Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) Senior Manager: Legal Vacancy 2026

Opportunity Overview

The Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) is seeking a Senior Manager for its Legal department. This is an external position within JRA, playing a crucial role in the agency's operations. The successful candidate will contribute to ensuring robust legal and governance frameworks are in place and adhered to across the organisation.

Minimum Requirements

• Complete the online job application form.
• Attach all relevant and updated documents (6 Months Certified Qualification/s/Certificates, ID, and CV).
• Be prepared to provide proof of original documents during the selection process.
• Provide a brief description of work experience relating to the vacancy.
• If you have membership to professional bodies, provide a membership number and expiry date.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee the development and maintenance of a multi-year Governance and Legal Services strategy, operational plan, service catalogue, and service standards aligned with JRA business plans.
• Monitor workloads, turnaround times, matter outcomes, external legal spend, client satisfaction, and implementation of legal recommendations.
• Oversee the development, implementation, and periodic review of JRA’s governance framework.
• Provide legal and governance input on material Board, committee, and executive submissions, resolutions, policies, transactions, and strategic initiatives.
• Provide or commission written legal opinions on constitutional, municipal, administrative, commercial, employment, delictual, road-infrastructure, and other matters affecting JRA.
• Coordinate legal quality assurance of new and revised JRA policies.
• Maintain an approved legal compliance universe, obligations register, compliance calendar, and monitoring plan.
• Coordinate legally sound responses to regulators, oversight bodies, information requests, investigations, and statutory notices.
• Oversee the development and maintenance of standard agreements, clause libraries, legal checklists, approval protocols, and contract legal-review service levels.
• Advise on variations, extensions, guarantees, securities, insurance, indemnities, intellectual property, confidentiality, data protection, breach, penalties, termination, and remedies.
• Maintain a complete litigation and dispute register, undertake early case assessment, and approve matter strategies, budgets, evidence plans, and settlement parameters.
• Appoint, instruct, and manage the panel of attorneys, counsel, experts, and other service providers.
• Ensure compliance with court, tribunal, and contractual deadlines.

How to Apply

• Access the online job application form. It is advised to use Google Chrome.
• Complete the online form.
• Attach your updated CV, certified qualifications/certificates (certified within the last 6 months), and certified ID.
• Submit your application by the closing date of 09 August 2026.

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