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Legal Manager job at National Forestry Authority (NFA)
Posted by: ugashare-Volunteer
Posted date: 2025-Apr-04
Location: Plot10/20 Spring Road, Bugolobi P.O. Box 70863 | Bugolobi | Kampala | Uganda
Legal Manager 2025-04-04T06:04:58+00:00 National Forestry Authority (NFA) https://www.greatugandajobs.com/components/com_jsjobs/images/blank_logo.png https://www.www.nfa.go.ug FULL_TIME Plot10/20 Spring Road, Bugolobi P.O. Box 70863 Bugolobi Kampala 00256 Uganda Law, Public Safety, Corrections and Security Legal 2025-04-30T17:00:00+00:00 Uganda 8 Job summary: To provide legal representation, guidance and ensure compliance.
Duties and responsibilities
ï‚· Ensure the Authority adheres to applicable laws, regulations and internal policies.
ï‚· Draft, review and negotiate contracts, agreements and legal documents.
ï‚· Identify legal risk and advise management on strategies to mitigate them.
ï‚· Assist with or oversee legal disputes, coordinate with external counsel to manage litigation matters.
ï‚· Support the Director in ensuring proper governance, regulatory filings and company secretarial duties for
corporate governance.
ï‚· Provide legal guidance on legal matters relating to the Authority.
ï‚· Provide legal input in development of legal procedures and guidelines.
ï‚· Oversee legal processes and court actions to logical conclusion.
ï‚· Follow up and recover court awards.
ï‚· Initiate and follow up cancellation of land titles in CFRs.
ï‚· Coordinate and liaise with government agencies and other stake holders.
ï‚· Prepare annual legal unit work plans and budgets in line with NFA mandate.
ï‚· Support law enforcement and prosecution of offenders in the Courts of Law.
ï‚· Supervise and support the legal team through capacity building, coaching, mentoring and manage their
performance.
ï‚· Prepare legal progress and status reports to the Director Legal and Corporate Affairs.
ï‚· Perform any other duties as assigned by the supervisor.
Qualifications, work experience and interpersonal attributes/competencies
ï‚· Bachelor of Laws (Honors) degree from a reputable University
ï‚· Post Graduate Diploma in Legal practice from Law Development Centre.
 Master’s in law or Environment and Natural Resources.
ï‚· Must have a valid practicing certificate and enrolled as an Advocate of the High Court of Uganda.
ï‚· Professional or enrolment in Institute of Chattered Secretarial and Administrators qualification will be an
added advantage.
ï‚· A minimum of five (5) years post-enrollment experience as an advocate in a similar/related organization,
three (3) of which must have been at a supervisory level in a reputable organization.
ï‚· Minimum of thirty five (35) years of age above.
ï‚· Good decision making, leadership.
ï‚· Critical thinking and attention to detail.
ï‚· Integrity and transparency.
ï‚· Team work and resilience.
 Analytical, good oral and communication skills. Duties and responsibilities  Ensure the Authority adheres to applicable laws, regulations and internal policies.  Draft, review and negotiate contracts, agreements and legal documents.  Identify legal risk and advise management on strategies to mitigate them.  Assist with or oversee legal disputes, coordinate with external counsel to manage litigation matters.  Support the Director in ensuring proper governance, regulatory filings and company secretarial duties for corporate governance.  Provide legal guidance on legal matters relating to the Authority.  Provide legal input in development of legal procedures and guidelines.  Oversee legal processes and court actions to logical conclusion.  Follow up and recover court awards.  Initiate and follow up cancellation of land titles in CFRs.  Coordinate and liaise with government agencies and other stake holders.  Prepare annual legal unit work plans and budgets in line with NFA mandate.  Support law enforcement and prosecution of offenders in the Courts of Law.  Supervise and support the legal team through capacity building, coaching, mentoring and manage their performance.  Prepare legal progress and status reports to the Director Legal and Corporate Affairs.  Perform any other duties as assigned by the supervisor. Good decision making, leadership.  Critical thinking and attention to detail.  Integrity and transparency.  Team work and resilience.  Analytical, good oral and communication skills.  Bachelor of Laws (Honors) degree from a reputable University  Post Graduate Diploma in Legal practice from Law Development Centre.  Master’s in law or Environment and Natural Resources.  Must have a valid practicing certificate and enrolled as an Advocate of the High Court of Uganda.  Professional or enrolment in Institute of Chattered Secretarial and Administrators qualification will be an added advantage.  A minimum of five (5) years post-enrollment experience as an advocate in a similar/related organization, three (3) of which must have been at a supervisory level in a reputable organization.  Minimum of thirty five (35) years of age above. JOB-67ef768abee31 National Forestry Authority (NFA) https://www.greatugandajobs.com/components/com_jsjobs/images/blank_logo.png https://www.www.nfa.go.ug Plot10/20 Spring Road, Bugolobi P.O. Box 70863 Bugolobi Kampala 00256 Uganda Plot10/20 Spring Road, Bugolobi P.O. Box 70863 Bugolobi Kampala 00256 Uganda
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