Legal and Governance Advisor at Old Mutual Insurance Rwanda: (Deadline 15 January 2022)

Legal and Governance Advisor at Old Mutual Insurance Rwanda: (Deadline 15 January 2022)

Legal and Governance Advisor at Old Mutual Insurance Rwanda: (Deadline 15 January 2022)

Old Mutual Insurance Rwanda (former UAP Insurance Rwanda) is a subsidiary of UAP Old Mutual Group, member of Old Mutual Limited, an Integrated financial service provider comprising Insurance, Banking, and Investment Business. Old Mutual insurance Rwanda vision is being the Rwandan’s revolutionary financial services company with a commitment to enhance the quality of life by delivering peace of mind and financial freedom.

Old Mutual Limited (OML) is a premium African financial services group that offers a broad spectrum of financial solutions to retail and corporate customers across key markets in 14 countries. Our primary operations are in South Africa and the Rest of Africa, and we have niche businesses in Asia. We have 12 million customers and 30,000 employees and with over 175 years of heritage across sub-Saharan Africa, we are a crucial part of the communities we serve and broader society on the continent. The business is listed on the Johannesburg, London, Zimbabwean, Malawian, and Namibian stock exchanges. The UAP Old Mutual Group comprises of three key players as a result of the acquisition of a controlling stake in Faulu in 2014 and UAP in 2015 by Old Mutual. The acquisition resulted in Old Mutual Kenya and UAP Holdings (www.uapoldmutual.com) as well as Faulu Microfinance Bank (www.faulukenya.com) forming one of the largest financial services groups with a growing footprint in East and Central Africa. The Group currently has operations in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, South Sudan, and Rwanda.  The Group now offers customers a comprehensive and enhanced range of financial services which include Investment, Insurance, Banking, and Savings as well as a wider and more accessible distribution network. The wider group also offers broad career growth prospects for employees. It therefore wishes to fill the below vacant position with qualified, experienced, and talented individual to strengthen its portfolio as a Pan – African Financial Services Group. The positions’ details are further outlined below;

Role Title:

Legal and Governance Advisor -1 Post

Business Unit(s):

Rwanda

Business /Function:

Legal and Governance Advisor

Location:

Rwanda

Reports To:

Managing Director; Group Company Secretary/Legal Counsel

MDP Level:

Manager of self

Role Size

M

Job Summary

The job relates to provision of in-house legal advisory services; technical legal support to the Claims Department; corporate governance services included but not limited to the management of board affairs as well as having an oversight and supervision over all contracted external lawyers.

Key tasks and responsibilities

Legal Advisory services

  • Review and monitor internal policies and ensure that they are in compliance with all statutory or legal requirements
  • Carrying out legal research and preparation of legal opinions and reports
  • Providing legal advice to various departments /business lines within the company
  • Contracts management including drafting, reviewing, and negotiating contracts and ensuring that they are maintained on the SharePoint Repository.
  • Participating in negotiation on commercial and monitoring use of intellectual property
  • Providing legal support to all tenancies and third-party matters
  •  Providing legal support to all employment matters
  •  Monitoring and maintaining regulatory compliance requirements
  •  Providing legal support for the development of products and services
  • Ensure that all initiatives undertaken by the Company are in compliance with all statutory or legal requirements

Corporate Governance Services

  • To establish and maintain corporate records including but not limited to Board and shareholder records
  •  To support corporate governance initiatives and implement corporate governance policies and practices
  • To ensure the prompt registration of company and regulatory returns and fillings including updating of Directors files
  • Assist in Board meetings preparations including preparation of action point’s matrices board reports and minutes with the supervision of the relevant co-sec lead
  • To support the implementation of the Annual Board Calendar and board development programs to support individual members achieve their roles.

Support to Claims Department

  • Supporting claims process to avert legal liability and ensure mitigation of financial loss
  • Supporting claims arbitration or dispute resolutions including appointment of legal counsel to represent and defend the company’s position in claims cases

Oversight and supervision over External Lawyers

  • Oversee the administration of court cases in conjunction with external counsel and monitoring progress to ensure prompt resolution of all disputes
  •  Assist the formulation and obtaining of litigation documentation.

Academic/Professional Qualifications; experience; skills and competencies

  • Analytical and organization skills
  • Computer literate and familiarity with standard office computer operations
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
  • Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
  • Fluent in English, French, and Kinyarwanda
  • Five(5) years of relevant post qualification experience in the legal sector.
  • Bachelor of law(LLB)
  • Diploma in Legal Practice from Institute of Legal Practice Development(ILPD)
  • Candidate of Master of Business Law (LLM)
  • Good communication, presentation, and negotiating skills
  • Good interpersonal skills.
  • Self-driven, execution oriented,

Please visit our careers page through: https://bit.ly/3G7qLeH

Interested candidate are requested submit their applications by 5.00 p.m. 15th January 2022.

Applicants must possess or be in the process of applying for a POLICE CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE as at the time of making an application.

ONLY short-listed candidates will be contacted.

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