LEGAL ADVISORY MANAGER NSSF

LEGAL ADVISORY MANAGER NSSF

JOB TITLE: LEGAL ADVISORY MANAGER REPORTS TO: Corporation Secretary DEPARTMENT: Legal and Board Affairs MAIN PURPOSE:  To provide le... 20:53

JOB TITLE: LEGAL ADVISORY MANAGER

REPORTS TO: Corporation Secretary

DEPARTMENT: Legal and Board Affairs

MAIN PURPOSE: To provide legal advisory services to the Fund and provide assistance to the Corporation Secretary in monitoring performance of the legal department.

Duties and Responsibilities include:

• Conduct legal due diligence on investment, procurement, employment transactions that the Fund intends to enter into, or such other transactions as the Corporation Secretary shall instruct from time to time;
• Review due diligence reports and transaction documents prepared by Legal Counsel;
• Provide proactive legal assistance and advice on all legal matters pertaining to the Funds operations and business, particularly eligibility to make NSSF contributions, verification of NSSF benefit claims, interpretation and application of the NSSF Act, PPDA Act, Employment Act and other relevant legislations;
• Revise, draft and negotiate general commercial contracts.
• Draft, vet, negotiate and/or review contracts, offer letters, term sheets, deeds, instruments and all other legal documents prior to 
execution.
• Provide legal advice and support to the Procurement & Disposal Unit, 
Disciplinary Committees, Project Management Committee, and other 
Management Committees.
• Review and vet contracts prepared by Legal Counsel for quality 
assurance
• Recommend appropriate amendments to the NSSF Act and any 
other laws having an impact on the Funds business
• Identify, manage and mitigate legal risk in all transactions that the 
Fund intends to enter into.
• Develop templates, best practices, policies and procedures for the 
legal advisory services division for approval by the Corporation 
Secretary.
• Liaise with the Department responsible for Information Technology to 
mainstream legal department templates and workflows in the Funds 
Integrated Management Information System.
• Supervise external and internal legal counsel; issue instructions and 
review legal opinions prepared by legal counsel to ensure quality ;
• Manage external and internal legal resources i.e. law books, law 
reports, databases.
• Establish and manage effective relationships with internal customers and execute customer service charters/service level agreements with each of them using a private legal practice approach.
• Establish and foster good working relationship with the Solicitor General’s Office

Education Requirements:

• Honour’s degree in Law from a reputable University
• Post graduate diploma in Legal Practice from the Law Development Centre.
• ICSA would be an added advantage
• Should be an advocate of the High Court.

Related Job Experience:

• At least 5 years in the legal department of a medium to large organization.

Key Competences:

• IT skills (MSWord, Excel);
• People management skills;
• Strong written and oral communication skills;
• Excellent report writing;
• Analytic skills;
• Negotiation skills;
• Tact and diplomacy;
• Influencing skills;
• Interviewing skills;
• Presentation skills.
• Corporate Governance skills
• The person should be of high morals and integrity.

How to Apply

If you meet the above requirements, please submit your application enclosing detailed curriculum vitae giving three referees and copies of academic and professional certificates/testimonials, postal address and daytime telephone contact not later than Monday 25th May 2015 5 pm addressed to: The Head of Human Resource and Administration National Social Security Fund
Workers House, 1 Pilkington Road, 14th Floor P.O. Box 7140 Kampala, Uganda Please indicate the position applied for on the envelope (“Application for the position of Legal Advisory Manager”)