Legal Manager at South African National Blood Service (SANBS)

Job description

KPA 1: 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.

KPA 2: 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.
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• KPA 3: 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.

KPA 4: 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.

KPA 5: 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.

 KPI 6: Research study and project agreements management

• 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.

 KPA 7: 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.

KPA 8: 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.