Assistant Legal Advisor

2 weeks ago


Stellenbosch, South Africa Stellenbosch University Full time

Duties/Pligte- Fasilitering en voltooiing van omsigtigheidsondersoeke wat verband hou met navorsing aan die Universiteit Stellenbosch (US). Dit behels skakeling met verskeie

steunomgewings om inligting in te win. Proses-implementering vir omsigtigheidsondersoeke vorm deel van die pligte.Verleen bystand aan die Direkteur: Navorsingskontrakte met operasionele nakoming van navorsingsverwante wetgewings.- Opstel en die uitvoer van risiko-analises vir navorsings
- en navorsingsverwante kontrakte (insluitend materiaaloordragooreenkomste, vertroulikheidsooreenkomste,

samewerkingsooreenkomste, navorsingstoekennings, konsortiumooreenkomste, ens.) met navorsingsvennote van die US.Nagaan van, opstel van, en bystand verleen met die onderhandeling van navorsings
- en navorsingsverwante kontrakte.- Skakeling met verskeie steunafdelings binne die US, asook met navorsers en navorsingsvennote tydens die onderhandelingsproses.- Verlening van regsadvies en bystand aan navorsers met die interpretasie en verduideliking van kontraktuele terme en voorwaardes verbonde aan

navorsingskontrakte, asook met regsprobleme wat mag ontstaan met die uitvoer van sodanige kontrakte.Nagaan van projekbeskrywings en kontrakbegrotings saam met die navorsers en die projekrekenmeesters, om te verseker dat dit aan die US se finansiële

beleid voldoen, met inagname van die terme en voorwaardes van die geborgde navorsingstoekennings waar van toepassing.Opstel van opinies en gepaardgaande advies insake veranderinge in wetgewing, verdrae, regulasies en regspraak wat die terme en voorwaardes van kontrakte

mag beïnvloed, bepaald in die nasionale en internasionale navorsings
- en innovasie-arena.Verleen bystand aan die Direkteur: Navorsingskontrakte en die Regsadviseurs: Navorsingskontrakte, om die dienslewering aan die navorsingsgemeenskap uit te

brei en te verbeter.Navorsingskontrakadministrasie.Facilitating and completion of due diligence requests related to research conducted at Stellenbosch University (SU). This entails liaising with various supportdivisions to gather the needed information. Process implementation for due diligence requests forms part of the duties.Providing assistance to the Director: Research Contracts in terms of operational compliance with regards to research-related legislation.-
- Drafting and performing risk analyses for research and research related contracts (including material transfer agreements, confidentiality agreements, collaborationagreements, research grants, consortium agreements, etc.) with research partners of SU.Vetting of, drafting of and providing assistance with negotiation of research and research related contracts.-
- Liaising with various support divisions within SU, as well as with researchers and research partners during the negotiation process.-
- Rendering legal advice and support to researchers with the interpretation and explanation of contractual terms and conditions related to research contracts, as wellas legal problems that may arise with the implementation of such contracts.Checking the project description and contract budgets together with the researchers and the project accountants, to ensure that it complies with SU's financialpolicy, taking into account the terms and conditions of the sponsored research grants, where applicable.Drafting opinions and accompanying advice regarding changes in legislation, treaties, regulations and verdicts that may influence the terms and conditions ofcontracts, particularly in the national and international research and innovation arena.Rendering assistance to the Director: Research Contracts and the Legal Advisors: Research Contracts, to expand and improve service delivery to the researchcommunity.Research contract administration.Job Requirements/Pos Vereistes- Regskwalifikasie met voltooide klerkskap by 'n prokureursfirma.- Grondige kennis van kontraktereg, goeie oordeel en die vermoë om komplekse kontraktuele terme en vereistes te onderhandel.- Die vermoë om effektief binne n hoë druk en vinnig bewegende omgewing te werk wat n baie hoë premie op kliënt-gefokusde ondersteuning plaas.- Uitstekende mondelinge en skriftelike kommunikasievaardighede in beide Engels en Afrikaans.- Uitstekende interpersoonlike vaardighede.- Vaardig in die gebruik van rekenaars.Legal qualification with completed clerkship at a law firm.-
- Sound knowledge of the law of contract, good judgement and the ability to negotiate complex contractual terms and requirements.-
- The ability to effectively work in a high pressure and fast moving environment, with a high premium on client focused support.-
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in both English and Afrikaans.-
- Excellent interpersonal skills.-
- Proficient in using computers.Recommendation/Aanbeveling- Grondige kennis van wetgewing wat van toepassing is op navorsingsverwante kontrakte (bv. die Wet insake Intellektuele Eiendomsreg voortspruitend uit

Openbare Gefinansierde Navorsing en Ontwikkeling, 2008;


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