Job Title: Legal Officer
Organisation: Monitor Publications Limited (MPL)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Legal & Administration Manager – Advertising
About MPL:
Monitor Publications Limited, a Nation Media Group Company is Uganda’s most influential media house, operating The Daily Monitor and Sunday Monitor newspapers, 93.3KFM, 90.4 Dembe FM, Nation Couriers and the Monitor Business Directory.
Job Summary: The Monitor Publications Limited Legal Officer will be responsible for giving sound legal advice and services as well as a Supporting role in all sections of the department to ensure quality and cost effective services for the Company.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Draft, interpret, advise on, review and monitor performance contracts/agreements by or with the Company
- Offer advice to the Company on legal and regulatory matters
- Work closely with the regulators to ensure compliance with regulatory matters and with external lawyers on legal and litigation matters
- Advise the Company on contractual and legal terms and transactions
- Provide legal advice to employees on company related issues of a legal nature
- Attend to and handle all the legal administrative matters.
- Arrange and take minutes of the department meetings and follow up on the implementation of decisions taken therein with the respective staff and prepare action reports.
- Work closely with insurance brokers/companies; follow up on claims settlement and ensure timely renewals of policies.
- Prepare and update schedules of all leases, rents, rates, company properties contracts/agreements and licenses and ensure their renewals and payments where necessary.
- Ensure that leases and tenancy agreements are renewed, updated, are paid for and running and that trading licenses are current
Qualifications, Skills & Experience:
- The ideal candidate must hold Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from a recognised institution
- Possession of a Diploma in Legal practice and a practicing certificate are a must
- At least three years’ professional experience with a minimum of one year as an Advocate in legal practice or as an in-house counsel in a corporate entity
- Highly computer literate
- Possess the ability to develop and review processes and policies
- Results oriented attitude
- High personal standards
- Keen eye for detail
- Strong communication (oral & written) skills
- Ability to Follow-up and close issues
- Excellent negotiation & influencing skills
- Good conflict management skills
- Excellent analytical ability
- Possess the ability to make sound judgment & decisions
How to Apply:
All potential job suitors with a desire to work in one of Uganda’s leading Media Houses, Monitor Publications should express their interest by sending their applications, detailed CVs and academic documents with a working daytime telephone contact to: The Resourcing & Talent Management Specialist, Monitor Publications Limited, P.O. Box 12141, Kampala. Uganda or via E-mail to: [email protected].
Deadline: 10th April, 2014
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