- INTRODUCTION
COPEDU PLC is a micro finance institution created in 2012 with the legal form of a limited liability company, which resulted from the transformation of the Duterimbere Savings and Credit Cooperative (COOPEDU), COPEDU PLC was approved by the National Bank in 2014 to carry out financial savings and credit activities.
- MISSION
The mission of COPEDU PLC, “its raison d’être”, is to Offer Inclusive Financial Services for Socio-Economic Development of its Clientele.
The target clientele of COPEDU PLC is made up of small or medium-sized businesses, without distinction. Mainly targeted are women who produce, process or operate in the service and trade sectors. Specific products are developed to meet their needs and employees are also part of the clientele sought.
- VISION
The vision of COPEDU PLC is to be a bank of reference for women in Africa. The strategic plan and its execution should be aligned with this vision by allowing COPEDU PLC to achieve its precise objectives.
COPEDU PLC occupies an enviable place in the microfinance sector. It is ranked among the most successful microfinance institutions in Rwanda.
To achieve this vision, COPEDU PLC wishes to recruit a Head of the Legal Department and Secretary of the Company who is qualified and has sufficient knowledge.
- TASK DESCRIPTIONS
Under the supervision of the Director General and the Board of Directors, the Head of the Legal Department and Company Secretary coordinates the activities of the Legal Department with the following objectives:
- Prepare and evaluate the Department’s performance indicators;
- Provide legal advice to the company’s management team;
- Monitor the management of litigation files;
- Participate in the development of regulatory texts governing the Company;
- Participate in the design of internal regulations within the framework of shareholding;
- Ensure compliance with laws and regulations governing the company;
- Give opinions to the Board of Directors on their attributions and powers;
- Ensure the reporting of the meetings of the Board of Directors and the Management Committee;
- Inform the Board of Directors of all applicable laws or those having an impact on shareholders’ meetings and meetings of members of the Board of Directors, the reports of these meetings and the transmission to the competent bodies of all company documents required by law, as well as all the consequences of non-compliance with these laws;
- Ensure that the minutes of the shareholders’ meetings or of the meetings of the members of the Board of Directors are well written and that all the registers provided for by the bylaws are well kept;
- Ensure that the company’s annual financial statements and all other required documents have been sent to the Registrar General and the BNR in accordance with the law;
- Ensure that a copy of the company’s annual financial statements and the annual activity report have been sent in accordance with the law;
- Maintain the shareholders’ register;
- Develop all contracts;
- Review all written contracts and memoranda of understanding and ensure that the interests of the Company are protected to avoid any form of loss;
- Collaborate with the Finance Department for the application of tax laws;
- Collaborate with the Human Resources and Administration Department in the implementation of laws and regulations governing the personnel of the company;
- Collaborate with the Credit Department in the phase of loan disbursement and management of credit disputes;
- Deal with all legal issues that affect the company;
- Produce periodic reports;
- Perform all other tasks entrusted to him by his superiors.
- PROFILE
- Be between 30 and 45 years old,
- A0 in Law, have at least 5 years of experience in the field
- REQUIRED QUALITIES
- Organization, methodical, good presentation;
- Initiative and adaptability;
- Have the quality of leadership;
- Have a spirit of rigor;
- Have good writing skills;
- Have good analytical and synthesis skills;
- Be of exemplary honesty and integrity;
- Master the computer tool;
- Speak and write perfectly Kinyarwanda, English and / or French.
How to Apply
The application file including a letter of employment request accompanied by the detailed Curriculum Vitae, the copy of a notarized diploma, a passport photo as well as three names of the reference persons must be deposited at the headquarters of COPEDU PLC, no later than Monday on February 10, 2020.
Done in Kigali on January 28, 2020.
GASHUMBA UWERA Liliane
President of the Board of Directors
