
  • Clear understanding of special conditions.
  • Detailed design.
  • Tender evaluation against approved technical specs.
• Provide assurance on ongoing projects to prevent/curb:
  • Poor planning & project management.
  • Late completion of projects.
  • Increase in budgeted costs and extensions.
  • Poor build.
  • Under/non-utilisation of completed infrastructure assets.
• Drive combined assurance on engineering projects audit assurance with AGSA.
• Advisory and consulting services as required.
• Oversee proactive assurance reviews on engineering projects specifications and procurement.
• Performance audits on engineering projects to confirm effectiveness, efficiencies and economies of scale.
• Confirm compliance with industry laws including environmental.
• Attention to key audit matters.
• Assurance around key business processes, e.g. SCM, Projects, Freeway Management Systems, concessions operations, etc.
• Inputs into planning, budgeting, forecasting/ Business development.
• Critical review of projects and return on investments (ROI) analyses.
• High value tender proactive reviews.
• Ad-hoc e.g. Toll claims.
• Real-time audits (e.g.  natural disasters, emergency procurement).
• Maintenance of Internal audit methodology.
• Special audits.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Strategic Functions

• Provide input in development of strategic plan for the unit.
• Oversee development of the operational plan in assigned portfolio and delivery of outputs including staff and stakeholder management. 
• Direct the identification, evaluation and monitoring of the risk areas and assist with the development of the Internal Audit Methodology and the Annual Risk Based Audit Plan and the three-year rolling plan.
• Lead the audit function in playing a strategic role in embedding the principles of good governance and ensuring standards of service excellence and ethical behaviour are upheld.
• Lead the delivery of assigned components/audits including quality assurance responsibilities
• Environmental scanning and monitoring of macro and micro risks that impact IA unit and delegated functions.
• Provide value added proactive assurance and consulting activities
• Partner closely with key internal and external stakeholders to ensure optimal combined assurance to the Board and Management and make certain that key risks are appropriately addressed, and best practices are recommended and implemented.
• Manage and oversee service providers’ performance and project management in execution of allocated projects.  
• Liaise with consulting engineers and contractors around assigned tasks and responsibilities

Audit Planning

• Lead the review and assessment of systems of control, compliance, risk management and governance to determine if the organization has adequate standards/processes in place to achieve organizational objectives.
• Supervise the performance of audits from identification and planning of projects to issuing and presenting of final reports to executive management and those charged with governance in accordance with The International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing and best practice frameworks.
• Participate in the development of the annual audit plan in consultation with Management, Risk Management and the Auditor General for review and approval.
• Conduct risk and control assessment of assigned department or functional area in established/required timeline for the development of the audit plan and the basis for planning audit projects.
• Perform ongoing environmental scanning for emerging risks and keep abreast with all relevant legislative changes, standard operating procedures, methodology and guidelines

Audit Execution

• Ensure that engineering project risks are adequately covered and responded to.
• Oversee proactive assurance reviews as mandated by management and the board.
• Ensure that all assigned audits are executed as per the audit plan and agreed timelines.
• Develop risk-based audit programmes and evaluate the suitability of internal control design and make recommendations on findings.
• Manage audits to ensure that they are conducted in line with applicable standards and within the time budgets and timelines determined as per the audit plan.
• Suggest and perform consulting and advisory engagements to add value to the organization.
• Drive implementation of combined assurance framework and increased reliance by AGSA on internal audit work

Audit Project Quality

• Ensure that policies, procedures, and guidelines which impact functional areas are in place, cascaded, and are clearly understood while determining the level of internal compliance (in terms of Quality Assurance standards (IIA) in line with Internal Audit methodology.
• Maintain and provide recommendations to improve standard operation procedures for internal auditing.
• Training and capacity building of audit team members 

Audit and Management Reporting

• Validate the accuracy of findings and decide on the severity of weaknesses
• Recommend solutions for improvement of processes and controls.
• Draft audit findings for improvements in the economy, efficiency, and effectiveness of controls, risk, and governance of audit areas.
• Coordinate activities and involvement with various internal stakeholders to finalise audit reports.
• Provide feedback reports on the status of projects highlighting significant weaknesses and suggested improvements.
• Compile reports to management committees and the audit committee.

Project and Financial Management

• Responsible for managing allocated budget and assisting the Chief Audit Executive with internal audit budget and financial management of the internal audit function.
• Review and assess the effectiveness of financial controls within allocated centre and Internal Audit function.

EMPLOYMENT REFERENCE CHECKS:

Employment reference checks are a requirement as part of SANRAL’s recruitment and selection process. In order for SANRAL to conduct these checks a consent form needs to be completed and signed by the applicant. As an applicant of this position, you authorize SANRAL to process all the information provided for the purpose of your application for the position as well as the verification and record keeping of such credentials.

Please note that this is a confidential document and is intended for internal use by SANRAL’s Human resources department only.

EMPLOYMENT EQUITY:

Appointments will be made in accordance with SANRAL’s Employment Equity Plan.

SANRAL reserves the right not to fill any position.

Closing date: 8 December 2024

Please note that feedback will be provided to shortlisted candidates only. 

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