Legal Specialist Under Contract at CommercializationmDe-Risking for Agricultural Transformation Project :Deadline: Oct 25, 2022

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Job Description

Reporting to SPIU Coordinator, the Legal Specialist shall have following responsibilities:

 Ensure the compliance of law within the SPIU;
 Ensure the prevention of risks in all legal documents submitted for verification;
 Assess, elaborate, review and provide legal advice on contract documents including tender documentation by ensuring that the content and its quality are compliant to requirements and regulations in force;
 To provide for legal advices and other legal support and guidance to SPIU Management and other staff on legal issues for the SPIU success and to ensure compliance with laws;
 To ensure that SPIU is operating in accordance with agreements signed between Government and the donor;
 Draft contract, MoUs and other agreements on behalf of the SPIU;
 Provides for in-house legal opinion on legal documents before they are signed;
 To assess legal issues related to the implementation of signed agreements under SPIU and advice the management accordingly;
 Liaise with other Government Institutions and private entities in legal Issues involving the SPIU;
 Participate in contract and other agreements negotiations with successful bidders or partners in order to ensure that all contracts/agreements provisions are legally acceptable and in SPIU’s favor when needed.

Qualification and Experience

 Bachelor’s degree or Master’s degree in Law;
 Minimum 5 years’ of relevant experience for Bachelor’s degree and 3 years’ for Master’s degree
 Ability to work under pressure and to coordinate and link with multi-disciplinary experts;
 Ability to communicate in Kinyarwanda and English or French is required, proficiency in all three languages would be an advantage;
 Computer Literacy – familiarity and ease in using computer and various software programs would be an advantage




Minimum Qualifications

  • Master’s Degree in Law

    3 Years of relevant experience

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Law

    5 Years of relevant experience

Competency and Key Technical Skills

  • N/A

  • Strong critical thinking skills and excellent problem solving skills.

  • Inclusiveness

  • Accountability

  • Communication

  • Teamwork

  • Client/citizen focus

  • Professionalism

  • Commitment to continuous learning

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