Legal Manager,Jobs Vacancy in Uganda, Career Opportunity in Uganda,
Position Title:Head legal
Duty Station: Kampala
Organization:Buganda land Board
Employment Type:Full Time Permanent
Application Deadline:13th February 2015 at 3:00pm
Organizational Profile:
Buganda land Board is an agency of the Kabaka of Buganda which was entrusted with managing land belonging to Buganda Kingdom.
Buganda Land Board is seeking to recruit experienced, qualified, self-d riven and competent individuals who will match with its vision of being a centre of excellence in Entrepreneurial land management and development in Uganda and beyond.
Job Summary:
The Head of Legal is a key senior position within the Organization reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, the post holder’s principal responsibilities will include, overseeing the activities of the organization’s legal department. Provides legal advice and interpretation to senior management regarding contracts, government regulatory requirements, land and property, or other business affairs. Coordinates the work of internal or external legal staff. Must be a graduate of an accredited law school. Familiar with a variety of the field’s concepts, practices, and procedures. Relies on extensive experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. Performs a variety of tasks. Leads and directs the work of others. A wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected.
Core Tasks:
· To provide legal services to the BLB as required.
· To support, manage and monitor the work of the Legal Services Team to ensure actions and outcomes are achieved which meet the accountabilities of the department.
· Identifying areas of difficulties and problems and, where necessary through legal interventions, find solutions to enable change to take place within the organization.
· To ensure outsourced legal services are of high quality and deliver value for money.
· To prepare and present the BLB’s case in the Courts, at Tribunals, at Public Inquiries, as necessary.
· To prepare legal reports and provide legal comments within reports, in order to ensure that officers and decision makers are fully informed of the legal implications of proposed courses of action and to ensure that, where appropriate, the committee reports include reference to the legal position.
· To manage the performance of employees of the Legal Services team, including carrying out appraisals and setting objectives which reflect the BLB and Corporate Management Team objectives, and which identify and meet related employee developmental needs.
Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:
General
· Controlling, managing and directing the activities of the Legal Services function;
· Ensuring that the Chief Executive is at all times apprised of developments within the Function’s remit;
· Providing professional and strategic advice to the Chief Executive, Board and senior management;
· Acting as an effective member of the BLB’s senior management team
2. BLB’s business and operation remit
· Providing the BLB’s staff, management, Board and Board Committees, as applicable, with high quality legal and related advice/analyses, tailored to the BLB’s needs, on matters pertaining to all aspects of the BLB’s statutory remit and related matters;
· Providing advice to the BLB’s staff, management, Board and Board Committees, as applicable, on legal strategy and related matters;
· Managing and co-ordinating the BLB’s approach towards litigation/other proceedings to which the BLB is party or potentially party;
· Leading in the development of Regulations and related material pertaining to the BLB’s statutory functions/powers etc.;
· Contributing to the preparation of draft legislation as required;
· Leading in/contributing to, as applicable, the development of other material/publications pertaining to the BLB’s statutory remit as required;
· Liaising with other parties’ legal advisors/representatives as required;
· Undertaking legal research as required;
· Participating in Committees and other fora of relevance as required;
3. External providers of legal services
Managing the sourcing of external legal services;
Instructing, and drafting briefing material for, external providers of legal services;
Managing the BLB’s relationships with external providers of legal services on an ongoing basis;
4. Compliance with the BLB’s legal and other obligations (other than those relating to the BLB’s statutory remit and to company secretarial matters)
· Implementing and managing appropriate systems and processes to ensure the BLB’s, and its directors’/management’s, ongoing compliance with their respective responsibilities and obligations under law, regulation and other applicable codes, including, inter alia:
· Implementing and managing appropriate systems and processes for identifying, and monitoring changes to, the BLB’s obligations in a timely manner:
· Apprising staff, management and the Board, as applicable, of the nature of those obligations;
· Providing legal and related advice regarding the actions and measures necessary to secure/facilitate compliance with the aforementioned obligations;
· Development of guidance, policies, handbooks, manuals etc., as required to secure/facilitate ongoing compliance;
· Where applicable, and where relevant in conjunction with other BLB staff/management, taking such actions and measures as are necessary to secure/facilitate the BLB’s ongoing compliance with its obligations;
· Discharging specific responsibilities deriving from law, regulation etc., as assigned from time to time;
5. Other
Contributing to the BLB’s management of risk;
Undertaking such other duties/assuming such other responsibilities as are assigned from time to time by the Chief Executive and/or the Board.
Qualifications:
· Qualified Solicitor or Barrister with a practicing certificate for approximately 5 years.
· Educated to degree level or equivalent.
· Evidence of personal management development activity.
Knowledge:
· An understanding of and ability to undertake effective strategic planning and achieve the implementation of policy, including the ability to produce business plans.
· Knowledge and understanding of the political nature of local government, the democratic process and the legal framework in which local authorities operate.
· Relevant knowledge and experience in Local Government Law.
Experience:
· Ability to demonstrate significant managerial experience at senior level for approximately 5 years of a legal practice.
· Demonstrable record of success in providing high quality and highly responsive advice with a clear client focused approach, achieving innovative solutions.
· Experience of successfully leading, motivating and developing others.
· An ability to demonstrate the effective management of change within an organisation.
· Experience of managing diverse teams of staff and having budget accountability within a performance management culture including management of budgets and income generation.
· Experience of building successful relationships with elected Members, senior managers, external partners, private organisations, community groups and other statutory organisations, and promoting corporate multi disciplinary working.
· The ability to understand and advise on the importance of good corporate governance.
· The ability to lead the service forward through vision, personal action and the inspiration of others to demonstrable success and consistent service improvement.
· The ability to motivate others, whether team members or colleagues, generating commitment and a shared sense of purpose.
· Demonstrable experience of using project management skills.
Personal Qualities and Attributes:
· A skilled communicator, able to make presentations and deliver key messages to specialists and non-specialists alike.
· Strategic vision to develop and change services to make them fit for purpose in a changing/demanding environment.
· The ability to adapt and respond positively to a variety of situations and people in order to meet changing priorities in the role, the BLB and the community as a whole.
· The willingness and ability to work co-operatively and supportively with Members, gaining their trust and confidence, developing positive, open working relationships which inspire new ideas to solve problems and to achieve the BLB’s goals.
· The belief in own ability and judgment and the drive to see things through to achieve goals.
· The ability to demonstrate open, honest and fair behaviour in all dealings with citizens, service users, Members, colleagues, suppliers and partners.
· Ability to contribute to the senior management team within the department.
· The ability to effectively manage staff resources.
· Ability to work to tight deadlines, to prioritize work and to work under pressure.
· Honesty and integrity.
· Commercial awareness.
· To demonstrate a personal commitment to equal opportunities and knowledge of needs of people of with different cultural or religious background
Mode of application:
Applications should be addressed to
the Chief Executive Officer and brought to Buganda Land Board offices
not later than 13th February 2015 at 3:00pm
Bulange – Mengo, Tel: [+256] 0312263141/2, 0414-211921,0130363142,
Toll free: 0800140140
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