Purpose
The main purpose of this position is to facilitate legal compliance, as well as the student disciplinary function within the University.
Minimum requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in law or equivalent.
- 2 - 3 years related experience.
- Computer literate.
Duties and Responsibilities
General Legal Compliance
- General duties associated with legal compliance.
- Implement and manage an effective legal compliance program.
- Develop and review University policies to ensure legal compliance.
- Advise management on the University’s compliance with laws and regulations through detailed reports.
- Create and manage effective action plans in response to audit discoveries and compliance violations.
- Assess University operations to determine compliance risk.
- Ensure all employees are educated on the latest regulations and processes.
- Resolve employee concerns about legal compliance.
- Ensuring timeous submission of reports in respect of relevant legislation.
- Monitoring and informing the University community regarding new / amended legislation.
Student discipline
- Receiving student disciplinary cases from Security Department.
- Checking student disciplinary cases to determine if there are grounds for disciplinary action, or whether it should be referred to the relevant house committee for action.
- Drafting of charges and issuing of notices to students.
- Acting as Prosecutor at Student Disciplinary Hearings.
Monitoring, evaluation and reporting
- Monitoring and reporting on progress against operational initiatives.
- Monitoring and reporting on legislative and statutory compliance.
- Promoting sound institutional governance by participating in Institutional governance structures.
- Identifying risks relating to the field of responsibility, develop and implement mitigating strategies.
- Ensuring proper record keeping of all aspects within field of responsibility.
Enquiries can be made via email at spurecruit@spu.ac.za
Assumption of duties: As mutually agreed to upon acceptance of the appointment. The University reserves the right not to make an appointment.
Women and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
Note: Sol Plaatje University (SPU) is dedicated to meeting its Employment Equity targets.