Regional Legal Advisor

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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 Saldanha IOT_**

**_ Position Title : Regional Legal Advisor_**

**_ Employee Group : Permanent_**

**_ Department : Risk & Compl_**

**_ Location : Saldanha_**

**_ Reporting To : Terminal Manager: SLD MPT & CPT MPT_**

**_ Grade Level : E_**

**_ Reference Number : 203143_**

**_ Position Purpose:_**

To provide professional, comprehensive and credible legal advice, guidance, direction, leadership and support on all legal

matters inclusive of: regulatory, corporate, corporate governance, commercial, administrative, litigation and to further

identify and manage legal risks for all the terminals in the region.

**_ Position outputs:_**

1. Ensure the provision of legal support, advise and guidance to the region.

2. Advise the region on new and existing commercial business transactions to ensure that the legal risks are identified,

mitigated and legal requirements are met by the region. Representing the region in commercial agreements, negotiation

with the customers, cargo owners, Authority and potential business partners, tariff agreements, lease agreements.

3. Provide professional and credible legal drafting services so that legally compliant documents, service/procurement

contracts, service level agreements are drafted and are implemented by the region.
- Negotiate, draft or review all agreements to be entered into with services providers, customers and the Authority.
- Provide legal advice to the various departments within the region, particularly in negotiations of commercial

contracts i.e., customer/tariff related; lease agreements, operating licenses, business transaction, service
- related contracts.
- Performing review of all agreements to be entered into within the region.

4. Prepare, analyse, comment and interpret a variety of legal documents.
- 5. Actively contribute in the developing, implementing and monitoring of legal frameworks, policies, procedures and

uniform norms and standards for the provision of legal services and management of legal risk.
- Provide input into the drafting of policies and procedures against the govermance policy framework.

6. Liaise with external legal firms on the provision of specialist advisory, management of the external legal service
- providers and the legal budget accordingly.

7. Input and/or coordinate submissions on behalf of the region on draft legislation or regulatory directives, as required.

8. Undertake legal due diligence exercises to identify and mitigate legal risk facing the region.

9. Negotiate and advise from a regional strategic point of view all material agreements with suppliers or customers.

10. Ensure that there is compliance in all respects with the PFMA and other statutory obligations applicable to the region.

11. Participate in various internal and external regional and TPT Committees as requested by the Senior Specialist: Legal,

Governance, Risk and Compliance and provide effective legal support.

ensure compliance and adherence with all compliance obligations.

13.Develop and ensure implementation of a litigation management system in the region so that the region is aware of

all litigation matters and acts in accordance with appropriate strategies to manage legal risks.
- Attend legal consultations, court cases to ensure that adequate instructions are given and proper legal guidance is

given to ensure compliance with Transnet policies and to safeguard Transnet’s and the regions interests and
reputation.
- Advise, manage and report on all disputes and litigation matters that may pose a reputational and financial risk to

Transnet.
- Prepare cases for various litigation stages, filing of court documents.
- Conduct workshops on the management of various legal risk based on outcome of litigation cases.
- Manage legal workflow emanating from litigation and claims processes.

14. Deal with request for information made in terms of the Promotion of Accessto Information Act, 2000 (Act No.2 of 2000)
- and Promotion of Administrative Justice Act, 2000:
15. Deliver profession services in the areas of:

- Legal Compliance (interpretation, opinions, policy commentary)
- Drafting, reviewing, interpreting, commenting on and performing remedial work in respect of Commercial

contracts/transactions
- Competition Law
- Legal due diligence
- Advisory services

16. Develop framework to proactively manage