Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, February 28, 2023 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:

Job Description
1. Manage all contracts and provide legal advise for all the transactions initiated by the commercial teams.
2. Mitigate litigation risk and manage all commercial disputes.
3. Manage the legal risk related to the retail network, distributors, B2B and B2G customers, Card and consignment sites.
4. Provide legal advisory for all company operations, decisions and transactions.
5. Executing the debt collection strategy.
6. Ensure the company’s operations are in compliance with the applicable laws, regulations, voluntary commitments and standards e.g. regulatory and compliance assessments, legal watch, acquisition of licenses and permits etc.
7. Train and awareness of employees and the company on the laws and expectations of the law affecting their roles and duties.
8. Manage the external legal panel supporting the execution of the roles’ objectives.
9. Preparation and responsibility for the section’s budget.
10. Ensure that all operations are carried out in accordance with the code of conduct and applicable laws.
11. Manage key legal regulatory stakeholders in line with the rules, procedures and policies on the same.
12. Support the deployment of the Company’s compliance program e.g. maintaining due diligence records, training employees/ third parties, coordination of the annual Conflict of Interest declarations, gift registers, competition law and other related declarations.

Candidate profile
1. Bachelor’s Degree in Laws.
2. Post Graduate Diploma in Legal practice is a must.
3. Excellent communicator and innovative Legal-business solutions.
4. Eight (8) years post graduate experience working in a corporate environment.
5. Member of the Uganda Law Society and East African Law Society.


Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 96

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

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