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• The Head of Legal & Board Affairs –
  Corporation Secretary prepares and/or review Board papers from other
  business units for quality assurance for Board and Committee meetings.
• Work in close consultation with Chairman
  and MD, prepares a schedule and an agenda for Board and committee
  meetings. Reviews agenda for Board and Committee meetings and issue
  notices of meetings.
• Advise the Board on legal, regulatory
  and corporate issues affecting the Fund.
• Extract Board resolutions and action
  points for business units and forward these to the Managing Director for
  dissemination to ExCo and external parties.
• Prepare Action reports for reporting
  back to the Board on the progress of implementation of Board resolutions.
• Take minutes of the meetings of the
  Board and any of its committees and subcommittees.
• Draft correspondence to external parties
  emanating from Board decisions for the Chairman or Managing Director’s
  approval.
• Keep custody of the Funds seal and
  ensure that it is properly affixed to Board resolutions and other
  documents required under the seal.
• Allocate work in the department and
  monitor progress, performance, and timely quality of service.
• Manage the litigation risk of the Fund.
• Ensure effective representation of the
  Fund in courts of Judicature.
• Keenly review and approve pleadings for
  and against the Fund.
• Carry out legal due diligence on
  investment, procurement, employment transactions that the Fund intends to
  enter into, or such other transactions.
• Review due diligence reports and
  transaction documents prepared by legal counsel.
• Provide proactive legal assistance and
  advice on all legal matters pertaining to the Fund’s operations and
  business, particularly eligibility to make NSSF contributions,
  verification of NSSF benefit claims, interpretation and application of the
  NSSF Act, PPDA Act, Employment Act and other relevant legislations.
• Assess the relevance and impact of
  existing legislation on the Fund’s business with focus on the law relating
  to social security, investment, procurement, employment, tax, land,
  banking and finance.
• Prepare and submit legal and regulatory
  compliance reports to the Board of Directors.
• Recommend compliance controls to ExCo
  and the Audit and Risk Committee.
• Ensure that compliance issues are
  addressed and corrective actions are taken as appropriate.
• Provide leadership in the various
  Management and Board committees (ExC0, MIC, PMC, Audit and Risk).

• The applicant for the Head of Legal
  & Board Affairs – Corporation Secretary job placement must hold an LLB
  (Hon) Degree;
• A Masters degree (LLM, MBA) would be an
  added advantage
• Postgraduate Diploma in Legal practice;
• The jobholder MUST be an Advocate of the
  High Court of Uganda.
• A recognized management course or ICSA
  would be an added advantage.
• At least ten years of related work
  experience
• Outstanding track record of having handled
  successful litigations or court cases.
• Excellent analytical skills, sound
  judgment and collaborative working style with capability to work in
  partnership with the Board, MD and other Heads of Department.
• High level of personal integrity,
  considerable knowledge, experience and competence in managing legal
  matters.
• Ability to lead and create a motivated
  and energized human resource base, with a focus on results-based
  performance.
• Ability to handle corporate matters
• Intellectual rigour –robust
  participation in board debates
• Boardroom suite presence –not merely a
  “scribe”.
• Extensive knowledge and experience in
  legal, commercial and business best practices.

• Good judgment and decision making skills
• Planning and organizational skills
• Leadership and people management skills
• Good oral and written communication
  skills
• Good negotiation and influencing skills
• Demonstrated high levels of integrity.

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