JOB ADVERTISEMENT
The Rwanda Interlink Transport Company (RITCO) would like to recruit staff for the following vacant position:
POST: LEGAL OFFICER (1)
Key duties and Responsibilities
- Deal with legal issues and provide legal advice/opinion on staff and institutional matters to ensure their compliance with regulations, procedures, ministerial instructions, and applicable laws;
- Review standard contract and procurement documentation in consultation with relevant government institutions/ donor agencies to ensure their legal correctness and completeness.
- Propose necessary amendments to contracts and agreements to keep them relevant in line with transport operations;
- Prepare documents concerning litigation cases involving the company for the lawyer’s attention;
- Interpret laws, instructions, regulations, and procedures for the staff and management;
- Monitor the implementation of applicable laws, instructions, regulations, and procedures.
- Assist technical department in developing legal and regulatory provisions (decrees and instructions) of the company:
- Draft legal texts regarding the company and give legal advice on texts, regulations, and procedures;
- Supervises the compilation of registers of all legal documents including Agreements, Bonds, Guarantees, insurances, and other relevant documents;
- Monitor enacted laws relevant to the company’s business portfolio and bring them to the attention of company management and staff
- Reviewing all documents before signature by the Management
- Drafting contracts engaging the company in business with other parties.
- Provide written legal opinion on all contracts between RITCO and suppliers/service providers/contractors before CEO’s signature.
- The procurement manager shall file the legal opinion for reference purposes.
Job Requirements and Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in law with 3 years of working experience; Master’s Degree in commercial law will be an added value;
- Knowledge of Substantive Law and Legal Procedures;
- Report writing and presentation skills;
- Analytical and problem-solving;
- Team working skills;
- Computer skills;
- Fluent in Kinyarwanda, English, and French, knowledge of all is an advantage.
Interested candidates are requested to submit their application letters together with detailed CVs and academic certificates and a copy of ID at recruitment@ritco.rw not later than Friday, January 5th, 2024 at 5:00 PM. Only candidates who meet the above requirements will be shortlisted.
Done at Kigali, on 18/12/2023.
NKUSI Godfrey
Chief Executive Officer.
