Legal Officer at FERWAFA: (Deadline 24 March 2023)
Job Vacancy Announcement
FERWAFA would like to request interested people to apply to bellow listed positions by fulfilling the respective mentioned requirements.
Employer background
Fédération Rwandaise de Football Association (FERWAFA) is a non-governmental and non-profit organization founded in 1972 as member of CAF and FIFA in 1978.
FERWAFA has set the main goal, which is to develop, improve and organize the football games throughout Rwanda territory, which might end as well by improving the CAF/FIFA ranking.
To legitimately stand with confidence, FERWAFA is recognized by the government of Rwanda and operates within the framework of the FIFA/CAF rules and regulations.
Job title: Legal Officer.
Reporting to: The General Secretary.
Starting time: Immediately
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provide legal advice on all FERWAFA interventions Perform duties as Secretary to Legal Commission and provide sound legal advice to the FERWAFA and make recommendations to Management as necessary.
- Advice on various areas of law: intellectual property, sports (including anti-doping, anti-corruption, ethical and moral matters) public, human rights, equality, data protection freedom of information and other regulatory matters.
- Collect, review and keep legal documents, instruments or other materials relating to the FERWAFA and ensure its operationalization;
- Advise on the application of legal instruments that govern Gender equality;
- Provide practical legal opinions to ensure that the appropriate legal approach is taken on arising matters in accordance with existing laws;
- Review ongoing cases and advice management accordingly;
- Review and advise the management on the legal compliance of internal policies and procedures;
Contract management
- Participate in contracts negotiation;
- Provide legal advice on tender documents;
- Communicate signed contract to all concerned parties.
- Preserve all documents relating to the contract (negotiation minutes….);
- Monitor contract execution to ensure contract closure, extension or renew;
- Draft and/or review legal letters, contracts, and agreements and monitor legal obligations under agreements to ensure compliance, as requested.
- Provide legal advice on contract disputes settlement.
- Draft legal instruments
- Draft legislative instruments (Laws and regulations, MOU);
- Draft, amend, review and/or recommend modifications to the policies or related laws and regulations governing the FERWAFA as per request.
- Ensure proper legal compliance on documents produced within the institution with legal implications;
- Conduct legal research Carry out legal research and highlight potential problems that may engage the liability of the institution;
- Propose new amendments and revision of existing legal instruments related to the mission and mandate of the institution;
- Research and prepare legal opinions on various civil matters including claims for compensation against the FERWAFA.
Produce a report of activities - Produce monthly, quarterly and annual report of activities
- Perform any other duties related to football that might be assigned to him/her
SELECTION CRITERIA
The candidate must:
- Being Rwandese Nationality,
- Criminal record testifying that the candidate has not been condemned to 6 months imprisonment.
- Preferably aged under 45.
- Understanding the principle of non-disclosure and confidentiality.
- Have a master’s degree in a Law and at least 1 year of working experience in the same field or bachelor’s degree in a Law and at least 3 years of working experience in the same field;
- Have a proven experience as a legal counsel in a business environment;
- Be proficient in the use of MS Office suite, especially PowerPoint, Excel, and Word.
- Have excellent verbal, written and presentation skills in English, French, and Kinyarwanda (any other language being a plus),
- Be dependable, cooperative and a team player.
- Be able to work independently, pro-actively and have a ‘hands-on’ approach.
- Have excellent task-management skills, able to set and meet deadlines and multi-task effectively with discretion and confidentiality.
- The candidate should be available to start immediately upon confirmation of his recruitment and contract terms finalization.
Application:
Interested candidates shall submit their application letter addressed to the General Secretary of FERWAFA (via by email [email protected] ) accompanied by:
- Signed detailed curriculum vitae and cover letter,
- Copy of their degree
- Evidences of required experience
- Copy of their ID or Passport
Submission deadline is Tuesday 24th March 2023 at 05:00PM
Only applicants that will fulfill all the requirements for this position will be notified and invited for the next phase of the recruitment process.
Done at Kigali,16/03/2023
MUHIRE Henri Brulart
General Secretary
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