Legal Manager needed at South African National Blood Service

Job description
Provide legal advice. 

• To provide competent legal advice to SANBS, the Board and its committees as well as the donor structures.
•  To ensure that SANBS complies with relevant laws, standards, policies and codes in their operations and dealings with stakeholders.
•  To keep abreast with and apprise SANBS, the Board and its committees as well as donor structures on applicable new laws, codes and standards as well as relevant case law.
•  To engage with relevant stakeholders on behalf of SANBS, including but not limited to the regulators such as the Department of Health and the Medical Controls Council on regulatory matters.
•  To provide training to SANBS staff, Board and committee members as well as donor structures on relevant laws, codes and standards.
•  Undertake legal research.
•  Source specialist legal advice when required.
•  Prepare legal opinions.

 Litigation Management and Dispute Resolution.
 

•  Identify and assess potential litigation risks within SANBS.
•  Manage litigation and explore mechanisms to minimise costs to SANBS by inter-alia considering Alternative Dispute Resolution.
•  Consult and give sound instructions to lawyers.
•  Draft and review legal documents, including pleadings where necessary.
•  Monitor matters on litigation in terms of the protocols governing corporate risk and the minimisation thereof.
•  Negotiate settlement of legal matters and disputes.
•  Negotiate cost rates with lawyers so as to minimise legal costs.
•  Manage and address internal and external audit findings.

 Draft and Review Contracts
 

•  Negotiate, draft and review contracts. In doing so, ensure that the interests of SANBS are protected.
•  Negotiate and vet legal documents to ensure the interest of SANBS are well protected.
•  Ensure that SANBS contracts are drafted in a way as to minimise risk exposure for SANBS. This includes
• inter-alia avoiding offering one-sided indemnities and avoiding the exclusion of liabilities in favour of
• parties contracting with SANBS.
• Ensure that SANBS contracts are compliant with applicable legislation, codes, standards as well as SANBS procurement policy.
•  Sign off on contracts.

 
Commercial Contract Management
 

• Ensure Effective operations of contract management.
•  Management of Contract management team.
•  Weekly meetings with the Contract Management team.
•  Ensure that contracts are signed within 1 month from date of award.
•  Ensure that an up to date contract register is kept.
•  Provide monthly updates on the status of the contracts to Company Secretary and EXCO.

 Lease Agreement management
 

•  Review lease agreement.
•  Review lease agreement register.
•  Ensure effective operations of lease agreements across all zones.
•  Have monthly meetings with the contract administrator and Contract Specialist regarding lease agreements.
• Provide quarterly reports to EXCO on lease agreements.
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• KPI 6: Research study and project agreements management
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•  Review research ad project agreements.
•  Review research study register.
•  Ensure effective management of research and project agreement across SANBS.
•  Have monthly meeting with Contract Administrator and Contract Specialist on research agreements.
•  Provide quarterly update to EXCO on research study and project agreements.

 Management of SANBS tipoff lines.
 

•  Manage SANBS tip-off notifications in line with policy.
•  Manage and review Anti-Corruption and Whistleblowing Policy.
•  Coordinate all tip-off investigations.
•  Update the case management system.
•  Provide quarterly updates to EXCO regarding tip-off received and status updates.

 Miscellaneous Matters
 

•  Effectively manage the entire SANBS insurance portfolio, including the appointment of brokers and underwriters, reporting and tracking potential medical/donor adverse claims.
•  Provide training to SANBS staff, Board and its committees as well as donor structures on relevant laws, codes and standards.
•  Ensure that all SANBS statutory documents including but not limited to title deeds are in place and up to date.
•  In executing the duties outlined in this document and elsewhere, always ensure adherence to the highest standards of corporate governance, including King IV.
• Attend to any other reasonable instructions from the Company Secretary.

Minimum requirements
Education.

• A legal degree
• Admission as attorney/advocate advantageous.
• Experience and knowledge minimum requirements
• Minimum of 3-years post articles; OR
• Post admission as an advocate.
• MS Office Suite.
•  MS Word (Intermediate).
• Driver’s licence.