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MANAGER LEGAL SERVICES at Tropical Bank Limited- Uganda
Position Title:MANAGER LEGAL SERVICES
Duty Station: Kampala
Organization:Tropical Bank Limited
Employment Type:Full Time Permanent
Reports to:the Senior Manager Legal Services and Company Secretary.
Application Deadline: Friday, 10th April 2015
Organizational Profile:
Tropical Bank Limited is seeking to recruit a qualified and competent
person to fill the position of Manager Legal Services. The role is based in
Kampala and reports to the Senior Manager Legal Services and Company Secretary.
MAIN PURPOSE OF THE JOB
To assist in maintaining strategic oversight of the Legal Department in
ensuring that it achieves its stated mandate and provide the support necessary
to the achievement of the bank’s overall strategy, and provision of company
secretarial services to the Board of Directors, Shareholders and the Company.
Main duties and responsibilities:
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Ensures that the Bank’s interests
are safeguarded when preparing, reviewing and amending contracts or making
related recommendations.
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Provide legal advice to various units
at corporate office and branches.
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Keeps the Senior Management up to
date on the amendments / new laws introduced in the country and effects, if
any, on the Bank’s lending portfolio / operations.
·
Reviews security documents for
large credit facilities to ensure that Bank’s interest is protected at all
times.
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Ensuring that the Department’s
loan and securities functions are adequate to protect Tropical bank in its
lending transactions, and maintaining oversight of the registration and safe
custody of these documents;
·
Where required, provide company
secretarial functions including preparation and proper maintenance of all Board
Minutes and corporate documents; co-ordination of Board meetings, General
meetings and Directors’ workshops;
·
Manage Tropical Bank’s litigation
activities and recovery referred for legal action and to ensure positive
outcomes and cost minimization. This includes, participating in formation of
litigation and recovery strategy for each matter, and directing the officer
directly responsible for litigation and recoveries in the monitoring of each
case to ensure that it is properly handled.
·
Providing accurate legal advice
to the Board of Directors and Management on all legal issues, and providing
oversight to the external legal counsel contracted by Tropical Bank for any
purpose;
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Preparation and Ownership of the
Department’s budget, and ensuring that the operations of the Department are
maintained within budget.
·
Give prompt and accurate legal
advice to inquiries and consultations of a legal nature from branches and all
departments.
·
Planning, organizing and
monitoring the performance of the legal unit and ensuring that agreed service
levels are met.
Minimum Requirements:
·
An Advocate (LLB and Postgraduate
Diploma in Law) with in depth knowledge of the law and its practice with a
valid practicing Certificate.
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5-7 years of relevant experience
preferable with a financial institution.
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Understanding of commercial
lending practices is desirable.
·
Exposure to retail/consumer
finance will be an additional advantage.
Mode of application:
If your qualifications and experience match those described above please
send a detailed application together with your CV, copies of your academic
certificates and transcripts and a clear letter of not more than 2 pages
explaining why you consider yourself to be the best suited candidate to the
address below;
The Senior Manager HRA
Tropical Bank Limited
Plot 27 Kampala Road
P.O. Box 9485 Kampala
Tel+256414313100
admin@trobank.com;
Closing date for receipt of applications: 4 p.m. on Friday, 10th April
2015.
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
