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Date Posted: Monday, April 25, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Senior Lawyer
Job summary
The Senior Lawyer on open ended contract will be responsible for conducting legal research, identifying gaps in the existing regulatory framework, drafting / reviewing laws regulation and other legal instruments for the supervised institutions to ensure the financial sector has an enabling legal and regulatory framework.

Key duties and Responsibilities
• Conduct legal and Regulatory research on issues related to financial sector stability and market conduct
• Initiate financial sector laws, regulations and directives for supervised institutions;
• Identify gaps in existing laws, regulation and directives;
• Propose changes in existing financial sector laws and regulations to cater for the modern financial stability, prudential and market conduct supervision,
• Translate and/or review the translations of laws and regulations;
• Draft explanatory notes of laws, regulations and directives
• Initiate innovative laws and regulations for the sound and stable financial sector especially for financial institutions supervised and regulated by the Central Bank;
• Prepare technical discussion series on laws and regulations( internal and external)
• Prepare the regulatory digest materials;
• Participate in the self-assessments to ensure existing legal and regulatory framework are in compliance with the international standards such as BCPs, ICPs, FATF, IOPS, IADI principles;

Qualifications, Experience and Skills
A bachelor degree in Law or legislative drafting as well as DLP
• At least three (3) years’ experience in the legal drafting or legal affairs
• ACCA, CPA or Actuarial professional qualification or other related professional qualification from reputable institutions is an advantage

Skills and competencies required
• Experience in working with a wide range of stakeholders and teams;
• Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills
• Personal drive and effectiveness;
• Ability to constantly deliver quality and value;
• Ability to work well under pressure and to meet deadlines ;
• Demonstrated high level of motivation, confidence, and integrity;
• Strong critical thinking skills and excellent problem solving skills.
• Team work skills
• Ability to work under minimal supervision
• Must be fluent in English , French and Kinyarwanda


Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 36

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

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