Job Description
1.Provide assistance for cooperatives to solve their conflicts
Receive complaints of or against cooperatives;
Initiate investigation in cooperatives suspected to have conflicts;
Keep and update on a regular basis the database of received and solved disputes brought by or against cooperatives;
Assess complaints received;
Assist conflicting parties to solve their disputes amicably;
Advise the complainants on the right organ to refer their disputes;
Conduct an assessment on the potential causes that may bring conflicts in cooperatives in order to take preventive measures.
2.Provide legal and technical assistance
Receive and analyze requests for approval of elected cooperatives leaders
Provide legal and technical support to cooperatives requiring legal or technical assistance;
Prepare database for blacklisting wrongdoers;
Provide legal assistance to cooperatives under the process of dissolution and transformation.
3. Provide advice on possible amendments to the existing legal instruments related to cooperatives and to propose new ones if necessary.
Conduct gap analysis in the existing legal instruments related to cooperatives;
Provide advice on revision or amendments to the existing legal instruments related to cooperatives;
Make awareness of amended or revised legal instruments related to cooperatives.
Perform any other task assigned by his/her supervisor
Job Profile
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Bachelor’s Degree in Law
Experience: 0
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A Diploma in Legal Practice or Legislative Drafting is an added advantage.
Experience: 0
Skills
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Integrity
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Creativity/innovation
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Inclusiveness
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Accountability
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Communication
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Teamwork
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Client/citizen focus
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Professionalism
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Commitment to continuous learning
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Resource management skills
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Analytical skills
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Problem solving skills
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Decision making skills
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Time management skills
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Risk management skills
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Results oriented
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Digital literacy skills
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Knowledge of substantive law and legal procedures
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Knowledge in legal research and analysis in various areas of law
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Fluency in Kinyarwanda, English and/ or French. Knowledge of all is an added advantage