Chief Registrar REF NO: 2026/150/OCJ

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Overview The Chief Registrar (REF NO: 2026/150/OCJ) position is with the Office of the Chief Justice, situated at the North West Division of The High Court in Mmabatho. This role involves comprehensive management of court operations, including information and case flow systems, strategic projects, and staff supervision. What you will do * Manage the Information and case/court documentation Management System: Implement an information desk in the court, develop and maintain a complaints management system, interface with external court stakeholders on a regular basis, and ensure the checking of relevant registers is done in terms of the codes. * Provide support to court and case flow management / Quasi-Judicial functions: Develop and implement case management strategies, review and implement projects to improve court efficiency regularly, and implement a case/court documentation and information management system. * Implement Service Level Agreements and Strategic Court projects: Ensure that all J33 requests to Service Providers are timeously returned, liaise with the service provider on a regular basis to ensure smooth service delivery, peruse proposed amendments received from the rules board and provide comments, if any, to them. * Provide leadership of the High Court: Develop annual institutional performance reports and other statutory reports, give direction and guidance to the court based on best court management practices, and lead transformation in the High court. * Supervise and develop staff: Ensure general supervision of employees, allocate duties and perform quality control on the work delivered by officials, manage leave of staff, and advise and lead supervisees with regard to all aspects of the work. Requirements (from the original advert) * Applicants should be in possession of an LLB Degree or a four (4) year legal qualification as recognised by SAQA. * A minimum of eight (8) years’ post qualification experience obtained as a Registrar. * A valid driver’s license. * **Knowledge and skills:** Knowledge of registry duties, knowledge of legislative framework governing the public service, knowledge of storage and retrieval procedures in terms of the working environment, knowledge of Quasi-Judicial, knowledge of Case flow management, knowledge of court documentation management and Human Management and Batho Pele Principles. * **Skilled in:** planning, organising numeracy, problem solving, decision making, computer literacy (MS Office), communication (written and verbal), people skills/interpersonal relations, report writing and interviewing skills. * Successful candidates will be required to sign a performance agreement. * Shortlisted candidates will be required to submit a service certificate/s for determination of their experience. Who should apply Candidates applying for this role should possess an LLB Degree or a four-year legal qualification recognized by SAQA, coupled with a minimum of eight years of post-qualification experience as a Registrar. A valid driver’s license is mandatory. Applicants must demonstrate strong knowledge in registry duties, public service legislative frameworks, storage and retrieval procedures, Quasi-Judicial functions, Case flow management, court documentation management, Human Management, and Batho Pele Principles. Essential skills include planning, organizing, numeracy, problem-solving, decision-making, computer literacy (MS Office), strong communication (written and verbal), interpersonal relations, report writing, and interviewing. Shortlisted candidates will be required to submit service certificates for experience determination and sign a performance agreement upon success. Deadline Not specified Reference Original posting: https://www.myjobmag.co.za/job/chief-registrar-ref-no-2026-150-ocj-office-of-the-chief-justice-south-africa Source: myjobmag

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