JOB ADVERTISEMENT

The Rwanda Interlink Transport Company (RITCO) would like to recruit staff for the following vacant position:

POST: LEGAL OFFICER (1)

Key duties and Responsibilities

• Deal with legal issues and provide legal advice/opinion on staff and institutional matters to ensure their compliance with regulations, procedures, ministerial instructions, and applicable laws;
• Review standard contract and procurement documentation in consultation with relevant government institutions/ donor agencies to ensure their legal correctness and completeness.
• Propose necessary amendments to contracts and agreements to keep them relevant in line with transport operations;
• Prepare documents concerning litigation cases involving the company for the lawyer’s attention;
• Interpret laws, instructions, regulations, and procedures for the staff and management;
• Monitor the implementation of applicable laws, instructions, regulations, and procedures.
• Assist technical department in developing legal and regulatory provisions (decrees and instructions) of the company:
• Draft legal texts regarding the company and give legal advice on texts, regulations, and procedures;
• Supervises the compilation of registers of all legal documents including Agreements, Bonds, Guarantees, insurances, and other relevant documents;
• Monitor enacted laws relevant to the company’s business portfolio and bring them to the attention of company management and staff
• Reviewing all documents before signature by the Management
• Drafting contracts engaging the company in business with other parties.
• Provide written legal opinion on all contracts between RITCO and suppliers/service providers/contractors before CEO’s signature.
• The procurement manager shall file the legal opinion for reference purposes.

Job Requirements and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in law with 3 years of working experience; Master’s Degree in commercial law will be an added value;
• Knowledge of Substantive Law and Legal Procedures;
• Report writing and presentation skills;
• Analytical and problem-solving;
• Team working skills;
• Computer skills;
• Fluent in Kinyarwanda, English, and French, knowledge of all is an advantage.

Interested candidates are requested to submit their application letters together with detailed CVs and academic certificates and a copy of ID at [email protected] not later than Friday, January 5^th, 2024 at 5:00 PM. Only candidates who meet the above requirements will be shortlisted.

Done at Kigali, on 18/12/2023.

NKUSI Godfrey

Chief Executive Officer.