Senior Manager: Environmental Law

4 days ago

Groenkloof, South Africa South African National Parks Full time

SANParks currently offers this challenging career opportunity to an appropriately qualified and experienced person. This position will be based at Groenkloof National Park, Pretoria.

Human Resources Division
SA National Parks
PO Box 787
PRETORIA
0001

Applicants in possession of foreign qualifications to submit evaluated results by the South African Qualification Authority.

**Requirements**:

- Be in possession of a Legal degree (B Juris, B Proc, LLB) and an Admitted Attorney.
- 10 years in the legal field of which 5 years should be in a managerial role.
- Five years of experience in Environmental and Conservation law, Property law and the conveyancing process, Planning law, Administrative law (PAIA and PAJA), and interpretation of statutes.

**Additional Requirements**:

- Good communication and negotiation skills.
- Advanced computer literacy (Microsoft Suite).
- Report writing skills.
- Policy development skills.
- Presentation and Facilitation skills.
- Analytical skills.
- Strategic skills.
- Problem-solving.
- Conflict management skills.
- Change management skills.

**Responsibilities**:

- Provide constitutional; property, environmental, conservation, cultural heritage; and administrative law services.
- Inform and influence policy formulation and long term planning on environmental and conservation-related issues of the organisation.
- Lead, manage and develop the human capital of the environmental and legislation section.
- Prepare budget and manage the finances of the section.
- Conduct research; provide legal opinions and to provide environmental and conservation legislation guidance to the organisation.
- Draft legal documents.
- To draft letters and submissions to the Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment on environmental, conservation, land (property) and legislation issues.
- Manage litigation matters in compliance with and adherence to the Rules of the Court in respect of environmental and legislative issues.
- To resolve potential legal disputes and negotiate settlement terms.
- Advise on alternative dispute resolution.
- Provide environmental and conservation legislative and regulatory services to the organisation.
- Provide legal support to the SANParks Law Enforcement Unit.
- Ensure that Environmental Management Inspectors involved in poaching cases are legally represented at all times.
- Manage land acquisition process for the organisation.
- Attend to the declaration of land as part of a national park and/or establishment of new national parks.
- Provide support to the Unit responsible for PAIA by collating information relating to environment and conservation PAIA Requests.
- Ensure compliance with internal policies and processes in the land acquisition process.
- Develop, review, vet and negotiate contracts and agreements relating to environmental and legislative matters as well as international instruments.
- Build; enhance and maintain stakeholder relationships.

**Salary**:
R 686 141 - R 905 543

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