Senior Manager: Education

NATIONAL OFFICEMidrand Internal and External The Legal Practice Council (LPC) is currently embarking on a process to fill a vacant position in the National Office.Vacancy Province Senior Manager: Education & Training Gauteng (Midrand):Ref No: NO08/2025 Minimum Appointment Requirements Matric/Grade 12 Certificate; ▪ Degree in Law; Admission as a Legal Practitioner and 8 years post-admission legal experience in a practice, of which includes 5-year proven experience in learning and development and management capacity, ▪Proven track record of designing and delivering education and training programmes across various levels in a large organisation.▪Experience applying learning evaluation frameworks and methodologies, such as the 6Ds or Kirkpatrick Model, to measure learning impact and business value; Strong stakeholder engagement and consulting experience, working with cross-functional teams and senior business leaders; Experience managing learning projects end-to-end, including scoping, budgeting, and reporting.▪ High proficiency in using modern learning technologies, ▪Learning Management Systems (LMS), and virtual learning platforms (e.g., MS Teams, Zoom, etc.) Post-admission legal experience in a professional regulatory environment is an added advantage. Knowledge of the Legal Practice Act, No 28 of 2014; Section 109 Regulations; Code of Conduct for all Legal Practitioners, Candidate Legal Practitioners and Juristic Entities; All aspects of law e.g. Road Accident Fund Act, Criminal Procedure Act, etc; Rules of LPC; Court procedure and law of evidence; Conveyancing; Risk management and Financial Principles. Skills & Competencies Communication; Attention to detail; Interpersonal; Accuracy; Problem-solving; Critical thinker; Research; Integrity; Time management; multi-tasking; Report writing, Team player and working under pressure. Key Responsibilities ▪Identify and recommend transformative educational and training initiatives and the accreditation of service providers.▪ Ensure that institutions that are contracted to provide legal education and training to candidate legal practitioners and legal practitioners Executive Committee: Adv Pule Seleka (SC) Chairperson, Dr Llewelyn Curlewis - Deputy Chairperson, Adv Craig Watt-Pringle (SC), Mr Martus De Wet, Ms Nonduduzo Khanyile, Mr Sello Phajane, Adv. Matshoge Chabedi (SC), Executive Officer: Ms. Charity Nzuza on behalf of the Council provide the highest standards of education and training.▪ Recommend ways in which the provision of education to legal practitioners and candidate legal practitioners can be improved▪ Evaluate and assess the feasibility of introducing a uniform training program for all legal practitioners.▪Identify barriers relating to training and education of legal practitioners and candidate legal practitioners and recommend measures to eradicate such barriers.▪ Review and recommend the funding model relating to the financial support offered to service providers; ▪ Liaise with institutions of Higher Learning to discuss issues relating to the curricula and how it responds to the needs of the legal profession;▪ Consult with the South African Qualifications Authority or any relevant structure to determine competency standards for the purposes of registration of law students at institutions of Higher Education; ▪ Evaluate and assess the quality of educational programs that are offered by various service providers; ▪ Engage with all the relevant stakeholders;▪Advise members on training and accreditation services in accordance with the legislation and regulations; ▪ Attend consultations with members and the public;▪ Provide guidance and advise to the provinces on training of legal practitioners and accreditation of education; ▪ Attend Council meetings and provide insight on training of legal practitioners and accreditation of education;▪ Advise the Council on Higher Education regarding matters relevant to legal education and community service that should be undertaken by law students.▪Review and update departmental policies and procedures and monitor the implementation therein.▪ Produce reports on the performance of the department.▪ Participate in the recruitment of subordinates in consultation with the Human Resource Department. Kindly note that people who applied previously dont need to reapply.NB: Interested and suitably qualified persons may send their applications indicating the position they are applying for and the reference number on the subject line for the attention of: