Micro Enterprise Development Network- Legal officer job in uganda

A Microfinance Affiliate of World Vision Uganda

The Micro Enterprise Development Network (MED-Net), is a microfinance affiliate of World Vision Uganda providing financial services to poor clients in over 20 districts of Uganda.
To ensure compliance to standards, procedures and reporting to various stakeholders, MED-Net seeks to employ a Legal Officer and a Business & Integration Manager.

Job title: LEGAL OFFICER/ EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT

Reports to: Chief Executive Officer

Provides supervision to: Administrative officer and Office assistant

Purpose of the position:
• To provide legal advice and counsel to the CEO, Board members and the company, prepare Board papers ; coordinate all CEO projects and communications to key stakeholders in line with the CEO’s instructions, and coordinate all legal matters with the different interest groups; operate as executive assistant to the CEO.

Key Responsibilities
• Provide legal and advisory services to the CEO and MED-Net as a company and prepare legal documents as required in line with the Laws governing the Micro-finance sector, the employment Laws, and other statutory guidelines.
• Draft legal opinions and provide advice to line managers on the legal implications of their actions and decisions in line with the Laws
• Prepare Board Papers, Circulate Board minutes and actionable issues to all stakeholders, and manage the Board meetings calendar in line with the CEO’s directives.
• Draft, coordinate, monitor and evaluate all communications between the CEO and all of management and the other stakeholders in line with the communications policies and the CEO’s decisions and Board decisions.
• Assist the CEO to coordinate the implementation of Board decisions.
• Represent the Executive Director at functions, meetings, conventions and other gatherings at which the CEO’s presence is required as and when assigned and in line with the protocol requirements.
• Prepare periodic performance reports for dissemination to stakeholders by the CEO and status reports on the CEO’s key projects, tasks and responsibilities and monitor the implementation of the projects, plans of action and targets in line with the Business plan and CEO’s and Board directives

Person Specifications

• At least an honors degree in Law (LLB).
• Enrolment as an advocate is a requirement.
• Post Graduate diploma in law./Masters degree in law is a requirement
• Training in ICSA and commercial law an added advantage

Other requirements
• Shall have a minimum of 2 years experience, at management level, in a financial institution or recognized institution, and/or as corporation secretary.
• Demonstrable experience in micro-finance/MDI laws, employment laws, legal secretarial duties management and in commercial law.
• Ability to analyze reports and other forms of data, with sound judgment and planning skills
• Strong report writing, communication and networking skills/people skills
• Experience and training in managing and supervising projects, plans and people.
• Shall have a High level of integrity

Application letters should be addressed to:

The Human Resource Manager
Micro Enterprise Development Network (MED-Net)
Plot 256 Makerere Kavule
P.O Box 24751,Kampala
Email; mednethr@mednet.co.ug