Officer (P10): Legal Compliance and Discipline

• Bachelor’s degree in law or equivalent.
• 2 - 3 years related experience.
• Computer literate.

• General duties associated with legal compliance.
• Implement and manage an effective legal compliance program.
• Develop and review University policies to ensure legal compliance.
• Advise management on the University’s compliance with laws and regulations through detailed reports.
• Create and manage effective action plans in response to audit discoveries and compliance violations.
• Assess University operations to determine compliance risk.
• Ensure all employees are educated on the latest regulations and processes.
• Resolve employee concerns about legal compliance.
• Ensuring timeous submission of reports in respect of relevant legislation.
• Monitoring and informing the University community regarding new / amended legislation.

• Receiving student disciplinary cases from Security Department.
• Checking student disciplinary cases to determine if there are grounds for disciplinary action, or whether it should be referred to the relevant house committee for action.
• Drafting of charges and issuing of notices to students.
• Acting as Prosecutor at Student Disciplinary Hearings.

• Monitoring and reporting on progress against operational initiatives.
• Monitoring and reporting on legislative and statutory compliance.
• Promoting sound institutional governance by participating in Institutional governance structures.
• Identifying risks relating to the field of responsibility, develop and implement mitigating strategies.
• Ensuring proper record keeping of all aspects within field of responsibility.

Enquiries can be made via email at [email protected]

Assumption of duties: As mutually agreed to upon acceptance of the appointment. The University reserves the right not to make an appointment.

Women and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Note: Sol Plaatje University (SPU) is dedicated to meeting its Employment Equity targets.