Senior Manager: Regulation & Policy Management

Road Accident Fund; Centurion; On-site; ZAR 700,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

A government agency in South Africa seeks a Legal Director to oversee the Regulatory function within its Legal, Compliance, and Regulation Department. The successful candidate will manage the preparation of legislation, stakeholder relations, and ensure compliance with law. The role requires significant experience in a legal environment, with at least 3 years in a management position. A Bachelor's Degree in Law, along with relevant postgraduate qualifications, is essential. This is a full-time position based in Centurion.

Qualifications

• 9 - 10 years of experience in a legal environment; 3 years in a management position.
• Proven experience in organisational policy and procedure development.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and draft legal documents and policies.
• Manage stakeholder relationships and ensure compliance with regulations.
• Lead and motivate team members in the Legal Department.

Skills

Organisational policy development

Stakeholder management

Quality control of documents

Legislative drafting

People management

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Law

Postgraduate in Law related qualification

Certificate in legislative drafting

Job description

Overview

The Road Accident Fund’s mission is to provide appropriate cover to all road users within the borders of South Africa; to rehabilitate and compensate persons injured as a result of motor vehicle accidents in a timely and caring manner; and to actively promote safe use of our roads.

Purpose of the Job: Reporting to the Head: Legal, the successful incumbent is accountable to oversee the Regulatory function in the Legal, Compliance and Regulation Department of the Fund.

Key Responsibilities

Oversee the Preparation of Legislation

• Draft own, and review drafting in Regulation Unit, of Bills, Regulations, Rules, Forms, and Board Notices referred for review by the Manager: Regulation.
• Participate in internal, and external, drafting committees.
• Support the Department of Transport, as may be required, at: public consultations; the State Law Advisor; NEDLAC; DG Clusters; Department of Planning Monitoring and Evaluation; Cabinet Committee; Portfolio Committee; National Assembly; and, National Council of Provinces.
• Reviews Board Notices referred for review by the Manager: Regulation for publication as required of the Board by the Road Accident Fund Act, No. 56 of 1996, or any successor in title.

Oversee Comment on Draft Legislation

• Provide guidance to the Manager: Regulation on proposed comments on Documents.
• Review proposed comments on Documents referred for review by the Manager: Regulation, prior to submission for approval by CEO.

Oversee the Preparation and Processing of Responses to Parliamentary Questions

• Receive Parliamentary Questions (“Documents”) from the Department of Transport.
• Provide guidance to the Manager: Regulation on proposed responses on Documents.
• Review proposed responses on Documents referred for review by the Manager: Regulation, prior to submission for approval by CEO.

Oversee the Quality Control of Policy Documents

• Perform the functions specifically allocated to this role in the Policy Management Policy.
• Provide guidance to the Manager: Regulation on proposed input on policy documents (“Documents”).
• Review proposed comments on Documents referred for review by the Manager: Regulation, prior to submission of the final input on the Documents to responsible business units.

Oversee Drafting and Vetting of Marketing and Media Documents

• Refer directly received media and marketing matters (“Documents”) to the Manager: Regulation for allocation to direct reports for processing.
• Review Documents referred for review by the Manager: Regulation, prior to submission of the final Documents to the responsible business units.

Oversee the Preparation of Opinions, Responses to Queries, Drafting and Vetting of Documents, and Publish Informative Articles in the Legal Services in the Legal Services Newsletter

• Prepare own, and review legal opinions, responses to queries, drafted or vetted documents (“Documents”), as the case may be, referred for review by the Manager: Regulation.
• Provide guidance to Manager: Regulation on Documents.
• Prepare draft articles for consideration by the SM: Legal for publication in the LCRD Newsletter.

Oversee the Development of Policy Management

• Provide expert advice on policy initiatives and inform their development from a foundation of benchmarking and good practice.
• Provide oversight on the development of RAF policies and standard operating procedures.
• Provide expert guide on the review and evaluation of policy implementation and its impact on service delivery and performance.

Reporting

• Ensure preparation and submission of regulation and Policy management reports.
• Report quarterly on progress with implementation of operational plans.
• Ensure development of functional reporting systems, project or performance reporting for management.
• Ensure the development of reports/ policies/ procedures and guide the process through the alignment of these documents to the overall RAF’s Strategy.
• Ensure regular and periodic reports are prepared and submitted as and when required to provide progress updates and/or inform management decisions.
• Ensure that the periodic financial and strategic goals of RAF as well as the performance expectations of the various teams are achieved.
• Report and review operations financial and non-financial goals.
• Ensure effective and efficient implementation of risk mitigations to reduce risk exposure.
• Manage and oversee implementation of effective controls and reduction of audit findings.
• Ensure sufficient internal control measures are implemented for adherence to PFMA, RAF and other relevant legislation and regulation.
• Manage, monitor and control the department expense budget.

Stakeholder Management

• Maintain proactive and progressive relationships with key stakeholders.
• Engage with relevant internal stakeholders.
• Represent the Fund in relevant external activities and events.
• Communicate with all levels of stakeholder contacts.

People Management

• Ensure the motivation, cohesiveness, and alignment of the organization’s team members.
• Ensure implementation of human capital processes and procedures to control or regulate workplace conflict and/or institute corrective measures and consultation processes to address deviations from standards.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Law or equivalent.
• Postgraduate in Law related qualification.
• Certificate in legislative drafting.
• Code 8 driver’s license.
• Relevant 9 - 10 years of experience in a legal environment of which 3 years must have been on a management/ area of expertise.
• Proven organisational policy and procedure development experience.

Seniority level

• Director

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Legal

Industries

• Government Administration