JOB ANNOUNCEMENT N° 005/2023
POSITION: LEGAL ADVISOR AND COMPANY SECRETARY
JOB TYPE: PERMANENT
REPORTING: CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
LOCATION: HEAD OFFICE
1. INTRODUCTION
DUTERIMBERE-IMF PLC is a local community development microfinance institution established in 2004. Its mission is “to provide financial and non-financial services tailored to low-income entrepreneurs, primarily women, to help them improve their socio-economic conditions”. It is operating in 21 district of Rwanda.
In order to provide efficient services to its clients, DUTERIMBERE-IMF PLC is seeking to recruit highly-skilled, self-motivated and experienced persons to fill the position of Legal advisor and company secretary.
General Description:
The Legal Advisor and Company Secretary oversees all legal aspects concerning DUTERIMBERE PLC. She/he is responsible for handling all Legal related matters and is required to provide legal advice to the management and the Board of Directors on all corporate administrative functions
Job description
- To advise members of the Board of Directors on their responsibilities and powers.
- To provide legal advice to the management team.
- To review proposal or loan contracts and amendment from the credit Department.
- Collaborate with the Finance Department for the application of tax laws.
- Engaging with tax experts as necessary in order to provide advice as to tax liabilities and practices of the Company, including those related to transactions with local and foreign third parties and proposing ways to structure such transactions in order to obtain the best tax treatment available under applicable law.
- Identifying legal risks associated with the operations of the Company and proposing mechanisms for mitigating them
- Participate in the development of internal regulations in the context of shareholding.
- To make sure annual balance sheet and other types of required documents are submitted to the Registrar General as provided for by Law.
- Staying abreast of changes in applicable banking and microfinance laws and regulation and timely communicating such changes and updates to Management and relevant staff.
- Ensure compliance with the laws and regulations governing the company.
- Organizing and managing all aspects of the Board meetings and shareholder meetings – Board and committee papers and drafting and circulation of agendas (in consultation with Board and Committee chairs), minutes, discussion papers, and proposals.
- Provide leadership around the structuring, negotiating & drafting of legal agreements and documentation to provide legal opinion where necessary.
- Communicating with Management, legal team and Branch Managers on actions required to ensure legal compliance.
- Provide secretarial services at Board meetings to ensure all resolutions are recorded accurately.
- Provide legal expertise as required to user departments in a timely manner and within the set legal policies and procedures to ensure decisions arrived do not expose the company to any risk.
- Follow up of Board and Shareholder resolutions.
- Keeping the register of shareholders up to date and defending their interests.
- Ensure disputes are resolved in a manner that safeguards Company’s position and in compliance with applicable legislation.
- Develop effective working relationships with key user departments to ensure their needs are understood and appropriate solutions developed that support company’s needs.
Requirements
- Qualifications: Masters of business Law
- Experience: 3 years in microfinance services or relevant financial institution
- Skills: Law and Financial analytical, self-driven, curious in reading and writing articles and/or cases or any other field.
- Languages: Kinyarwanda, English and French
Affiliation
- Affiliated in any professional body or willing to do so once joining DUTERIMBERE IMF Plc.
Document to submit
- Application letter
- CV
- Copy of Academic credentials
The interested and qualified candidates should submit their applications to the headquarters of DUTERIMBERE-IMF PLC at Executive Assistant office KANOGO no later than 07/06/2023 at 5:00p.m.
N.B: Only candidates meeting the requirements will be invited for the written test and/or the interview.
Done at Kigali, on 01/06/2023.
