Senior Legal Administration Officer Mr6

Department of Tourism

Location
Pretoria, Gauteng
Salary (as advertised)
R610 434 – R1 442 451 per year
Minimum qualification
Bachelor's degree
Closing date

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In brief

**Overview** This role is for a Senior Legal Administration Officer (Mr6) within the Department of Tourism, based in Pretoria. The position offers a salary ranging from R610,434 to R1,442,451 per annum, with the suitable salary determined in accordance with the OSD determination. The remuneration package is all-inclusive, comprising a basic salary, the State's contribution to the Government Employees Pension Fund, and a flexible portion that can be structured to personal needs. **What you will do** The successful candidate will be responsible for a range of legal functions, including: * **Legal Advices/Opinions**: Supervising and providing legal advice and opinions to the Department by researching legal principles, applicable policy, legislation, and regulations; formulating questions; studying and citing relevant cases; providing recommendations; and consulting clients. * **Policy and Legal Development**: Ascertaining compliance of legislation with drafting principles, ensuring departmental intentions are reflected in proposed bills, reviewing existing legislation for improvements, facilitating cabinet memorandums, piloting legislation through parliamentary processes, making submissions, responding to legal aspects during public hearings, and consulting with line functions. * **Litigation Management**: Collecting evidence for settlements, negotiating settlements, preparing instructions to State Attorneys, recommending advocates, monitoring court cases, liaising with State Attorneys, determining factual and legal situations, reviewing pleadings, consulting with line functions, exploring alternative dispute resolution, ensuring briefings are prepared and court orders implemented, and preparing briefs for litigation authority. * Drafting legal documents and advice, and mentoring junior staff on legal drafting. * Ensuring consistency in the application of legal principles. * Liaising with stakeholders on legal interventions. * Drafting and editing legal correspondence for administrative enquiries. * Conducting awareness campaigns on legal interventions. * Contributing to the strategic planning of the Directorate/Chief Directorate and executing operational plans. * Providing supervision to Legal Administration Officers and Interns within the Sub-Directorate. * Submitting monthly and quarterly reports to the Director. **Requirements (from the original advert)** * An LLB qualification. * At least 8 years appropriate post qualification legal experience. * Knowledge of the Constitution. * Knowledge of the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA). * Knowledge of Civil Procedure (high court and magistrate court rules). * Knowledge of the Promotion of Administrative Justice Act (PAJA) & Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA). * Computer Literacy. * Analytical thinking. * Legal Drafting. * Dispute Resolution. * Legal Research. * Good verbal & Written Communication Skills. * Project & contract management Skills. **Who should apply** The Department of Tourism encourages applications from Coloured Male and White Male candidates, as well as Youth and People with Disabilities, in line with EE (Employment Equity) requirements. **Deadline** Not specified **Reference** Original posting: https://www.govpage.co.za/vacancies/department-of-tourism-vacancies-from-dpsa-circular-40-of-2026#spani-ref-dt64-2026 Source: govpage

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Job description

SENIOR LEGAL ADMINISTRATION OFFICER MR6 REF NO: DT64/2026 SALARY : R610 434 – R1 442 451 per annum, (Suitable salary will be determined in accordance with the OSD determination), (Notch and All-Inclusive remuneration package consisting of a basic salary, the State’s contribution to the Government Employees Pension Fund and a flexible portion that may be structured according to personal needs within a framework) CENTRE : Pretoria REQUIREMENTS : An LLB qualification. At least 8 years appropriate post qualification legal experience. Knowledge of the Constitution. Knowledge of the PFMA. Knowledge of Civil Procedure (high court and magistrate court rules). Knowledge of PAJA & PAIA, Computer Literacy, Analytical thinking, Legal Drafting, Dispute Resolution, Legal Research, Good verbal & Written Communication Skills, and Project & contract management Skills. DUTIES : The successful candidate will be responsible for Legal Advices/ Opinions; Supervising and providing legal advices/ opinions in the Department by: Researching the applicability of legal principles on legal opinions; Higher legal position of the Opinions; Conducting research on applicable policy, legislation or regulations and legal principles with legal Opinions; Formulating questions to be answered on legal Opinions; Studying and cite relevant cases on aspects related to legal Opinions; Providing recommendations and conclusions within permissible legal prescripts; Consulting client to verify request for legal opinions and contents of the legal opinions upon finalisation; Policy and Legal development; Ascertaining whether legislation is in accordance with principle of drafting and interpretation of statutes; Ascertaining that the intention of Department and entities are reflected in the said proposed bill or amendment bill; Reviewing existing legislation to explore opportunities for its amendment and improvement; Perusing and study draft of proposed bill or amendment bill; Facilitating with the drafting of cabinet memorandum; Piloting legislation through the parliamentary process; Making necessary submissions and presentations on draft legislation; Responding to legal opinion aspects that arise during public hearing and parliamentary sessions; Consulting with and getting instructions from the relevant line function; Litigation management; Collecting and providing evidence in regard to possible settlements and negotiate settlements with opponents; Preparing instructions to State Attorneys and make recommendations for appointment of suitable Advocates, if necessary; Monitoring court cases from inception to its finality; Liaising with State Attorney in managing court cases; Determining factual and legal situation on cases brought forward; Establishing if the Department should litigate or defend matter; Reviewing all pleadings at all stages for the court cases as per court rules; Consulting with the relevant line function at each stage of the pleadings; Exploring alternative dispute resolution options for each court cases and prepare an opinion on same; Ensuring that the briefings are prepared and court orders are implemented effectively; Preparing brief advising the relevant authority seeking authority to institute or defend the Departmental legal position; Preparing brief advising the relevant Authority seeking authorisation to institute or defend the Departmental legal position; Conducting research on applicable policy, legislation or regulation to be followed; Drafting legal documents and advices on hand or mentor juniors on drafting of legal documents that provide clear motivation/ justification for a particular position pertaining to the case; Ensuring that there is consistency when applying the legal principles; Liaising with Stakeholders on legal interventions; Drafting and/ or edit legal correspondence on all legal administrative enquiries; Conducting awareness on the legal interventions; Providing inputs into the strategic planning of the Directorate/Chief Directorate and execution of the operational plan; Providing supervision of the Legal Administration Officers and Interns in the Sub-Directorate; Submit monthly and quarterly report to the Director ENQUIRIES : Mr P Letsoalo Tel No: (012) 444 6313 APPLICATIONS : Email application: Recruitment6426@tourism.gov.za NOTE : EE Requirements: Coloured Male and White Male candidates as well as Youth and People with Disabilities are encouraged to apply.

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