REF: NO/FIN/CCM/11/04/2025 Contract and Compliance Manager needed at Legal Aid South Africa

KEY OUTPUTS 

• To manage and monitor contract and compliance within supply chain Department in line with all relevant Legislative Framework.
• Maintain and keep the contract register complete and accurate including the spending against the contract amount
• Policy drafting, review and implementation and developing and implementing compliance and procurement risk management frameworks
• Ensure that SLAS are in place for all contracted services
• Evaluate and monitor contract performance to determine necessity for amendments or extensions of contracts, and compliance to contractual obligations
• Liaise with National Treasury to ensure compliance is achieved for all procurement (variations, deviations, etc.)
• Maintain and monitor the irregular, fruitless and wasteful expenditure register
• Ensure that all identified irregular, fruitless and wasteful expenditure is investigated and concluded and where condonation is required, the requests are submitted timeously for approval.
• Ensure that all contracted commitments and critical deliverables are met
• Ensure that Legal Services divisions is consulted regarding contractual non-performances
• Ensure that expired contracts do not continue running without written approval
• Manage the contract risk register and escalate risks and issues as required
• Analyse price proposals, final reports and other data to determine reasonability of prices
• Monthly reporting on contract management and compliance to legislative requirement.

COMPETENCIES (SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND ATTRIBUTES) REQUIRED

• A minimum of 5 years’ experience in Public Service Procurement environment, of 1 year should directly be in contract Management and /or compliance management
• Three-year Degree / National Diploma in Supply Chain Management or related or relevant
• Experience that would assist the incumbent in driving a service excellence mindset
• Experience in strategic and business and reporting
• A sophisticated collaborative style is advantageous