Job at SENAT : LEGISLATIVE DRAFTERS AND LEGAL ADVISORY ( Deadline :12 October 2018 )
Job Description
– ? To provide legal advice to the Bureau, Members, Committees, the Clerk and senior staff
? To provide legal advice on various legal documents as may be required
? To attend the Plenary sittings and Committee meetings to render advice
? To interpret bills for Members and draft amendments as may be required
? To verify the incorporation of amendments into bills
? To draft Private Member’s Bills
? To conduct legal research in respect of Bills
? To provide advice on authentic interpretation of laws
? To check on the harmonization in three languages of the adopted laws
? To verify the conformity of published laws to the laws passed by Parliament
Job Profile
A0 in Law with 3 years of working experience or Masters in Law
Key Technical Skills & Knowledge required:
– Extensive knowledge and understanding of the Rwandan legal system;
– Good knowledge of government policy
– making and legislative processes;
– Knowledge of the justice sector policies and issues;
– Leadership skills;
– High analytical skills;
– Report writing and presentation skills;
– Computer Literate;
– Coordination, planning and organisational skills;
– Interpersonal skills;
– Collaboration and team working skills;
– Effective communication skills;
– Administrative skills;
– Time management skills;
– Fluent in Kinyarwanda, English and/ or French; knowledge of all is an advantage
