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Job Title:       Legal Officer

Organization: Uganda Association of External Recruitment
Agencies (UAERA)  

Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda

Reports to: Executive Director

About US:

The Uganda
Association of External Recruitment Agencies (UAERA) started in 2013. Currently
it has a membership of 186 members as per 29th February 2020. We an umbrella of
agencies professionally working together to spur growth of external recruitment
in Uganda. UAERA regulates and monitors the activities of member agencies
together with Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development, which is our
regulating body that ensures every company is licensed to externalize labour.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:  

·       
Understand
the migrants contracts signed before travel.

·       
Negotiating
settlements on behalf of our members out of court

·       
Giving
legal advice to various departments and members.

·       
Drafting,
vetting and approving legal documents

·       
Assisting
in debt recovery.

·       
Liaising
with the external Advocates on cases filed in court against UAERA

·       
Reviewing
and assessing Third Party Claims.

·       
Any
other duties assigned

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

·       
The
applicant must hold a Bachelors of Law Degree from recognized university and a
post graduate diploma from LDC.

·       
At least
two years of experience in a large and reputable firm/ Organization.

·       
Excellent
communication skills both orally and in writing

·       
Excellent
interpersonal skills

·       
Language
proficiency and writing skills

·       
Basic
knowledge of the Industry.

·       
Telephone
Etiquette

·       
Organizing
Planning and coordinating skills

·       
Computer
literacy skills (Office based applications);

·       
Excellent
organizing and coordination skills;

·       
Confidentiality,
Diligence & Reliability;

·       
Excellent
typing skills;

·       
Good
time managing skills;

·       
Excellent
interpersonal skills;

·       
Analytical
Ability

·       
Excellent
customer relations skills.

·       
Proficient
in the use of Microsoft office suite and packages.

How to Apply:

All suitably
qualified and interested candidates should send their application letters,
current curriculum vitae and photocopies of academic certificate to:
recruitment827@gmail.com

Deadline: 18th March 2020 by 5:00pm.

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