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Legal Affairs Specialist at Rwanda Mines,Petroleum and Gas Board (RMB), Deadline Feb 5, 2025

Job responsibilities

• Collect and keep in records all laws, decisions related to jurisprudence in the area of complaints of interest to the institution; • Analyze files to ensure legal compliance; • Provide practical legal opinions to ensure that the appropriate legal approach is taken on arising matters in accordance with exist-ing laws; • Provide legal advice on tender documents; • Review ongoing cases and advise management accordingly; • Review and advise the management on legal compliance of internal policies and procedures; • Ensure proper recording of all legal documents and precedents where the institution was involved. • Negotiate contracts; • Draft contracts and get them signed by concerned parties; • Communicate signed contract to all concerned parties; • Preserve all documents relating to the con-tract (negotiation minutes…); • Monitor contract execution to ensure con-tract closure, extension or renew; • Provide legal advice on contract disputes settlement. • Draft legislative instruments (Laws and regulations, MoU); • Ensure proper legal compliance on docu-ments produced within the institution with legal implications; • Work closely with parliamentary commissions to speed up the adoption of legal provisions in process. • Work closely with other Institutions including the Office of Attorney General by providing necessary information on legal issues involving the institution. • Represent the institution before the court in case he/she is entitled to do so; • Attend regular coordination and validation meetings organized by the Ministry of Jus-tice and other Institutions. • Carry out legal research and highlight potential problems that may engage the liability of the institution; • Propose new amendments and revision of existing legal instruments related to the mission and mandate of the institution;

Qualifications

    • 1
      Master’s Degree in Law
  • 2
    Bachelor’s Degree in Law

Required certificates

  • 1
    Possession of Diploma in legal practice is mandatory
Required competencies and key technical skills

    • 1
      Ability to exercise tact and discretion in preparing, handling and disclosing information of a confidential or sensitive nature
    • 2
      Ability to maintain discretion and confidentiality
    • 3
      Ability to work independently and lead a team
  • 4
    High standards of professional ethics and Secrecy

 

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