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Job Title:   Legal Representative

Organisation: Ashinaga

Duty Station: Nansana, Wakiso, Uganda

About Organisation:

Ashinaga is a Japanese non-profit organization that provides educational and emotional support to young people who have experienced the loss of one or both parents. In the past 45 years, Ashinaga has raised over $1bn to enable more than 100,000 orphaned students to complete higher education in Japan. In 2001, Ashinaga expanded beyond its domestic activities and now supports a global community of disadvantaged young people, with a focus on Sub-Saharan Africa. We now have offices in Uganda, Senegal, the United States, the United Kingdom, and France, and have supported over 100 hundred orphaned students from Sub-Saharan Africa to study at universities in Japan, Europe, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Brazil.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

Consultation Services:

• Provide immediate legal advice on matters arising within the organization.
• Offer guidance and strategic legal counsel to the management team

Attendance at Meetings:

• Represent Ashinaga Uganda at board meetings, negotiations, and other critical engagements as required.

Correspondence:

• Handle all legal correspondence related to ongoing legal matters, including letters, emails, and faxes.

Legal Opinions:

• Prepare and present legal opinions on controversial or complex issues under Ugandan law.

Documentation:

• Draft, review, and negotiate basic agreements, ensuring they meet organizational requirements.
• Handle the registration of documents and filing of annual returns as needed.

Company Secretarial Services:

• Provide secretarial services, including attending board meetings, and general meetings, and managing other statutory documents.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• A minimum of 7 years of experience in legal practice, preferably with experience in non-profit organizations.
• A practicing advocate of the High Court of Uganda.
• Proven experience providing legal representation and advice in contentious and non-contentious matters.
• Strong negotiation, communication, and organizational skills.
• Ability to manage complex legal issues and provide timely, strategic legal solutions.

How to Apply:

All candidates should send their updated CVs, cover letters, and three references from other organizations you have served (preferably organizations operating in a similar sector or capacity) to ugandaoffice@ashinaga.org. Please ensure all documents are in Microsoft Word or PDF format.

Cover Letter: Your cover letter should include a detailed cost proposal, including fees, expenses, and other associated costs.

Deadline: 20th September 2024

Invitations for further assessment and interviews will be sent by 11th October 2024. If you have not heard from us by this stage, please assume your application was unsuccessful.

Note: We only accept applications from 10th to 20th September 2024. The email title should be “Application for the Legal Representative”.

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