Position: Legal Officer
The role holder will be responsible for providing legal advice to the Bank in the area of compliance, documentation, recovery; litigations and other legal advisory services.
Key Responsibilities
•Ensure statutory and contractual compliance by the bank.
• Draft legal contracts and service level agreements.
• Review and vet facility letters, agreements, security and other legal documents for corporate borrowing customers.
• Conduct legal compliance checks prior to disbursement of approved credit facilities to ensure legal documentations are in compliance with statutory requirements; the approved terms and conditions stipulated and confirm conformity of credit facilities with approved collateral margin requirements.
• Draft and review templates & standard forms for facility, MOUs and security documents and agreements to be used in connection with new products to be launched by the Bank.
• Prepare legal queries and facilitate solicitation of legal opinions from external counsel to identify legal and regulatory risks and issues.
• Provide legal advice in connection with the Credit function of the bank generally and liaise with external legal counsel on legal matters relating to credit
• Follow the recovery processes follow up and inherent risk mitigation
• Recommend cases for write off where recovery through litigation has proved futile
. • Instruct external lawyers and follow up to conclusion all court cases instituted for and against the bank.
•Attend Court hearings
Candidate’s Qualifications, Skills and Experience
• A Bachelor of Laws (LLB) qualification from a recognized university
• At least 2 years work experience in Banking Sector
• Knowledge of court rules and procedures;
• Good communication, presentation, research and analytical skill
• Must be hands on in interpretation and application of legal texts and statutes
• Proactive and self-motivated
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Team player
• Able to demonstrate excellent organizational skills
How to apply
If you meet the above requirements, submit your application quoting the job opportunity you are applying for to the email address below by 28th December 2020. Please include detailed Curriculum Vitae, copies of the relevant certificates, testimonials, and daytime telephone contact and email address. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
Email to: jobsrwanda@equitybank.co.rw
Equity Bank is an equal opportunity employer. We value the diversity of individuals, ideas, perspectives, insights, values and what they bring to the workplace.
