2 Legal Counsel - Advisory Job Opportunities - National Social Security Fund (NSSF)

Organization: National Social Security Fund (NSSF)

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

Reports to: Legal Advisory Services Manager

The National Social

Security Fund (NSSF) is positioning itself to be the Social Security Provider

of Choice in Uganda. Our belief at the Fund is that each employee contributes

directly to the growth and success of the business and each employee is

expected to take pride in being a member of the team. With our shared purpose

of being the Social Security Provider of Choice providing exceptional customer

service with a workforce that is well motivated and skilled.

Job Summary: The Legal Counsel-Advisory will be responsible

for the provision of legal advisory services to the Fund and for providing

assistance to the Corporation Secretary in monitoring performance of the legal

department.

Key Duties and

Responsibilities: 

• Prepare
  
  comprehensive legal opinions for the Legal Advisory Services Manager and
  
  Corporation Secretary.


• Support
  
  the Legal Advisory Services Manager prepare Board papers for the
  
  Corporation Secretary and conduct research as requested.


• Provide
  
  legal advice to stakeholders on all legal issues.


• Carry
  
  out research and advise the Legal Services Advisory Manager on the application
  
  of information obtained.


• Render
  
  legal advice on the legal issues pertaining to the remittance of and
  
  compliance with the provisions of the NSSF Act on contributions.


• Prepare
  
  the annual statutory Instrument for the declaration of interest on
  
  benefits and any other statutory instruments required.


• Attend
  
  to referred queries/complaints from employers and NSSF members and render
  
  legal advice in response thereto.


• Attend
  
  various management committee meetings as the legal advisor as assigned by
  
  the Legal Advisory Services Manager.


• Offer
  
  timely support to the Sales and Operations Department in member
  
  sensitization.


• Follow
  
  up changes in Pensions Sector Laws.


• Keenly
  
  review the General and Special Conditions of Contract contained in the
  
  standard bidding documents.


• Conduct
  
  due diligence on the legal capacity of all contracting parties.


• Draft
  
  contracts and all agreements on behalf of NSSF, catering for the User
  
  department’s interests and Safe guarding the Fund’s interests.


• The
  
  jobholder will negotiate with contractors to ensure that all issues
  
  pertaining to the performance of and Management of the contracts are
  
  streamlined before execution of the contracts.


• Develop
  
  and review Service Level Agreements with user departments.


• Ensure
  
  all contracts comply with the contracts checklist.


• Conduct
  
  due diligence on real estate, equities and fixed income portfolios.


• Prepare
  
  instruments for registration of the Fund’s interests with the appropriate
  
  authorities and registering NSSF’s interests.


• Keenly
  
  monitor running leases, property rates and ground rents and initiate the
  
  process of renewal for leases before expiry.


• Guide
  
  the property management section and the Investments Department on the
  
  covenants of the leases held by NSSF.

Qualifications, Skills

and Experience: 

• The
  
  ideal candidate should hold an honors Bachelor’s degree in Law and a Post
  
  Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice.


• The
  
  applicant must be enrolled as an advocate entitled to practice law in
  
  Uganda.


• Hold
  
  a valid practicing certificate.


• At
  
  least three years’ experience in Legal Practice in an organization of
  
  similar size.


• A
  
  minimum of three years’ experience in the legal department of a medium to
  
  large organisation.


• Computer
  
  and IT skills (MS Word, Excel);


• Good
  
  people management skills;


• Strong
  
  written and oral communication skills;


• Excellent
  
  report writing skills


• Excellent
  
  analytical skills;


• Good
  
  negotiation skills;


• Tact
  
  and diplomacy;


• Good
  
  influencing skills;


• Good
  
  interviewing skills;


• Good
  
  presentation skills.

All candidates are

strongly encouraged to send their applications together with detailed CVs

specifying day time telephone contact, postal and email addresses of both the

applicant and three referees via E-mail to recruitment@nssfug.org. Scanned copies

of testimonials, academic and professional credentials MUST be attached to the

applications.

NB: Only shortlisted and successful

candidates will be contacted. Please note that canvassing or lobbying will lead

to automatic disqualification of the candidate.

Deadline: 8^th April 2016 by 5PM