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Legal Advisor Employment Opportunity – MTN-Uganda
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Title: Legal Advisor
Title: Legal Advisor
Organisation: MTN-Uganda
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Senior Manager – Commercial Legal and
Secretarial
Secretarial
About US:
MTN-Uganda is the leading telecommunications Company in Uganda,
providing payphone, fixed lines, fax/data, internet and mobile services.
providing payphone, fixed lines, fax/data, internet and mobile services.
Job Summary: The Legal
Advisor will guard the legal interests of the Company in all its dealings with
third parties with respect to commercial transactions by providing advisory
services to the company on commercial contractual and legal terms.
Advisor will guard the legal interests of the Company in all its dealings with
third parties with respect to commercial transactions by providing advisory
services to the company on commercial contractual and legal terms.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Formulation
of standard contract templates for all products/services - All
required Documents lodged with the Registrar of Company - Adherence
to Committees & Board Charter - Maintain
Statutory Register - Maintain
Minutes Book - Retention
all Documents as required by the applicable Acts - Submission
of Annual Returns to Registrar of Company - Payment
of appropriate Annual Fees to the Registrar of Company - Compliance
with the approved Reporting Formats for Company Accounts - Issue
of circulars to shareholders - Communication
of Dividend Information to shareholders - Issue
of notice of meetings to all
shareholders on time - Facilitation
of Board Self Evaluation - Maintenance
of share registry - Percentage
of shareholder queries addressed within 7 working days - Issue
of share certificate - Preparation
of Board Pack Contents - Circulation/Communication
of the Action List to the concerned managers within the Company - Prepare,
Communicate and update the year planner for Directors - Safe
custody of all documents and contracts. - Employee
Satisfaction (Commercial function) - Average
number of training hours per Commercial FTE - Management
of Litigation matters. - Preparation
of regulatory information. - Formulation
of standard contract templates for all products/services - All
required Documents lodged with the Registrar of Company - Adherence
to Committees & Board Charter - Maintain
Statutory Register - Maintain
Minutes Book - Retention
all Documents as required by the applicable Acts - Submission
of Annual Returns to Registrar of Company - Payment
of appropriate Annual Fees to the Registrar of Company - Compliance
with the approved Reporting Formats for Company Accounts - Issue
of circulars to shareholders - Communication
of Dividend Information to shareholders - Issue
of notice of meetings to all shareholders on time - Facilitation
of Board Self Evaluation - Maintenance
of share registry - Percentage
of shareholder queries addressed within 7 working days - Issue
of share certificate - Preparation
of Board Pack Contents - Circulation/Communication
of the Action List to the concerned Managers within the Company - Prepare,
Communicate and update the year planner for Directors - Safe
custody of all documents and contracts. - Employee
Satisfaction (Commercial function) - Average
number of training hours per Commercial FTE - Management
of Litigation matters. - Preparation
of regulatory information.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The ideal candidate for the MTN Uganda MFS
Legal Advisor job placement should hold a Bachelors of Laws (LLB) Hons - Post Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice
- Valid
Practicing Certificate - Three years professional experience, and a
minimum of 2 years as an Advocate in a busy Commercial law practice or as
an in-house counsel in a major corporate organization - Ability
to work with a team and all levels within the organization - Excellent
Oral communications skills - Fluent
in English coupled with local language - Excellent
Communication skills (Written and
Oral) - Strong
Interpersonal skills - Strong
sense of urgency and action, - Coordination
Techniques - Understanding
of area of legal specialty - Charisma
and character - A
strong will to be forceful when necessary. - Honest
and open - Tactical
thinker - Assertive
- Initiative
- Perseverance
- Attention
to detail - Team
player - Can-do
- Integrity
- Reliability
- Flexibility
and comfortable with change - Commitment
to quality and high performance - Positive Attitude
- Negotiation,
Diplomacy and team building skills - Organized,
Disciplined & Prudent - Skilled
communicator - People
skills - Emotional
intelligence
NB: Please note that presentation of false
academic documents and certification will lead to criminal prosecution.
academic documents and certification will lead to criminal prosecution.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates should send their Job
Applications with detailed CVs, certified copies of academic certificates
(originals are to be presented at the interview) and names and addresses of
three referees addressed to the: Recruitment Officer, MTN- Uganda, P.O. Box
24624, Kampala, Uganda (MTN Nyonyi Gardens)
Applications with detailed CVs, certified copies of academic certificates
(originals are to be presented at the interview) and names and addresses of
three referees addressed to the: Recruitment Officer, MTN- Uganda, P.O. Box
24624, Kampala, Uganda (MTN Nyonyi Gardens)
Deadline: 16th March 2018
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