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Job Title:   Legal Officer

Organisation: DFCU Bank

Duty Station:  Kampala, Uganda

Reports to: Legal Manager

About US:

DFCU Bank is a fast growing commercial bank offering a variety of innovative products and
services. DFCU Limited was started by the Commonwealth Development Corporation (CDC) of the United Kingdom and the Government of Uganda through the Uganda Development Corporation (UDC) under the name of Development Finance Company of Uganda Limited. Later restructuring brought in DEG (of Germany) and International Finance Corporation (IFC) as equal partners with CDC and UDC, each having a 25% stake in the company. Its objective was to support long-term development projects whose financing needs and risk did not appeal to the then existing financial commercial lending institutions.

Job Summary:  The Legal Officer will manage the company litigation processes

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develop litigation strategy and represent the bank in courts of law from time to time
• Managing litigation matters and supervising external lawyers and court Bailiffs.
• Carry out research to enhance and bolster cases for and against Finance Trust.
• Draft legal pleadings in defense of the company’s interests, where court action is preferred.
• Ensure timely filing of all pleadings.
• Ensuring perfection of securities pledged to the Bank prior to disbursement of credit facilities.
• Ensure that all securities received are forwarded to the responsible Departmental staff for processing of searches, caveats and mortgage registrations, among other requests.
• Maintain a record in hard and soft copy of all securities received from branches and properly track their movement.
• Implement an effective custody & retrieval system of all loan securities.
• Prepare and issue Mortgage and Caveat Release letters on demand.
• Ensure that release letters are signed off by the authorized bank Officials and duly issued as per Finance Trust Bank guidelines.
• Draft and review all contracts that are binding on the company to ensure the Bank’s interests are fully protected.
• Review loan files for completeness and advise accordingly.
• Prepare opinion memos for the Legal Manager to peruse and advise.
• Advise on best way to resolve cases without exposing the company’s image as well as mitigating its loss.
• Keep the legal team abreast with the latest dynamics in the legal fraternity.
• Provide legal advice and opinion from time to time.
• Provide legal support to other bank departments from time to time.
• Handle staff & customer enquiries from time to time.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The applicant for the DFCU Bank Legal Officer job must hold a Bachelor’s degree in Law from a recognized university.
• Diploma in Legal practice from Law development Centre.
• Three (3) years of experience in legal practice gained from a financial institution or a busy law firm.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work well under pressure.
• Good personal presentation skills.
• Good teamwork skills.
• Willingness to travel upcountry

NB: Position carries an attractive salary and benefits package.

How to Apply:

All suitably qualified candidates should address their email application to Head, Human Resource, Finance Trust Bank, Plot 115 & 121, and Katwe. P.O. Box 6972, Kampala, Uganda, and email it to jobs@financetrust.co.ug. As well as photocopies of academic testimonials, and a CV. The CV should include telephone contacts and email addresses of three referees, one of who should be the most recent employer.

Deadline: 21st December, 2021.

NB: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted directly on Tel. Numbers 0312 222600 or 0414 341275 ONLY. Please note that in line with the Bank procedures, no job offers are made online.

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