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United Bank for Africa (Z) Ltd is Currently Recruiting: Legal Officer

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JOB DESCRIPTION – LEGAL OFFICER

Essential Information:

A Legal Officer provides timely, well researched and efficient legal services and support for the bank.

Reporting Relationships:

  • Functionally reports to the Head Legal and Company Secretary
  • Administratively reports to the Head Legal and Company Secretary

Supervises:

  • Nil

Job Duties:

  • To provide legal support and advice on all transaction negotiations.
  • To advice on all legal issues that emanate from existing agreements and new legal documentations.
  • Rendering legal opinion on financial and legal issues that might arise about banks products.
  • Preparing and generation of periodic legal reports for Legal Division.
  • Attend meetings to offer legal guidance and advice as requested for by business areas.
  • Rendering of legal advice on different issues as it affects the bank, its customers and available products.
  • Conduct reviews and advice on the Bank’s policies from time to time to ensure compliance with legal, and the Financial Regulatory requirements (BOZ).
  • Supervise the safe custody of all collateral documents for facilities granted by the bank.
  • Develop, recommend, evaluate and initiate corporate policy and strategy for tenders and contracts products and services.

Key Performance Indicators:

  • Error rate/ noncompliance to Financial laws.
  • Turnaround time for rendering legal advice or opinion when solicited.
  • Timeliness in the preparation of sundry agreements (facility agreements, Loan agreements, etc) including contract drafting and review.
  • Effectiveness at executing scheduled and adhoc assignments.

Skills:

  • Oral and written communication.
  • Good drafting and writing skills.
  • Commercial and corporate banking.
  • Good team player.

Job Requirements & Knowledge:

  • Knowledge of Financial law and credit transactions.
  • Good knowledge and understanding of banking operations.
  • Versatile with current local international banking regulations.

Application requirements:

  • Candidate must possess a Bachelor of Law – LL. B (Hons).
  • Candidate must have 2 years legal experience with at least 1 year as a Legal Officer in banking.
  • Candidates must have a minimum of 5 credits on their Grade 12 results with Mathematics and English included.

To Apply:

Qualified candidates meeting the above requirements must send a copy of their CV, a cover letter, and academic qualifications before 31st December 2019.

To apply for this job email your details to [email protected]