Law Careers – Officer Legal and Advisory Services at PPDA

Job Title: Officer Legal and Advisory Services
Organization:
Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Authority
(PPDA)
Reports to:    Manager Legal and Advisory Services
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
About PPDA:
The Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Authority (PPDA)
is established under the PPDA Act No.1 of 2003 to formulate policies and
regulate procurement and disposal practices in respect of all procuring and
disposing entities which include Central
Government Ministries and Departments, Local Governments, State
Enterprises, Constitutional and Statutory Bodies and Post Primary Training
Institutions.
Job Summary:  The Officer Legal and Advisory Services will
assist the Manager Legal and Advisory Services in providing legal advice to the
Authority and other Stakeholders.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Prepare legal opinion and undertake
    research on matters relating to the mandate of the Authority.
  • Represent the Authority in the PPDA
    Tribunal and courts of law.
  • Provide legal advice to PDEs.
  • Handle administrative reviews,
    accreditations, deviations and Suspensions
  • Draft Procurement and disposal guidelines,
    standard bidding documents and circulars
  • Any other duty as assigned by the Manager
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
  • The candidate should possess an Honours
    degree in Law from a recognised University and a Post Graduate Diploma in
    Legal Practice
  • Credits in both Math and English at O’
    Level.
  • Excellent analytical skills
  • Good communication and report writing
    skills
  • High degree of  integrity
  • Must be computer literate
  • Willingness to travel to the different
    parts of the country.
  • Good interpersonal skills and team
    oriented individual.
Age:     21- 30  
Years
How to Apply:
All applications should sent with envelopes should be clearly marked
“Application for the Post of Finance Officer or Officer Procurement Audit and
Investigations or Officer Compliance Monitoring   or Officer Legal and Advisory Services”
Please include names of three (3) professional references in the CV.
Independent reference checks will be conducted. The applications should include
a  detailed CV including a hand-written
application letter, copies of  academic certificates
and 2 current photographs of the applicant should be addressed to:
The Executive Director,
Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Authority,
Plot 37 Nakasero Road, UEDCL Tower 5th Floor,
P.O Box 3925
Kampala, Uganda.
NB: Only short listed candidates will be contacted. Any form of lobbying
will lead to automatic disqualification.
Deadline: 20th September 2013 at
5.00 p.m.
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