Secretary Jobs – Law Development Centre (LDC)
Job Title: Secretary
Organisation: Law Development Centre (LDC)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Director
About US:
The Law Development Centre (LDC) has a mandate to provide legal education to lawyers and non-lawyers, undertake research in topical legal issues, contribute to legal reform, produce legal publications, teaching materials, law reports and also provide community legal services.
Job Summary: The Secretary will coordinate and facilitate the activities of the Management Committee. The incumbent will also provide technical advice in relation to the Management Committee deliberations and decision making, drawing on his or her professional experience and, in time, historical knowledge of LDC.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- To coordinate Management Committee activities and ensure its resolutions and decisions are effectively and efficiently communicated and implemented.
- Advise the Chairperson -Management Committee and the Director in the effective planning and execution of the role and functions of the Management Committee and associated Committees.
- Ensuring appropriate, robust action plans are in place to address the findings of governance reviews and that these are effectively monitored as part of performance management arrangements.
- In conjunction with the Chairperson- Management Committee establish arrangements for evaluating the effectiveness of the Management Committee, and for the development of an ongoing Committee improvement programme.
- Establish effective arrangements for the induction of new Management Committee members and provide advice and support to the members regarding the discharge of their statutory duties.
- To record minutes of Management Committee meetings and ensure safe custody of the records.
- To manage the usage of LDC Seal.
- Ensure the preparation, publication, distribution and presentation of periodic performance reports to the Management Committee.
- To provide legal advice to Management Committee in a timely manner.
- To perform any other duties as may be assigned from time to time by the Director.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant for the Secretary job must hold a Bachelor’s degree in Law, Social Sciences, Arts or Administration.
- Master’s degree in Law or Business Administration.
- Member of the Institute of Certified Secretaries and Administrators (ICSA) is an added advantage
- Postgraduate training in Public Administration and Management or Business Administration shall be an added advantage.
- A minimum of eight (8) years’ work experience in legal practice or public administration, 5 of which should have been at the level of head of department or its equivalent in government or a reputable private organization.
- He/she should be a strategic planner.
- Possesses strong relationship management skills.
- Should be creative and innovative.
- Ability to embrace change management.
- He/she should be a person of high integrity.
- Results Oriented.
- Effective communication skills.
- He/she should be a team builder
How to Apply:
All candidates should send their applications addressed to The Secretary, Law Development Center, P.O. Box 7117 Kampala either via post or hand delivery to the Law Development Centre Reception. The applicants should attach up-to-date Curriculum Vitae, Certified copies of academic and other relevant documents and indicate names and contacts of two referees.
Deadline: 25th May 2018 by 5.00pm.
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