Entry Date: 02 Jul 2023
Expiry Date: 09 Jul 2023
The Housing Development Agency (HDA) is a National Public sector development agency that inter alia has the mandate to identify, acquire, prepare, and develop suitable land for human settlements. The agency also undertakes the programme and project management for development of housing and human settlements. The HDA carries out its functions in partnership with a range of stakeholders including national, provincial, and local government and municipalities, as well as with communities, developers and financiers. Established in 2009, the Agency was established by an Act of Parliament in 2008 and is accountable through its Board to the Minister of Human Settlements. For more information about the HDA, please visit our website: www.thehda.co.za.
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The HDA has the following Five Year Fixed-term contract position:
Manager: Corporate Legal
Location: Head Office, Johannesburg
Reporting Line: Head of Corporate Support
Reference: HDA MCL001
Main Purpose: To provide the HDA with accurate and relevant legal, compliance management and advice to minimise legal risks. To ensure effective contractual arrangements and statutory compliance for the HDA.
Key Performance Areas:
1. Strategic Management
• Review the HDA strategy from a legal perspective and ensure compliance
• Develop the HDA legal department with special emphasis on contractual, land legal, intergovernmental relations and legal compliance
• Develop implementation plans to ensure that the HDA legal strategy is implemented
• Monitor, manage and implement the plans to ensure that the legal strategy is achieved
2. Contract Management
• Drafting and/or reviewing of all contracts for the HDA including but not limited to:
o Commercial agreements
o Service provider contracts
o Land purchase and disposal contracts
o Land and building management contracts
o Service level agreements
o Project management agreements
o Memoranda of Understanding
o Intergovernmental relations related contracts
o Terms and Conditions of Employment contracts
o MTOP’s, IP; etc
• Managing, and responsible for the reviewing of all contracts signed by the HDA
• Provide input and advice on appropriateness of contracts, and recommended or required amendments
• Guide the development of strategic contracting and contract management approaches
• Recommend all contracts for signature or amendments to the authorised HDA signatories
3. Legal Advice and Support
• Development and Review and interpret relevant documentation, statutes, and information to determine the appropriate HDA position
• Provide legal advice to all HDA departments
• Review legal and contractual environment and identify potential risks
• Provide advice to manage legal risk against the HDA
• Review of all correspondence from CEO to any external stakeholder
• Provide advice on any disputes, litigation, or arbitration related matters
• Represent HDA in litigation and dispute resolution processes and procedures as appropriate (internally and externally)
• Manage service providers providing advice or legal representation to HDA
• Represent the HDA in providing legal support and specialist advice to stakeholders and partners
• Participate in and contribute to the IGR legal forum
• Represent the HDA in internal and external litigation and dispute matters
• Be well versed in administrative and employment law and applicable legislation
4. Service Provider Management
• Establish legal panel for respective areas of expertise
• Procure legal service providers
• Instruct and manage legal service providers
• Monitor performance in line with briefs provided
• Manage all litigation undertaken by service providers
• Manage legal expenditure on service providers in line with the approved budgets
5. Statutory Compliance and Governance
• Ensure that the HDA regulations are relevant and updated to enable the HDA to carry out its mandate as per HDA Act
• Review statutes and policies to ensure alignment to legislation and regulations
• Ensure that the HDA regulations are relevant and updated to enable the HDA to carry out its mandate as per Act
• Review statutes and policies aligned to all legislation and regulations
• Interpret statues and potential implications for the HDA
• Identify legal obligations and risks for the HDA
• Develop and review policies and procedures to ensure legal compliance
• Ensure appropriate implementation by the HDA of appropriate legislation and regulations
• Ensure HDA complies with relevant legislation
• Management of all legal actives within the HDA
• Support the Management of all litigation within the HDA
6. People Management
• Select, assign, lead and manage people
• Set clear objectives for self and others and measure achievements against these objectives through implementation of the performance management system
• Build and manage relationships with staff members
• Manage and support staff development
• Implement the HDA HR policies and procedures
7. Qualifications & Experience
• Law degree in LLB or BProc
• Admitted as an attorney or advocate of the High Court of South Africa
• 5 years management experience in similar role
• 10 years post qualification experience
• 7 years ‘experience in court cases, litigation management and presiding over labour matters
• 7 years’ experience in contracts drafting and management
• 5 years’ experience and knowledge of the PFMA in a construction environment
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Remuneration Scale: R906 100 to R1 177 900 per annum (all-inclusive package)
Closing date for applications is 09 July 2023.
To submit your application, please send an email HDARecruitLegal@thehda.co.za
When submitting your application for a position, please adhere to the following:
1. CVs received after the closing date will NOT be considered.
2. The Job Title and Reference number for the relevant position must appear in the subject line of your application.
3. The CV must be in PDF format.
4. Copies of all qualifications must be provided.
5. Copies of identity document must be provided.
6. Two contactable references.
Kindly take note if you have not been contacted within twenty-one (21) working days of the closing date; please consider your application unsuccessful. Should you not comply with the above requirements your application will NOT be considered.
Conditions of service: ● The HDA is an equal opportunity employer ● Appointments will be made in accordance with the HDA Employment Equity policy and priority given to people living with disabilities and females ● The HDA reserves the right not to make an appointment.
We thank all applicants for their interest.
Communication will be conducted with short-listed applicants only.
The HDA operates in accordance with the Protection of Personal Information Act 3 of 2013 (“POPI Act”), and by submitting your personal information to the HDA (by way of application and/or providing any other documentation as may be required during the recruitment process), you agree that the HDA may utilise and process your personal information in accordance with the POPI Act.
