Manager: Legal Administration (3 Year Fixed-Term-Contract)

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 Senior Manager: Legal Administration, the successful incumbent is accountable for the management and administration of claims to ensure an early settlement of non-litigious matters.

Key Performance Areas

Summons Administration

• Manage and oversee the summons process within the department to ensure adherence on turnaround times applicable in terms of the court rules.
• Manage court documents served against the RAF and ensure effective handling.
• Ensure that Summons, court processes, are accurately and efficiently processed in a timely manner and in accordance with RAF policies, processes and procedures and relevant court rules and Practice Notes.

Informal Mediation Dispute Management

• Manage the implemetation of the informal mediation and litigation strategy.
• Participate in arbitrating disputes between parties to resolve legal conflicts relating to the acceptance of offers.
• Contribute to recommending acceptance or rejection of compromise settlement offers.
• Conduct hearings to obtain information or evidence relative to the disposition of claims when applicable.
• Interview parties to clarify issues and develop a clearer understanding of the dispute when applicable.
• Aid in identifying the main issues and explore the possibility of settlement.
• Analyse evidence and apply relevant laws, regulations, and policies where necessary.

Settlement of Non-Litigious Matters

• Manage consultations to ensure that they are blocked, early assessment of files, and early instructions to experts and assessors.
• Manage the appointment and instructing of assessors and expert witnesses.

Policy Review and Implementation

• Contribute to the development and implementation of departmental policy, procedures and processes.
• Keep up to date with effective policy and practice execution strategies.

Reporting

• Prepare and submit regulation reports as and when required to provide progress updates and/or inform management decisions.
• Develop functional reporting systems, for management, projects or performance reporting.
• Prepare travel briefings, presentations, reports, and other documentation and provide management information both verbally and in report format.

Stakeholder Management

• Facilitate and manage communication with relevant internal and external stakeholders in relation to investments and proactively and progressively manage the relationships.
• Manage relationships with vendors, service providers or procurement teams and ensure that all relevant procured items are invoiced and paid on time.
• Communicate with all levels of stakeholder contact.

People Management

• Ensure the sourcing, development and retention of a high-performance team.
• Manage staff in the department to ensure that they achieve their objectives in line with the strategic objectives of the RAF.
• Manage the implementation of human capital processes and procedures to control/ regulate workplace conflict and/or institute corrective measures and consultation processes to address deviations from standards.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelors' Degree in Law or equivalent?
• Postgraduate in Law related qualification will be an added advantage.
• Relevant 6 - 8 years’ experience in a Legal Administration related environment of which 2 years must have been on a management/ supervisory level/ area of expertise.

NB: “RAF offers Total Employment Cost packages with no additional contributions from the Employer, successful candidates are required to structure their packages in a manner that will suit their needs”.

The Road Accident Fund subscribes to the principles of employment equity and preference will be given to People with Disabilities.

Applicants who have not received any correspondence from us within six weeks from the closing date can consider themselves unsuccessful

Security Vetting shall be conducted on all prospective employees

It is the applicants’ responsibility to have foreign qualification evaluated by the South African Qualification Authority (SAQA) and to provide proof of such evaluation.