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• Prepare consolidated departmental
  reports for the Company Secretary and Top Management.
• Keenly monitor performance of the
  Legal and Compliance Department in achieving the objectives of its Annual
  Performance Plan and report to the Company Secretary.
• Coordinate the distribution of work
  in consultation with Company Secretary to ensure efficient, effective and
  quality service delivery within the Department.

• Provide continuous leadership,
  supervision, training and development of department staff ensuring an
  effective and motivated team;
• Work closely with the HR department
  in conducting performance appraisals and ensure competency and training
  gaps are addressed.
• Prepare and submit to the Company
  Secretary bi monthly progress reports on assignments handled by the
  Department.
• 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.
• Manage the preparation and
  implementation of the annual Legal Department staff leave roster;
• Participate in the preparation of the
  Departmental budget for review by the Company Secretary;
• Prepare annual procurement plans for
  review by the company Secretary, and monitor their implementation on
  quarterly basis.
• Carry out a training and development
  needs assessment and ensure appropriate training for the legal team to
  achieve CLE requirements.
• Build 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, The Regulator, Ministry
  of Energy & Mineral Development, Ministry of Finance, Planning &
  Economic Development and other stakeholders in the electricity Industry.
• Deputise the Company Secretary.

• Review and provide legal advice on
  tender documents.
• Review ongoing cases and advice
  management accordingly.
• Manage the litigation risk of the
  company
• Recommend to Management the
  litigation risk and mitigation measures.
• Work closely with relevant
  departments to ensure that where legal risks have been identified,
  appropriate courses of action have been taken.
• Provide legal protection and risk
  management advice to management especially on contract management.
• Provide and interpret legal
  information, conduct training and disseminate appropriate legal
  requirements to staff.
• Responsible for all insurance matters
  including coverage of insurance to all company properties, its renewal in
  time, accident claims, and claim settlement.
• Conduct legal due diligence on
  investment, procurement, employment transactions that the company intends
  to enter into, or such other transactions as the Company Secretary shall
  instruct from time to time and review due diligence reports and
  transaction documents prepared by the legal officers.
• Identify, manage and mitigate legal
  risk in all transactions that the company intends to enter into.

• Provide proactive and practical legal and
  advice on all legal matters pertaining to the company business operations
  particularly on company matters, projects, Electricity Generation,
  Environment, safety and Water including the interpretation and application
  of the laws listed and other relevant legislation;
• Revise, draft and negotiate general
  commercial contracts and 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
  Business Units and Departments, Disciplinary Committees, Contracts
  Committee and other Management Committees.
• Review and vet contracts prepared by Legal
  Officer for quality assurance;
• Recommend appropriate amendments to the
  Electricity Act and any other laws having an impact on the company’s
  business.
• Develop templates, best practices, policies
  and procedures for the legal advisory services division for approval by
  the Company Secretary.
• Work closely with the Department responsible
  for Information Technology to mainstream legal department templates and
  workflows in the Enterprise Resource Planning System.
• Guide on land acquisition, feasibility
  studies, Resettlement Action Plans for Project Persons and on obtaining
  and transfer of land, relevant Permits and Licences. 

• Review all contracts or any other
  documentation where the Company has committed itself and assess legal
  implications that need to be brought to the executive management’s
  attention.
• Prepare, review and modify
  contractual instruments to assist and support various business activities.
• Negotiate, review and draft
  documentation for business transactions and prepare and advise on the
  necessary checklist to be adopted to ensure information is submitted on
  time.

• Review and advise management on legal
  implications of internal policies and procedures.
• Review and draft contracts, agreements and
  internal policies and ensure that they are in compliance with all
  statutory or legal requirements.

• Review progress of outstanding litigation and
  liaise with and manage external lawyers.
• Ensure effective representation of the
  company in the courts of Judicature and Tribunals
• Review and approve pleadings for litigation
  by and against the company.
• Manage Alternative Dispute Resolutions like
  mediation, arbitration and/or conciliation of all matters for the Company.
• Prepare Legal opinions on the
  merits/demerits/strategy of litigation in each case.
• Secure, Store and evaluate evidence to be
  adduced and determine its adequacy.
• Prepare and submit monthly reports on the
  status of all cases.
• Supervise and monitor performance of external
  Counsel and recommend tax invoices/fee notes for settlement.
• Conduct research and legal analysis of
  litigation issues and advise management accordingly.
• Safely and securely maintain case files.

• Develop, maintain and update a Compliance
  Programme
• Asses the relevance and impact of existing
  legislation on the business with focus on the law relating to Companies,
  Electricity, Environment Procurement, Employment, Tax, Land, and Water.
• Design, implement and manage an effective
  legal and regulatory compliance program and standards for all strategic
  business units.
• Propose legal and compliance controls for
  mainstreaming into the business processes, policies and procedures of the
  company
• Foster and instill an organizational culture
  throughout the company which reflects a commitment to compliance with the
  law.
• Carry out legal and regulatory compliance
  audits and report the same to management for appropriate action.
• Ensure compliance direction is aligned with
  business strategies.
• Execute the company’s compliance strategy on
  a day to day basis.
• Design tools to monitor compliance with the
  law and regulatory requirements; Innovate and manage a Compliance action
  tracker to ensure that compliance is embedded within all aspects of the
  business processes of the company.
• Maintain and regularly update a database of
  Acts, conventions, statutory instruments, bye laws, judgements and other
  related documents with a direct or indirect impact on the company.
• Provide feedback to the Company Secretary
  regarding the company’s legal compliance and any internal and external
  identified risk and make recommendations on mitigating actions.

• Recommend to the Company Secretary and
  Management compliance controls.
• Ensure that compliance issues are addressed
  and corrective actions are taken as appropriate.
• Pro-actively identify proposed legislation,
  asses its impact on the business of the company and make recommendations.
• Monitor changes in the legal system, review
  new and proposed regulations and their impact on the Company and advise
  management accordingly.
• Provide compliance advice to the Departments
  and Business units and the Management of the company.
• Review the company’s Policies, Procedures and
  Manuals for compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and make
  appropriate recommendations.
• Prepare monthly compliance reports for
  submission to Management.

• Build and maintain strategic
  alliances and synergies with the departments
• Build effective relationships with
  business partners and work closely with management to set a compliance
  direction.
• Be the primary interface with the
  industry regulator.

• Provide legal advice and secretarial services
  for the various Management Committees e.g. Evaluation Committees,
  Contracts Committee, Disciplinary, Committees, Disciplinary Committee
  hearings.
• Train in House staff on compliance issues

• The applicant should hold an LLB
  undergraduate degree;
• The applicant must also be an Advocate of the
  High Court of Uganda.
• Hold a valid Practicing Certificate
• ICSA will be an added advantage;
• A minimum of five years legal experience
  ideally in a busy and leading organization, with a proven track record in
  contract negotiation and drafting;
• Proven track record of providing accurate and
  effective legal counsel; and
• Excellent track record of adding value to an
  organization through the development of comprehensive contract documents
  that mitigate risk and penalties.
• Previous exposure and experience in providing
  company secretarial services and in relating with the Board is an added
  advantage.
• Knowledge of the legal aspects of Electricity,
  Energy and Project Management

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