Manager : Legal (Centralised Litigation) - Fixed Term Contract (10599)

The South African Revenue ServiceJohannesburg, ZA

19 days ago

Job description

Job title : Manager : Legal (Centralised Litigation) - Fixed Term Contract (10599)

Job Location : Gauteng, Johannesburg

Deadline : November 13, 2025

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Job Purpose

To provide support and input in the management of Legal delivery within the Centralised Litigation function which has a national footprint with respect to revenue litigation matters.

Education and Experience

Bachelor of Law (NQF7) AND 8-10 years' experience in a litigation environment, including 3-4 years’ experience in managing legal staff

Minimum Qualification & Experience Required

Bachelor of Law (NQF7)

8-10 years' experience in a litigation environment

3-4 years’ experience in managing legal staff

Minimum Functional Requirements

Prior experience working with tax

Strong litigation experience

Management of complex litigation projects

Job Outputs :

Successfully managing litigation staff

Successfully prosecuting your own litigation caseload

Process

Act as the driver for the implementation within the context of business unit excellence and performance improvement.

Conduct assessments and use information to advise, make recommendations and facilitate improvement.

Direct, control, coordinate and optimise budgeted resources to meet specific objectives and deliver agreed results and productivity requirements.

Ensure the development and implementation of a practice in alignment with operational policy and procedural frameworks.

Implement strategy and delivery plans through the development of operational activities, ensuring the achievement of operational targets.

Oversee the efficient utilisation of Private counsel for appeals and urgent interdicts, review or declaratory order applications in the High Court.

Oversee a group of litigators and their litigation case loads.

Plan for handling work outputs, pull together interdependent activities and specify priorities, standards and procedures to ensure tactical implementation.

Proactively identify interconnected problems, determine its impact and use to develop best fi t alternatives, implementing best practice solutions.

Provide periodic reports on performance against plan and progress on short-term initiatives and use to realign tactical plan and objectives appropriately.

Recommend changes to optimise processes, systems, policies and procedures, and execute the implementation of change and innovation initiated by the organisation.

Timeously communicate top-down policy and associated single practice area modification, objective achievement progress and critical success factors to impacted stakeholders.

Use the insights gained through integrated business reports to measure success and realign tactical strategy implementation objectives appropriately.

Governance

Implement governance, risk and compliance policy in own practice area to identify and manage governance and risk exposure liability.

People

Encourage and enable teamwork, by enabling collaboration with others and commitment to pursuing set goals.

Translate performance expectations into specific metrics and goals to identify and provide effective services, solve problems and achieve objectives.

Develop & implement appropriate people capacity plans in line with delivery & efficiency targets, on budget & in partnership with specialised area.

Develop and maintain a team that is capable for operating to their full capability and provide appropriate skills, knowledge and experience

Finance

Implement and monitor financial control, management of costs and corporate governance in area of accountability.

Draw up a budget aligned to tactical delivery plans, monitor planned vs. actual, minimise expenditure and report on cost efficiency.

Client

Develop and ensure implementation of practices which builds service delivery excellence and encourages others to provide exceptional client service.

Manage an integrated service excellence culture, which builds rewarding relationships and provides opportunity for feedback and exceptional service.

Build strong relationships and implement service level agreements that promote SARS with internal and external stakeholders.

Behavioural competencies

Honesty & Integrity

Functional Policies and Procedures

Court Processes and Procedures

Fairness & Transparency

Accountability

Business Acumen

Decisiveness

Effective Business Communication

Legal Advisory and Interpretation

Legal Compliance

Planning, Management and Measurement

Problem Analysis and Judgement

Ability to translate Strategy into Execution

Values and Manage Diversity

Technical competencies

Managerial budgeting

Tax Knowledge

Legal Advisory and Interpretation

Legal knowledge and knowledge of ethics

Legal compliance

Planning, management and measurement

Respect & Trust

Business Acumen

Court processes and procedures

Stewardship and service orientation

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