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• Provide Executive Management with effective
  advice on company strategies and their implementation, manages the legal
  function, and obtains and oversees the work of outsourced counsel;
• Represent Kiira Motors Corporation’s
  legal interests and provide assurance of strong corporate governance and general
  legal housekeeping before investors, partners and co-partners, regulatory
  agencies, legislative bodies, auditors, and trade groups;
• Provide prompt commercial, practical
  legal advice to Kiira Motors Corporation’s various business lines to
  facilitate, improve and strengthen operational decision-making through
  integration of legal analysis as part of overall business development
  process;
• The incumbent is responsible for
  contracts and commercial agreements, finance, governance, real estate,
  intellectual property, employment and litigation/adversarial proceedings
  and Directs Outsourced counsel as needed;
• Ensures Kiira Motors Corporation
  Compliance with regulatory and compliance protocols, current and
  anticipated, at state and federal levels;
• Identify current and upcoming legal,
  regulatory and related compliance risk and determine how Kiira Motors
  Corporation can offer its products and services in various jurisdictions
  while operating in compliance with local laws and regulations;
• Support Business Development on
  commercial negotiations;
• Support HR and Finance on Human
  Resources matters (e.g., employee agreements, consulting agreements,
  employee benefits, stock options, and other employment issues);
• Review and draft contracts, policies,
  compensation plans, and the Kiira Motors Corporation Human Resources
  Handbook as needed;
• Provide sound legal advice on issues
  affecting existing and future business where risks and mitigation
  strategies are clearly identified;
• Collect, organize, and present market
  intelligence on the legal issues affecting the Company’s core business.
• Lead support and training of legal team
  members as required.
• Advising the Board of Directors and the
  Committees on governance matters;
• Coordinating the timely completion and
  dispatch of Board of Directors and Committee papers;
• Ensuring that the business at Board of
  Directors and Committee meetings is accurately recorded in the minutes;
• Organizing and facilitating the
  induction and professional development of Directors;
• Provide the secretariat to the Board of
  Directors, Committees and Executive Management;
• Ensure that all returns required by the
  Companies Act 2012 are filed;
• Represent the company in dealings with
  other companies, banks and shareholders; and
• Perform any other duties assigned by the
  Chief Executive Officer.

• The applicant for the Kiira Motors
  Company Secretary/General Counsel job should preferably hold a Bachelor’s
  Degree (Honors) in Law from a Recognized Institution;
• An Advocate of the High Court of Uganda;
• Valid Certificate of Legal Practice;
• Member of the Institute of Chartered
  Secretaries and Administrators; and
• Master’s Degree in Law (LLM-Preferably
  International Commercial Law), Business Administration (MBA) or in a
  Related Field from a Recognized Institution.
• A minimum of seven years in legal
  practice, four (4) of which should have been served at the level of Senior
  Legal Officer in a reputable organization.

• A firm understanding of the legal system
  as it affects business
• Able to analyses and solve problems
• Management and organizational skills
• Discretion when dealing with
  confidential information
• Good communication and interpersonal
  skills;
• Planning, Organizing and Coordinating;
• Information Technology;
• Accountability;
• Ethics and integrity;
• Concern for quality and standards;
• Assertiveness and Self Confidence; and
• Time management.

• An application Letter (Cover Letter)
  addressed to the Chief Executive Officer, Kiira Motors Corporation.
• A CV (Please use this CV
  template), Download
  Here
• Certified copies of Academic Documents
  (Certificates and Transcripts). Only copies certified by the awarding
  institution will be accepted.

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