Legal Officer (x3)

Key Responsibilities Primary Responsibilities: Compliance and Enforcement Undertake compliance and debt recovery activities to increase collections; Prepare and ensure execution of Time to Pay Agreements; Maintain a tracker for Time to Pay Agreements; and Attend to enforcement of judgements and Time to Pay Agreements. Policy Management Participate in undertaking amendments, development and review of legal, policy and regulatory frameworks of the Authority; Participate in the review of legislation, government policy and guidelines to ensure that the Authority is compliant to the established and new laws or regulatory standards; Maintain and update a Policy register for purposes of tracking and monitoring Authority policies; and Ensure that the departmental risk register is periodically updated. Contract Management Participate in the negotiation of contracts, agreements and MoU’s; Undertake timely review, vetting and drafting of contracts, agreements, and MoU’s as instructed; Facilitate timely execution and clearance of contracts and agreements, including clearance by the Attorney General; Maintain and update a Contracts’ register for purposes of tracking and monitoring the performance and validity of contracts and agreement, including alerting the user department and Contract Manager of any impending contractual milestones; and Ensure that all Authority contracts and agreements are properly stored. Internal Legal Advisory & Support Keep up with current changes in laws, regulations and guidelines and contribute to the enhancement of the knowledge base of the Authority’s legal function; Conduct research and prepare legal advice on any new government policy or legislation, or changes to government policy or legislation which might impact the Authority; Conduct research and prepare legal advice and guidance to Authority on staff, procurement and other matters as instructed; Attend to conveyancing in matters where the Authority has an interest; and Undertake legal researc