JOB VACANCY
INTRODUCTION
Bella Flowers Ltd is a private company registered in Rwanda under code company 103449745 on 20th October 2014 and the government of Rwanda/MINAGRI/NAEB owns 100% of its shares. It owns a land of 75 Ha in Gishari Rwamagana District, and Eastern Province on which Flowers is being undertaken.
The company is seeking to recruit highly skilled, self-motivated and experienced persons to fill the following position/post:
1. Company Secretary and Legal Counsel (01)
Report to the Chief Executive Officer
a) Duties and Responsibilities
- Give accurate and timely counsel to executives in a variety of legal topics (labor law, partnerships, international ventures, corporate finance etc.),
- Collaborate with management to devise efficient defense strategies,
- Review contracts prepared within different departments,
- Specify internal governance policies and regularly monitor compliance,
- Research and evaluate different risk factors regarding business decisions and operations,
- Apply effective risk management techniques and offer proactive advise on possible legal issues,
- Communicate and negotiate with external parties (regulators, external counsel, public authority etc.), creating relations of trust,
- Draft and solidify agreements, contracts and other legal documents to ensure the company’s full legal rights,
- Deal with complex matters with multiple stakeholders and forces,
- Provide clarification on legal language or specifications to everyone in the organization
- Conduct your work with integrity and responsibility,
- Maintain current knowledge of alterations in legislation,
- Represent the company in any court or legal litigations,
- Prepare management and board meeting minutes,
- Any other tasks assigned by the supervisor.
b) Job specification
Essential requirements:
- Bachelor Degree in Law (LLB) with 7 years of work experience or master’s degree (LLM) with 3 years of work experience
- Three (3) years’ experience as company secretary in well-known corporate company will be added advantage.
Skills and abilities:
- Computer skills
- Excellent knowledge and understanding of corporate law and procedures
- Full comprehension of the influences of the external environment of a corporation
- Demonstrated ability to create legal defensive or proactive strategies
- High degree of professional ethics and integrity
- Sound judgement and ability to analyse situations and information
- Outstanding communication skills
- Ability to follow specified Procedure
- Ability to Communicate and Negotiation skills
- Ability to work under Pressure
- Ability to work independently and accomplish tasks with minimal supervision
- Ability to work long hours when needed
- Excellent command of English is a MUST and knowledge of French is an added advantage
Salary: Competitive
APPLICATION PROCEDURES
Qualified Candidates should submit their application letter, Curriculum Vitae (CV) with proven work Experience, Copy of academic documents, transcripts and a copy of National Identification (as one document) to Bella Flowers Ltd at recruitment@bellaflowers.rw
The deadline for submitting applications is on 10th July 2021 at 5:00pm local time. Applications should be addressed to the Chief Executive Officer of Bella Flowers Ltd.
Emmy NYIRIGIRA
Chief Executive Officer-Bella Flowers
