Legal Manager Employment Opportunity - Bank of Africa (BOA) ~ Ugandan Jobline Jobs

Organisation: Bank of Africa

– Uganda Ltd.  (BOA)

Duty Station: Kampala,

Uganda

Reports to: Company

Secretary

Bank of Africa

– Uganda Ltd. is part of GROUPE BANK OF AFRICA (BOA) comprising 16 Commercial

Banks, 3 Leasing Companies, 2 Investment Companies, a Stock Brokerage Company,

an Asset Management Company and a Mortgage Bank. It spans 16 African countries

and France, employing over 5,000 people.

Job Summary: The Legal

Manager will ensure a sound Legal Framework for the Bank by offering in-house

Legal advisory services, efficient management of the Legal department and

support to management and the Bank on Legal Risk generally including but not

limited to contractual, credit, litigation, regulatory and statutory risks.

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

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Receive instructions, peruse files and assess the

merits and demerits of each case and related circumstances;

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Conduct legal research to enhance and boost success

rates on legal cases for and against the Bank;

·        
Manage/handle threatened litigation notices, debt

recovery and the legal cases for and against the Bank;

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Attend and represent the Bank in courts of law;

·        
Actively monitor external legal services and ensure

effective representation of the Bank in courts of law;

·        
Attend and provide input to credit recovery and

disciplinary committee meetings on behalf of the legal department;

·        
Prepare opinion memos for the Company Secretary to

peruse and advise;

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Continuously monitor compliance with statutory

obligations and advise management accordingly;

·        
Work closely with relevant departments to ensure

that where legal risks have been identified, appropriate courses of action have

been taken;

·        
Offer timely support in contract negotiations,

reviews and drafting and providing recourse options especially for

non-performing contractors;

·        
Prepare monthly and quarterly reports relating to

the department for the Company Secretary for use in Board and Executive

management meetings;

·        
Provide legal advisory services to the branches,

departments and management;

·        
Regularly review credit offer letters, witness

credit documentation  and advise the

credit approving body on the legal status of proposed credit security and any

other legal issues;

·        
Provide continuous leadership, supervision, training

and development of department staff ensuring an effective and motivated team;

·        
Support the Company Secretary in day to day

regulatory Legal or Board issues where need be;

·        
Perform any other duty incidental to the above.

Qualifications, Skills and

Experience: 

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The applicant for the aforementioned Banking job

must hold an LLB undergraduate degree, a diploma in legal practice and in

possession of a valid practicing certificate. Applicants with Master’s degrees

will have an added advantage;

·        
The applicant must be an Advocate of the High Court

of Uganda for at least four years and with working experience gained from a

financial institution, corporate company or a busy law firm that majorly

handles banking related cases.

·        
Strong leadership and managerial skills;

·        
Excellent relationship management and communication

skills;

·        
Demonstrate knowledge of, and experience with, laws

dealing with government and/or commercial contract administration, particularly

contract negotiation, preparation and administration;

·        
Ability to provide independent advice (orally and in

writing) to senior level management on highly technical matters;

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Proven ability to delicately solve sensitive matters

·        
Prior experience of having worked in a Financial

Institution is an added advantage.

All suitably

qualified candidates should visit the web link below and create a profile on

the NFT Consult website by entering their e-mail addresses. Please visit web

link below and click Apply now if convinced you have the job requirements. The

applications/CVs should be prepared in English and submitted in either MS Word

or PDF format will be considered.