OPFA: Legal Learnerships 2022/2023

OPFA: Invites Unemployed Matriculates to Apply for the Legal Learnerships 2022/2023

Closing Date: 14 November 2022
Job Type: Learnership
Location: Pretoria, South Africa

Learnership Description

The Office of the Pension Funds Adjudicator (OPFA) is currently recruiting legal candidates to embark on an outstanding development opportunity. The learnership will be for a period of twelve (12) months.

Responsibilities:

• Attend to walk-in complaints in lodging new complaints
• Draft and send initial letters to the parties
• Draft and send reply/follow-up letters
• Ensure documents are sent to the correct parties
• Receive responses and replies as well as save them on the Software system (Respond)
• Engage and Investigation of complaints as well as drafting of determinations in terms of the workflow
• Engage with parties to a complaint in relation to the administrative aspects of the file/investigation
• Prepare draft letters based on research and direction given by the Team Leader
• Request for a reply to letters from the complainant
• Request confirmation of settlement from the parties
• Peruse responses from parties and advice the team leader if further information is required
• Follow up on undertakings to respond
• Request all necessary investigation reports
• Keep a record of all files allocated to them
• Keep all correspondence relating to a complaint together including telephone calls, emails, etc
• Submit weekly and monthly statistics to the team leader

Requirements:

• LLB Degree

Advantageous:

• Certificate in Pension Funds law (Added advantage)
• Practical Legal Training (Added Advantage)

Skills and Competencies:

• Computer literacy (MS Word, Excel and Outlook)
• Communication and listening skills (verbal and written)
• Self-motivated, planning and organising, resilience
• Ability to analyse, interpret, solve problems and making of legal arguments to reach a conclusion
• Good writing skills with the ability to express complex concepts
• Ability to make investigative decisions in the resolution of complaints