Job Title: Legal Officer
Organisation: Uganda Post Limited (Posta Uganda)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Manager, Legal Services
About Posta:
Posta Uganda a
wholly-o
wholly-o
wned government company is a leading provider of a wide range of
postal, logistical, IT, and financial services in Uganda, with international
links to all major postal administrations world-wide.
Job Summary: The Legal Officer will support the
Manager, Legal services to oversee legal affairs of the organization and
adequately defend organization and maintain a vibrant legal/secretarial image.
Manager, Legal services to oversee legal affairs of the organization and
adequately defend organization and maintain a vibrant legal/secretarial image.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
- Offer
legal advice relating to civil disputes and criminal cases, locate,
interview and guide witnesses. - Carry
out legal research for preparation of court cases in which the
Organization has an interest - Provide
necessary information to external lawyers for proper 8 execution of cases
in which the Organization has interest, attend court sessions and assist
in trials. - Represent
the Company in the Courts of law and tribunals. - Represent
Posta in any labour disputes in line with the Human Resource guidelines
and policies - Prepares
Legal documents on instruction of the Supervisor. - Interprets
Legal documents and enlighten staff on relative Legal affairs. - Prepare
and submit weekly,
monthly and quarterly reports to Supervisor. - Regularly
attends meetings of all relevant Management Committees in the absence of
the Manager, Legal Services. - Attends
to correspondences as assigned and any other task as may be assigned from
time to time. - Perform
any other duties that may be assigned by your supervisor
Key
Performance Indicators:
Performance Indicators:
- Conclude
outstanding court cases - Send
reports on milestones registered - Legal
compliance throughout the organization
Qualifications,
Skills and Experience:
Skills and Experience:
- The
Legal Officer should possess a good Bachelor of laws (Hons) degree - Also be
in possession of a Diploma in legal practice - Be an
enrolled advocate of the high court - At least
two (2) years relevant working experience - Excellent
communication, organization and public relations skills - Good
working knowledge of basic computer applications - Demonstrable
proficiency in legal research
How to Apply:
All qualified
persons who meet stated minimum requirements to
apply for the above job opportunity should send their application
letters, attach copies of academic credentials and a detailed CV to this
address: The Head, Department of Human Resource and Administration, Posta
Uganda, P.O. Box 7106 Kampala, Uganda.
persons who meet stated minimum requirements to
apply for the above job opportunity should send their application
letters, attach copies of academic credentials and a detailed CV to this
address: The Head, Department of Human Resource and Administration, Posta
Uganda, P.O. Box 7106 Kampala, Uganda.
NB:
- Applications
received after the deadline will not be considered - All
applicants who do not receive feedback within a month’s time from the
deadline should consider their applications unsuccessful - Any kind
of lobbying will call for disqualification of the candidate
Deadline: 19th
January, 2015
January, 2015