Senior Specialist: Legal Services

7 months ago

Durban, South Africa Transnet Full time

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**_designated groups in line with the Employment Equity Plan and Targets of the Organisation/Operating_**
**_Division._**

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**_ Operating Division : TPT POD Corporate H/O_**

**_ Position Title : Senior Specialist: Legal Services_**

**_ Employee Group : Permanent_**

**_ Department : Legal Services_**

**_ Location : Durban_**

**_ Reporting To : Executive Manager: Legal & Compliance_**

**_ Grade Level : D_**

**_ Reference Number : 203261_**

**_ Position Purpose:_**

To support TPT management and executives by providing effective professional and credible legal advice on Commercial,

Procurement and Administrative Law to ensure sound decision making within relevant Governance Structures.

**_Position outputs:_**

1. Provide and manage legal advice to the organisation, with a focus on revenue and procurement contracts. The work will

include:

- Providing legal advice on contracts, contracting arrangements and procurement including commercial law, providing legal

advice on tender processes, tender documentation and probity arrangements
- Advising in relation to other legal documents and processes
- Assisting to manage Competition Act compliance Framework programme
- Establishing, managing and maintaining a legal opinion database
- Keeping up to date in areas of law relevant to the activities and functions of TPT Commercial and Transnet Group

Commercial
- 2. Key tasks:
Provides specialist legal advice and assistance in relation to contracts, contracting arrangements and documentation
- Provides specialist legal advice on commercial arrangements and commercial agreements
- Where applicable, manages the referral process to specialist law firms in relation to commercial matters
- Holds and maintains a database of legal opinions
- References legal opinions in ‘like’ scenarios to ensure consistency of legal advice and minimise expenditure on legal bills
- Manages the legal aspects of any procurement and revenue generating contracts entered by the organisation
- Patent and trademark registration
- Patent and trademark protection.
- All infringement claims successfully defended

3. Providing strategic and day-to-day competition law advice and solutions on projects and initiatives promoted by the
- business to ensure any potential competition law and merger control implications are considered and accounted for in

developing new strategies, policies, products.
- Assessing and coordinating merger control filings.
- Cooperating with and coordinating responses to competition regulators, including in relation to the cross field between

competition rules and Transnet business practices.
- Handling competition law investigations against Transnet globally.
- Establishing and maintaining relationships with relevant authorities.
- Ensuring implementation, maintenance and development of the competition compliance program, including the Competition

Compliance Framework and the associated Guidelines.
- 4. Report monthly to the GM: Commercial Law on all commercial law disputes that may pose a reputational risk to Transnet.

5. Advising on and managing complaints to and from the Competition Commission and related litigation.

6. Provide advice to all Transnet Divisions on all Competition Law complaints and related litigation matters.

7. Interact with Transnet Executives on matters that are risk to Transnet.

**_ Qualifications & Experience:_**
- LLB, is required.
- The incumbent is required to be an admitted Attorney or Advocate.
- At least 8 to 10 years’ experience, of which 5 years must be at senior management within a legal environment with focus or

specialization on Commercial (including mergers and acquisitions), Competition, Procurement and / or Administrative fields
of law.
- Requirement of Trust and Honesty in the handling of Finances as per the National Credit Act Amendment 19
- Standard Job Requirements- Driver’s license code 08
- Travel as required and approved

**_ Competencies:_**

Core Legal Knowledge & Skills
Knowledge of relevant laws, legal principles and accepted legal methodology
Knowledge of company business
Legal Risk Management
Governance Support
Operational Management Support
Contract Support
Litigation Support
Professional Development of Legal Staff
Development and empowerment of staff and stakeholders
Engagement of legal profession
Technological skills
Behavioural Competencies:
Strategy & Sustainability
Strategic Thinking
Translates strategies into measurable goals and objectives to achieve the organisa

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