Manager – Legal and Regulatory Affairs at MTN Rwanda: (Deadline Ongoing)
Job Requirements (Education, Experience and Competencies)
- Bachelor’s degree in law (LLB), master’s degree would be an advantage.
- A minimum of 3 to 5 years total experience in the Corporate Legal field
- A minimum of 1-3 years of experience at the supervisory/manager level
- Experience working in a global/multinational enterprise with a good understanding of the emerging market is preferred.
Job description
- Advise on legal matters including any civil, criminal, contractual, Fintech regulatory or labour laws that may affect the company’s activities or employees.
- Establish and maintain relationships with key internal and external stakeholders and liaise and negotiate with regulatory authorities.
- Contract Drafting and Review (drafting and review of high-level and/or critical contracts that Mobile Money Rwanda Limited is to enter into regular review and update of existing contract templates to ensure compliance with new policies, laws and/or regulations)
- Litigation Management (liaising with external advocates, tracking the status of cases, providing information/documentation required by external advocates)
- Regulatory issue management (tracking laws and regulations that Mobile Money Rwanda Limited is bound to comply with, analyses and summaries impact of new laws/regulations, populating Compliance Universe with all legal/regulatory obligations the company must comply with, communication to regulatory bodies, advising on regulatory matters, reporting on regulatory matters)
- Serve as a liaison between regulatory bodies and operating divisions of the company.
- Keep up to date with changes in regulatory legislation and guidelines.
- Ensure compliance with regulations.
- Coordinate regulatory documentation activities and reporting obligations, prepare, and submit applications and reports to applicable regulatory agencies.
- Identify and interpret relevant regulatory guidelines.
- Offer advice about company policies, practices, systems and regulations.
- Monitor regulatory affairs and the effect that changes will have on company operations.
