Legal Officer Career Job at Uganda Railways Corporation (URC)

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Job Title:  Legal
Officer
Organisation: Uganda
Railways Corporation (URC)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to:  Corporation Secretary
About
URC:
Uganda Railways Corporation
(URC) is a body corporate established under an Act of Parliament to construct,
operate and maintain railway, marine and road services both inside and outside
Uganda for the carriage of passengers and goods. As a result of privatisation
of operations, the mandate of URC changed from that of an operator to that of
asset holder, concession monitor and advisor on railway technical matters.
Job
Summary: The Legal
Officer will offer legal advice to the Corporation on various matters including
employment, land, contractual issues, and in its dealings with various entities
and government Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) in accordance with
the relevant policies, laws, standards, procedures, and guidelines in force,
and also conduct litigation.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:
  • Provide
    legal advice to the Corporation’s departments on the legal procedures to
    follow in line with the relevant laws;
  • Participate
    in contract negotiations and provide legal advice with respect to
    contractual rights and obligations for services to be received or rendered
    by the Corporation;
  • Draft
    and review contracts and monitor their implementation and compliance in
    line with the Corporation’s objectives and relevant laws;
  • Conduct
    legal research and render legal opinions to ensure that the Corporation
    has full information about the legal implications on any matter to enable
    informed decisions by management;
  • Prepare
    pleadings for and against the Corporation and represent URC in the courts
    of Law or other tribunals and prosecute cases in accordance to the
    relevant laws of Uganda.
  • Develop
    and review strategies for the Corporation’s litigation efforts .1
    prosecute cases in line with the relevant laws; based on good practices
    and in line with professional guidelines, and procedures relating to case
    management;
  • Generate
    reports from judgments/rulings for use by the Departments and
    stakeholders;
  • Undertake
    legal action on behalf of the Corporation where it is deemed necessary;
  • Liaise
    and collaborate with relevant government ministries and departments on
    matters affecting the corporation;
  • Participate
    in the Preparation of annual work plans, performance plans and budgets for
    the department;
  • Coordinate
    the activities of external legal counsel of the Corporation;
  • Ensure
    all records for the department are appropriately kept;
  • Perform
    any other duties, which may be assigned by the Corporation Secretary
Qualifications,
Skills and Experience:
  • The
    applicant must possess an Honours degree in Law with a Post Graduate
    Diploma in Legal Practice from LDC;
  • Enrolment
    as an advocate with a valid practising certificate;
  • At
    least three (3) years’ experience after enrollment, handling litigation in
    a law firm or other organisation;
  • Computer
    literacy skills are a must;
  • Trial
    Advocacy skills;
  • Excellent
    negotiation skills;
  • Strong
    analytical skills;
  • Ability
    to deliver with minimal supervision;
  • Excellent
    oral and written communication skills.
  • Be
    assertive, self – driven and results oriented;
  • Ability
    to work as part of a team;
  • Excellent
    interpersonal relational skills;
  • High
    degree of Integrity.
How to Apply:
All
suitably interested and qualified candidates with relevant qualifications,
experience and the core competencies should submit their applications in a
sealed envelope marked “Application for Position of…. “clearly addressed
to the Managing Director, URC, P.O. Box 7150, Kampala, Uganda. Plot 57, Nasser
Road, and delivered at the office of the Managing-Director, URC. The
application should be accompanied with an updated CV/resume, present position,
current remuneration, Certified copies of academic certificates and
testimonials and complete addresses of three (3) referees with working
telephone contacts and email addresses.
Deadline: 3rd
January 2014 by 4 pm

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