Background

Umwalimu SACCO is looking for inspired innovators, dynamic self-driven and highly creative personalities to collaborate with Umwalimu SACCO in taking it to the next level of success. If you feel you have what it takes, we would like to hear from you.

Reports to:

the Director of Legal Department:

Age Limit:

45

Qualifications and Requirements

• Being a Rwandan by Nationality
• Bachelor Degree Law (LLB) / Master in Law (LLM),
• Diploma in Legal practice
• At least three (3) years of Judicial experience (e.g., serving as a judge) in Rwandan court.
• Five (5) years proven professional experience in legal practice as court registrar, advocate (Provide recommendation from advocate forum) or senior legal officer or legal specialist in a reputable institution in Rwanda. Experience in a financial institution is an added advantage.

Knowledge and Skills

• Good Communication skills;
• Management skills
• Attention to details;
• Ability to work under minimal supervision;
• Excellent oral and written communication;
• High level of creativity and innovation;
• Strong knowledge of corporate governance, contract law, litigation, and regulatory compliance.
• Update Knowledge of regulatory environment
• Must be fluent in Kinyarwanda and English. Knowledge of French is an added value

Key responsibilities

• Analyzing the legal implications of all the activities of the organization to ensure that the company conducts all its activities and operations within the existing legal framework
• Identifying potential legal risks in the company and serves as an internal early warning system to management
• Legal drafting of all agreements including but not limited to leases, and contracts for employment, commercial transactions, and supply agreements, etc.
• Executes and manages appropriate legal action in response to litigation suits filed against the Cooperative by external parties and prosecutes third parties when company rights and/or interests are violated.
• Assist in drafting legal advice within a specific area to managers and staff to ensure that decisions taken are legally correct.
• Draft, review and amend legal documents drafted by, or sent to the organization.
• Represent the organization at routine court hearings and tribunals to ensure that the organization’s interests are effectively safeguarded and so that it carries out its legal obligations effectively.
• Briefing / discussion with the lawyers for legal cases to ensure Cooperative interests are safeguarded;
• Monitor the progress of legal transactions to ensure that the correct actions are taken at the appropriate times.
• Represent the organization at meetings with external bodies on specific topics to ensure that the legal aspects of any decisions are fully considered.
• Assist in carrying out research and prepare reports on any legally complex issues to ensure that the organization has full information about the legal implications of any decisions.
• Draft and review complex legal documents on various matters, ensuring that these are legally sound and/or to ensure that the organization’s interests are safeguarded.
• Maintain an awareness of developments in the legal field which might affect the organization and prepare reports on relevant matters for consideration by management.
• Pursuits of debt collection including issuing of demand letters and follow up instructions to lawyers and auctioneers.

Performance Metrics

• 100% legal compliance
• Excellence in execution of the role of Legal representative
• UMWALIMU SACCO interests are protected in all contracts and business transactions
• Ensure minimized legal exposure for UMWALIMU SACCO
• Efficient debt recovery efforts/legal letters to customers for distress
• Cost effective securitization of loans

Equal Employment Opportunity

UMWALIMU SACCO is committed to provide equal employment opportunity to the prospective candidates without direct or indirect discrimination on grounds of ethnic or social origin, gender, political and philosophical or religious opinions.

Additional Information

Any supplementary information regarding the recruitment advertisement shall be obtained from Human Resource Department of Umwalimu SACCO at any time during the working hours: From 8:00 AM up to 6:00 PM starting from Monday to Friday.

NB: The vacant positions are opened to external as well as internal candidates.

• Analyzing the legal implications of all the activities of the organization to ensure that the company conducts all its activities and operations within the existing legal framework
• Identifying potential legal risks in the company and serves as an internal early warning system to management
• Legal drafting of all agreements including but not limited to leases, and contracts for employment, commercial transactions, and supply agreements, etc.
• Executes and manages appropriate legal action in response to litigation suits filed against the Cooperative by external parties and prosecutes third parties when company rights and/or interests are violated.
• Assist in drafting legal advice within a specific area to managers and staff to ensure that decisions taken are legally correct.
• Draft, review and amend legal documents drafted by, or sent to the organization.
• Represent the organization at routine court hearings and tribunals to ensure that the organization’s interests are effectively safeguarded and so that it carries out its legal obligations effectively.
• Briefing / discussion with the lawyers for legal cases to ensure Cooperative interests are safeguarded;
• Monitor the progress of legal transactions to ensure that the correct actions are taken at the appropriate times.
• Represent the organization at meetings with external bodies on specific topics to ensure that the legal aspects of any decisions are fully considered.
• Assist in carrying out research and prepare reports on any legally complex issues to ensure that the organization has full information about the legal implications of any decisions.
• Draft and review complex legal documents on various matters, ensuring that these are legally sound and/or to ensure that the organization’s interests are safeguarded.
• Maintain an awareness of developments in the legal field which might affect the organization and prepare reports on relevant matters for consideration by management.
• Pursuits of debt collection including issuing of demand letters and follow up instructions to lawyers and auctioneers.

• Good Communication skills;
• Management skills
• Attention to details;
• Ability to work under minimal supervision;
• Excellent oral and written communication;
• High level of creativity and innovation;
• Strong knowledge of corporate governance, contract law, litigation, and regulatory compliance.
• Update Knowledge of regulatory environment
• Must be fluent in Kinyarwanda and English. Knowledge of French is an added value

• Being a Rwandan by Nationality
• Bachelor Degree Law (LLB) / Master in Law (LLM),
• Diploma in Legal practice
• At least three (3) years of Judicial experience (e.g., serving as a judge) in Rwandan court.
• Five (5) years proven professional experience in legal practice as court registrar, advocate (Provide recommendation from advocate forum) or senior legal officer or legal specialist in a reputable institution in Rwanda. Experience in a financial institution is an added advantage.