JOB TITLE

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

Key Result Areas

LEGAL AFFAIRS MANAGER

Reports to:

the Director of Legal Department:

Age Limit: 45

• Being a Rwandan by Nationality
• Bachelor Degree Law (LLB) / Master in Law (LLM),
• Diploma in Legal practice
• At least Seven (7) years of working experience in legal matters at managerial level for Bachelor’s degree holders;
• Five (5) years of working experience in the same field at managerial level for Master’s Degree holders.

Knowledge and Skills

• Good Communication skills;
• Management skills
• Attention to details;
• Ability to work under minimal supervision;
• Excellent oral and written communication;
• High level of creativity and innovation;
• Update Knowledge of regulatory environment
• Must be fluent in Kinyarwanda and English. Knowledge of French is an added value

Key responsibilities

• Analyzing the legal implications of all the activities of the organization to ensure that the company conducts all its activities and operations within the existing legal framework
• Identifying potential legal risks in the company and serves as an internal early warning system to management
• Legal drafting of all agreements including but not limited to leases, and contracts for employment, commercial transactions, and supply agreements, etc.
• Executes and manages appropriate legal action in response to litigation suits filed against the Cooperative by external parties and prosecutes third parties when company rights and/or interests are violated.
• Assist in drafting legal advice within a specific area to managers and staff to ensure that decisions taken are legally correct.
• Draft, review and amend legal documents drafted by, or sent to the organization.
• Represent the organization at routine court hearings and tribunals to ensure that the organization’s interests are effectively safeguarded and so that it carries out its legal obligations effectively.
• Briefing / discussion with the lawyers for legal cases to ensure Cooperative interests are safeguarded;
• Monitor the progress of legal transactions to ensure that the correct actions are taken at the appropriate times.
• Represent the organization at meetings with external bodies on specific topics to ensure that the legal aspects of any decisions are fully considered.
• Assist in carrying out research and prepare reports on any legally complex issues to ensure that the organization has full information about the legal implications of any decisions.
• Draft and review complex legal documents on various matters, ensuring that these are legally sound and/or to ensure that the organization’s interests are safeguarded.
• Maintain an awareness of developments in the legal field which might affect the organization and prepare reports on relevant matters for consideration by management.
• Pursuits of debt collection including issuing of demand letters and follow up instructions to lawyers and auctioneers.

• 100% legal compliance
• Excellence in execution of the role of Legal representative
• UMWALIMU SACCO interests are protected in all contracts and business transactions
• Ensure minimized legal exposure for UMWALIMU SACCO
• Efficient debt recovery efforts/legal letters to customers for distress
• Cost effective securitization of loans