Legal Advisor

1 day ago

Centurion, South Africa DBSA Full time

The IPP Office's specific mandate is derived from the Memorandum of Agreement between the DMRE, National Treasury and the Development Bank of Southern Africa which assigns to the IPP Office the implementation of the Renewabel Energy Independent Power Producers Procurement Programme (REIPPPP) pursuant to Ministerial Determinations on behalf of the DMRE and covers preparatory and sustaining contract management and monitoring actions to make effective and efficient procurement possible. This is a Fixed Term Contract position for 5 years aligned with the mandate of the MoA. The purpose of this role is to ensure an optimal procurement process by drafting and advising on relevant commercial arrangements, agreements and evaluation criteria

**Key Responsibilities**:
1. Contribute to and interpret the strategy of the legal department of the IPP Office
- Devise tactical plans to implement the legal strategy.
- Ensure that the legal strategy is executed as planned.

2. Ensure relevant legal documents related to the procurement process are drafted, reviewed and finalised timeously
- Conduct legal research as required on the procurement programmes at all stages of the various procurement programmes
- Assistance in the procurement process including the procurement documents from inception until signature of the relevant agreements and fulfilment of all conditions to financial close.
- Ensure that the relevant documents are completed whilst considering the risk analysis, project structures and technology choice.

3. Effectively handle all issues and queries
- Attend to all incoming bidder queries and issues prior to bid submission.
- Ensure that all matters are handled efficiently within the stipulated time frames.
- Attend to all incoming bidder queries and issues post closure process.
- Attend to all incoming bidder queries and issues during implementation.

4. Support and enable the IPP during the bid evaluation and finalisation process.
- Advise on the bid evaluation system and criteria.
- Ensure that a suitable bid process is designed to enable bid comparison.
- Provide all necessary support to the IPP Office for the efficient and professional management of the evaluation process.
- Enable the IPP Office to advise the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy on outcomes and recommendations.
- Manage and conclude all change requests and other preferred bidder queries from appointment of preferred bidders until financial close.
- Advise and guide the IPP office in respect of all legal and regulatory compliance requirements in relation to closure process.

5. Provide support in terms of contract management / implementation.
- Attend to and resolve all change requests.
- Ensure that all non-compliance matters are effectively handled.
- Interact with Eskom and other key stake holders to resolve contract management related matters.
- Analyse and interpret contractual rights and obligations of various parties in respect of project agreements
- Advise the IPP Office and Department of Mineral Resources and Energy on matters related to contractual matters.

6. Effective self-management and team work
- Demonstrate initiative in follow through to ensure that personal quality and productivity standards are consistently and accurately maintained
- Provide appropriate resolution for tasks or deadlines not met
- Support and drive the business core values
- Act in a manner that is in line with and consistent with the professional integrity and ethics applicable to Attorneys
- Maintain a positive attitude and respond openly to feedback
- Take ownership to drive own career development

**Expertise & Technical Competencies**:
The successful incumbent must have:

- LLB degree or other relevant post graduate qualification
- Admitted Attorney/Advocate of the High Court of South Africa
- A minimum of 2 to 3 years post qualification experience in a commercial/finance/banking or corporate law field
- Public sector experience an advantage
- Knowledge and understanding of general business management principles
- Knowledge and experience in large scale infrastructure projects including infrastructure finance
- Knowledge and experience in mergers and acquisitions and/or other large scale commercial transactions
- Knowledge and understanding of various legislation applicable to the energy sector
- Knowledge and understanding of legislation applicable to the public sector
- Knowledge and understanding of Project Management principles\
- Ability to work in multi-disciplinary teams

**Required Personal Attributes**:
The successful incumbent should display/possess the following attributes:

- Analysis and Judgement
- Numerical Reasoning
- Assertiveness
- Excellence Orientation
- Investigative Orientation
- Customer Responsiveness
- Business Acumen
- Planning and Prioritising
- Influencing and Negotiation

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