Fresher Legal Officer NGO Career Jobs – InterAid Uganda Limited (IAU)
Job Title: Legal Officer
Organization: InterAid Uganda Limited (IAU)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Senior Legal Officer
About US:
InterAid Uganda Limited (IAU) is a non-governmental humanitarian national organization established in 1988, and duly registered with the NGO Board and NGO Forum. IAU is actively involved in programs geared towards the protection and improvement of lives of disadvantaged people living in urban and rural areas in Uganda and in the Great Lakes Region. InterAid Uganda is focused on its thematic areas of Rights Protection, Education, Livelihood & Food Security, Health (HIV&AIDS; Malaria; Maternal and Reproductive Health), Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH), Environment and Disaster Management and good Management and Governance systems.
Job Summary: The Legal Officer will support the Senior Legal Officer in Planning, and coordinate activities of legal section, ensure compliance with laws and regulations, and ensure best practices in the legal section.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Process Management
- Support the Senior Legal Officer in developing and implementing of weekly /monthly /quarterly activity schedules & targets.
- Support the coordination and follow up with legal service provision and service providers as guided by the supervisor, i.e. Uganda Law Society, KCCA
- Ensure information dissemination to Persons of Concern and the community on legal issues.
- Conduct follow ups and referral of Persons in need of legal assistance.
- Support in coordination with service providers and stakeholders to ensure access to legal services by Persons of Concern.
- Support the Senior Legal Officer to compile weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual reports to submit to the Programme Officer.
- Assist the Senior Legal Officer in all community activities as guided.
- Provide legal counselling to clients that need counselling effectively.
- Participate in morning addresses and registrations of clients as scheduled from time to time.
- Actively participate in community outreaches programs.
Support to Staff & Other Managers: Provide legal support advise to managers and the organisation at large
Risk Management:
- Identify, assess and develop strategies to mitigate against organisation risks related to the legal section.
- Ensure compliance with the existing laws of Uganda.
Compliance:
- Ensure compliance with the existing laws of Uganda.
- Ensures compliance to internal processes, procedures and policies.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The ideal candidate for the InterAid Uganda Limited (IAU) Legal Officer job opportunity should preferably hold a Degree in Law from a recognized institution.
- Possession of a Post graduate Diploma in Legal Practice from Law Development Centre is an added advantage.
- At least two years of related work experience in an NGO implementing humanitarian programs.
- Knowledge of Humanitarian/Refugee laws will be an added advantage.
- Good communication skills.
- High level of integrity
- Computer literate with knowledge of MS Word, MS EXCEL, MS Power point.
- Good interpersonal skills
- Good team player
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates should send their cover letters, updated CVs and photo copies of their professional qualifications including three referees via E-mail to both recruitment@interaiduganda.org and iaurecruitment@interaiduganda.org addressed to:
The Executive Director,
InterAid Uganda,
Plot 1102 Block 8, Kabala Anjagala Road,
P.O. Box 737 Kampala, Uganda.
Deadline: 14th March 2018 by 5:00 PM
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