Job responsibilities

Key Duties and Responsibilities

Team Leadership & Coordination

1. Lead and supervise the simplified insolvency team (legal and finance specialists) to ensure effective case handling.

2. Allocate cases, monitor progress, and ensure timely completion of all insolvency procedures.

3. Provide quality assurance and final review of legal and financial assessments before submission to the Registrar General.

4. Serve as the primary focal point between the team, the Registrar General, Appeal Committee, courts, and external stakeholders.

Case Management & Legal Oversight

5. Coordinate intake, screening, and registration of simplified insolvency applications.

6. Conduct preliminary legal assessments to confirm eligibility under the simplified regime.

7. Draft or review notices, decisions, correspondence, and templates to ensure consistency and legal soundness.

8. Ensure all case records, timelines, and reports are updated, accurate, and compliant with statutory requirements.

9. Perform any other duties assigned to her/him by the hierarchical supervisors

KEY COMPETENCIES REQUIRED

• Excellent command of Rwanda’s commercial regulatory framework;

• Strong understanding of insolvency law, commercial law, and administrative procedures

• Demonstrated experience in handling court applications and hearings;

• Ability to identify and analyses complex legal issues and recommend and implement solutions;

• Ability to supervise multidisciplinary teams (legal + finance)

• Strong planning, task allocation, and workflow management skills

• Being Certified member of the Bar Association is an added advantage;

NOTE: Candidates holding a Bachelor’s degree are required to have a minimum of five (5) years of relevant professional experience, of which at least two (2) years must be at a managerial level.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree in Law

5 Years of relevant experience

Master’s Degree in Commercial Law

3 Years of relevant experience

Master’s Degree in Business Law

3 Years of relevant experience

Required competencies and key technical skills

Strong leadership skills, including coaching, team-building, problem solving, conflict resolution, consensus-building

Excellent command of Rwanda’s commercial regulatory framework;

Proves Professionalism, strong Communication skills, Teamwork, leadership and advocacy skills

Exceptional leadership, time management, facilitation, and organizational skills.

• Lead and supervise the simplified insolvency team (legal and finance specialists) to ensure effective case handling.
• Allocate cases, monitor progress, and ensure timely completion of all insolvency procedures.
• Provide quality assurance and final review of legal and financial assessments before submission to the Registrar General.
• Serve as the primary focal point between the team, the Registrar General, Appeal Committee, courts, and external stakeholders.
• Coordinate intake, screening, and registration of simplified insolvency applications.
• Conduct preliminary legal assessments to confirm eligibility under the simplified regime.
• Draft or review notices, decisions, correspondence, and templates to ensure consistency and legal soundness.
• Ensure all case records, timelines, and reports are updated, accurate, and compliant with statutory requirements.
• Perform any other duties assigned to her/him by the hierarchical supervisors

• Excellent command of Rwanda’s commercial regulatory framework;
• Strong understanding of insolvency law, commercial law, and administrative procedures
• Demonstrated experience in handling court applications and hearings;
• Ability to identify and analyses complex legal issues and recommend and implement solutions;
• Ability to supervise multidisciplinary teams (legal + finance)
• Strong planning, task allocation, and workflow management skills
• Being Certified member of the Bar Association is an added advantage;
• Strong leadership skills, including coaching, team-building, problem solving, conflict resolution, consensus-building
• Proves Professionalism, strong Communication skills, Teamwork, leadership and advocacy skills
• Exceptional leadership, time management, facilitation, and organizational skills.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Law
• Master’s Degree in Commercial Law
• Master’s Degree in Business Law