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Job Title:  Legal Officer Enforcement and Debt Recovery (4 Job Opportunities)  

Organisation: National Social Security Fund (NSSF)

Duty Station:  Kampala, Uganda

Reports to: Manager Enforcement and Debt Recovery

About US:

National Social Security Fund (NSSF) is positioning itself as the Social Security Provider of Choice in Uganda. With our shared purpose of being the Social Security Provider of choice, providing exceptional customer service and better operations with a well-motivated and skilled workforce, we are looking to recruit persons with high integrity and dedication to work with us.

Job Summary:  The Legal Officer Enforcement and Debt Recovery will support the execution of compliance enforcement and litigation activities in line with the departmental objectives.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Preparation of legal opinions on compliance enforcement for review and approval by
• Manager Enforcement and Debt Recovery.
• Conduct legal research in preparing legal opinions and giving legal advice on compliance-related issues.
• Assess the legal framework and prepare draft reports for review and approval by Manager Enforcement and Debt Recovery.
• Participate in the development and implementation of the section’s departmental strategy in line with the departmental and Corporate Strategy.
• Engage with different stakeholders in and out of the fund to facilitate the achievement of departmental and organizational objectives.
• Review your own performance and seek feedback to improve performance.
• Collaborate with different teams and stakeholders within and outside the Fund.
• Ascertain the legal status of the defaulting employer and whether the Fund can take legal action.
• Search for property for recovery in execution proceedings against defaulting employers.
• Draft notices to sue, deeds of settlement, and reconciliation agreements for review and approval by Manager Enforcement and Debt Recovery.
• Attend court to handle compliance prosecutions.
• Draft letters to and in response to employers or their Counsel for approval by Manager Enforcement and Debt Recovery.
• Negotiate payment plans for approval by Manager Enforcement and Debt Recovery.
• Hold meetings with defaulting employers on compliance-related issues with Manager Enforcement and Debt Recovery.
• Make follow-up calls to defaulting employers to ensure payment is made in accordance with the settlement agreements

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The ideal candidate must hold a Bachelor of Laws Degree.
• Post Graduate Diploma from Law Development Center.
• Four years of related post-enrollment experience working at a busy law firm/parastatal, Government Ministry or busy commercial entity.

Key Competencies:

• Commitment & Integrity
• Proactivity & Innovation
• Getting Work Done
• Relationship Building
• Communicating and Influencing
• Resilience & Resourcefulness
• Thinking and Problem Analysis
• Labor Law
• Corporation Law
• Legal Drafting
• Negotiation
• Advocacy & Dispute Resolution
• Litigation Skills

How to Apply:

All interested individuals should Click Here to fill out the application form and then send copies of their application letter, curriculum vitae and academic qualifications, addressed to the Chief of People and Culture to recruitment@nssfug.org

NB: Women are encouraged to apply. Please note that canvassing or lobbying will lead to the automatic disqualification of the candidate.

Deadline: 2^nd August 2022

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