Knowledge, Skills & Competences
• Good communication skills
• Team player
• Negotiation and Mediation Skills
• Networking skills
• Attention to detail
• Analytical thinking required
Responsibilities
Over all Job Purpose
• To provide leadership and overall oversight to the Legal dept and day to day activities making sure the legal/regulatory framework the bank operates in is adhered to, compliance to regulations and operational day to day activities within the bank in regards to legal requirements are within best practice principles.
Duties and Responsibilities
• Provide leadership and oversight of the Legal Department.
• Manage all legal matters to do with the bank, liase with external legal service provides, offer legal advice to management and Board of Directors, represent the bank in courts of law, and provide regular reports/briefs on legal matters, court cases that involve the bank.
• Oversee the perfection of loan securities in the banks custody, execution and certification of documents
• Represent the Bank in litigation issues.
• Legal adviser for the Bank on all matters related to relations internal and external within the regulations and the law, and providing the Bank with advise on any changes/amendments to the regulatory and legal environment that could affect the Bank’s Image, relations or business
• Ensure performance management of all staff under your direct supervision to ensure that departmental goals and objectives are met in line with the overall Department. Set annual performance targets and monitor performance.
• Review all contracts the Bank has entered into with third parties and provide legal advice to the Bank to protect its interests
• Other duties in line with the role assigned from time to time.
Qualifications
• Bachelor’s Degree in Law (LLB).
• Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice
• Enrolled as an Advocate
Details of experience
• 10 years’ legal experience of in the financial services industry or other busy commercial environment
Interested candidates should send their documents to; mary@futureoptions.org not later than 25th July 2023. Application deadline: 2023-07-25