Apply for Government Jobs | CHIEF STATE LAW ADVISOR Role at Pretoria
| Job Title: | CHIEF STATE LAW ADVISOR |
| Company: | Department of Relations |
| Job Reference: | STATE LAW |
| Category: | Government Jobs |
| Location: | Pretoria, ZA |
| Employment Type: | Full Time |
| Date Posted: | 2025-07-15T21:27 |
| Closing Date: | 2025-08-01T23:23 |
| Salary: | ZAR 741251 - 1741770 per year |
CHIEF STATE LAW ADVISOR - Job Description
Introduction
DEPARTMENT OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND COOPERATION, Apply for Government Jobs. The Department of International Relations and Cooperation is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. Please e-mail your applications to the e-mail address indicated below each post and quote the post name in the subject line of the e-mail address to receive an acknowledgement; Hand-delivered applications can be submitted to the OR Tambo Building, 460 Soutpansberg Road, Pretoria
Responsibilities
- Provide strategic leadership and direction to the Office of the Chief State Law Advisor.
- Provide legal advice on international law to all State Departments in national, provincial, and local sphere of Government and other organs of state: Formulate and provide legal advice in respect of the African Agenda, AU and SADC Instruments, Protocols, Programmes and Institutions.
- Contribute and advise on the formulation, codification and development of international law and in respect of the negotiations of various legal instruments and processes.
- Advise on the legal aspects of participation in the global system of governance.
- Participate in and advise on inter alia Air Law, Climate Change, Environmental conventions, Law of the Sea, Space law, Science and Technology, Antarctic Treaty, Law of the Sea, Continental Shelf Coordinate and advise on South Africa’s input in the work of UNIDROIT and WIPO
Required Qualifications
- Pretoria Applicants must be in possession of an LLB qualification. Admittance as an Attorney or Advocate.
- At least 5 years of experience at Senior Management level in Private Sector/Public Sector/ Academia. At least 10 years appropriate post qualification experience in international law/ litigation, and or advisory.
- SMS Pre-entry Certificate Offered by the National School of Government (NSG). Competencies: Strategic Leadership and Capability Financial Management People Management and Empowerment Client Orientation and Customer focus Change Management Knowledge Management Problem solving and Analysis Service Delivery Innovation Knowledge and understanding of relevant Public Service wide legislation. Knowledge of South Africa’s Foreign Policy. Knowledge and understanding of National policies and Prescripts.
- Knowledge and insight into South Africa’s history.
- Understanding of International Trade and Investment. Knowledge of International and Domestic Law. Knowledge and understanding of all acts and regulations
How To Apply
Applications must be submitted on the new form Z83 (effective from 1 January 2021) (duly completed and hand signed) obtainable from any Public Service department or on the DIRCO website - www.dirco.gov.za. For other relevant information and how to apply, kindly visit the Department’s website (www.dirco.gov.za) – home page under Jobs. Applications should be accompanied by a detailed Curriculum Vitae (CV).
Certified copies of qualifications, Identity Document (ID), Drivers licence as well as any other relevant documents will be submitted by shortlisted candidates only Received applications using the incorrect Z83 for employment will not be considered. All appointments will be subjected to a process of security clearance. It is the applicant’s responsibility to have foreign qualifications evaluated by the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA). All shortlisted SMS candidates will be subjected to a technical exercise that intends to test relevant technical elements of the job, the logistics of which will be communicated by the Department.
Following the interview and technical exercise, the selection panel will recommend candidates to attend a generic managerial competency assessment (in compliance with the DPSA Directive on the implementation of competency-based assessments), using the mandated DPSA SMS competency assessment tools; All shortlisted candidates will be subjected to personnel suitability checks and verification of qualifications; In line with Cabinet decision taken on 2 March 2016, all applicants are required to indicate in their Curriculum Vitae the number of Boards he/she is serving on. Where this information is not provided, such application will not be considered; A pre entry certificate obtained from National School of Government (NSG) is required for all SMS appointments.
The course is available at the NSG under the name:
Certificate for entry into SMS and the full details can be obtained by
following the link below: https://www.thensg.gov.za/training-course/sms-pre
entryprogramme ; The successful candidate will have to complete a Financial
Disclosure form annually; We thank all applicants for their interest; DIRCO
reserves the right not to make appointments; Correspondence will be limited to
short-listed candidates only. If you have not been contacted within four (4)
months after the closing date of this advertisement, please accept that your
application was unsuccessful.
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