The National Agricultural Export Development Board (NAEB) would like to recruit self-motivated and qualified candidates to fill the following positions.

Responsibilities or duties

Under the overall guidance and supervision of the Chief Executive Officer, the Legal Affairs Specialist will perform the following duties:

• To offer legal advice to the Board and management on operations of the Institution and its employees;
• To conduct legal analysis and research on various legal matters;
• To provide advice on different legal issues and assist in drafting legal opinions, memoranda and other briefing documents;
• To be actively involved in preparing and drafting of different acts and legal submissions and draft the authoritative legal opinions as well;
• To conduct legal research by utilizing various resources and selecting the relevant material to analyze the legal information;
• To assist in reviewing the legal material and any other relevant documents and to identify the most important issues that need to be sorted out on a priority basis;
• To collect and analyze evidence and schedule hearings, reviews etc.;
• To draw up formalities regarding the settlement of disputes and monitor the implementation of the legal clauses;
• Ensure proper documentation on all transactions involving NAEB and its stakeholders are properly itemized;
• Having the responsible for drafting contracts, reviewing existing contracts, managing ongoing legal contracts and structuring remedies for the relevant issues;
• Should be responsible for providing support in discret legal issues by advising the Board and Management generally on legal matters both civil and otherwise touching on the day-to-day Operations of the Institution.

Qualifications or requirements 

• Bachelors’ degree in Law with a minimum working experience of five (5) years after admission to the Bar.
• Or
• Masters’ degree in Law with a minimum experience of three (3) years.
• Diploma in legal practice will be an added advantage.
• Extensive knowledge in public service laws and labour law;
• Legal research and analysis in complex areas of law;
• Knowledge of substantive law and legal procedures;
• Experience in contract drafting and negotiation;
• Excellent communication skills;
• Very effective organizational skills;
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills;
• He/she should be able to function with minimal supervision and ensure confidentiality of information at disposal;
• He/she should be excellent team player with the ability to prioritize work especially when some deadlines need to be met;
• He/she should keep himself/herself updated with all the legal laws and should be able to apply them in the given situation.
• Fluent in English and/or French.

Experience needed

• Minimum working experience of five (5) years after admission to the Bar (with Bachelors’ degree in Law).
• Minimum experience of three (3) years (with Masters’ degree in Law).
• Experience of three (3) years in Company law practice, International Trade and Treaties.

• To offer legal advice to the Board and management on operations of the Institution and its employees;
• To conduct legal analysis and research on various legal matters;
• To provide advice on different legal issues and assist in drafting legal opinions, memoranda and other briefing documents;
• To be actively involved in preparing and drafting of different acts and legal submissions and draft the authoritative legal opinions as well;
• To conduct legal research by utilizing various resources and selecting the relevant material to analyze the legal information;
• To assist in reviewing the legal material and any other relevant documents and to identify the most important issues that need to be sorted out on a priority basis;
• To collect and analyze evidence and schedule hearings, reviews etc.;
• To draw up formalities regarding the settlement of disputes and monitor the implementation of the legal clauses;
• Ensure proper documentation on all transactions involving NAEB and its stakeholders are properly itemized;
• Having the responsible for drafting contracts, reviewing existing contracts, managing ongoing legal contracts and structuring remedies for the relevant issues;
• Should be responsible for providing support in discret legal issues by advising the Board and Management generally on legal matters both civil and otherwise touching on the day-to-day Operations of the Institution.

• Extensive knowledge in public service laws and labour law;
• Legal research and analysis in complex areas of law;
• Knowledge of substantive law and legal procedures;
• Experience in contract drafting and negotiation;
• Excellent communication skills;
• Very effective organizational skills;
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills;
• Ability to function with minimal supervision and ensure confidentiality of information at disposal;
• Excellent team player with the ability to prioritize work especially when some deadlines need to be met;
• Ability to keep updated with all the legal laws and apply them in the given situation.
• Fluent in English and/or French.

• Bachelors’ degree in Law with a minimum working experience of five (5) years after admission to the Bar.
• Or Masters’ degree in Law with a minimum experience of three (3) years.
• Experience of three (3) years in Company law practice, International Trade and Treaties.
• Diploma in legal practice will be an added advantage.