Entry Date: 11 Feb 2024
Expiry Date: 18 Feb 2024
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 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 Three year Fixed-term contract position:
Legal Specialist
Location: Head Office, Johannesburg
Reporting Line: Manager: Corporate Legal
Reference: HDALS020
Main Purpose: To provide the HDA with accurate and relevant legal, compliance support and advice to minimise risks and ensure effective contractual arrangements and statutory compliance.
Key Performance Areas:
1. Contract Management
• Draft all contracts for the HDA including but not limited to:
o Employment contracts
o Service provider contracts
o Land purchase and disposal contracts
o Land and building management contracts.
o Service level agreements
o Project management agreements/contracts
o Memoranda of Understanding
o Intergovernmental relationships
• Review 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.
2. Legal Management Support and Litigation
• Review and interpret relevant documentation, statutes, and information to determine the appropriate HDA position.
• Provide legal advice to all HDA management as required.
• Review legal and contractual environment and identify potential risks.
• Provide advice on any disputes, litigation, labour relations and arbitration related matters.
• Represent HDA in litigation and dispute resolution processes and procedures as appropriate.
• Manage service providers by providing advice and/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.
3. Service Provider Management
• Instruct and manage legal service providers with consultation and approval from Legal Manager.
• 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 and in consultation with the Corporate Legal Manager.
4. 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 HDA compliance with relevant legislation.
• Develop relevant policies and review statutes and policies aligned to all legislation and
regulations as and when required.
• Interpret statues and potential implications for the HDA.
• Development and review of policies and procedures to ensure legal compliance.
• Advise the HDA on governance issues in accordance with the PFMA / King III / HDA Act and all.
relevant legislation
• Assist with Board Administration (if required).
• Support with management of all legal actives within the HDA.
• Knowledge of OHS.
• Support and manage IR matters.
• Knowledge of Land Legal matters and able to support the Land and other departments.
• Knowledge of Contract Management.
5. Qualifications & Experience
• Legal degree (LLB) and Admission as an Attorney or Advocate
• 5 years’ experience with experience in contract law, commercial law, and
labour law.
• 3 years working experience in PFMA and Treasury Regulation, Directive and Practice Notes.
• 3 years’ experience in conducting investigations and leading evidence in disciplinary cases.
• 3 years’ experience in commercial litigation.
• Knowledge, insight, and experience of the public and private sector human settlement
environments would be preferable.
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Remuneration Scale: R570 700 - R741 900 per annum (all inclusive package)
Closing date for applications is 18 February 2024.
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.
