Legal Affairs Officer

Job responsibilities

1. Ensure that CHU actions in a particular matters are legal before any decision is taken;

2. In collaboration with other services, elaborate contracts, reviewing and negotiating them as well as providing legal advice during contract management;

3. Advising on legality of staff related decisions and on any other administrative decision as well as on any other legal matters;

4. Work on legislative initiatives by drafting laws, regulations and other legal documents as well as interpreting them to help ensure that an action is being done legally;

5. Serve as a resource person in CHU for an informed opinion on any legal issue;

6. Review and advice on the legality of the procurement process and documents before contracts are signed.

7. Preparing annual report of legal service

8. Contribute to the hospital environmental hygiene

9. Participating in quality assurance and quality improvement of the hospital

10. Submit monthly, quarterly and annually report to the supervisor

11. Perform other related duties as required

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Law

  0 Year of relevant experience

Required certificates

• having a Diploma in Legal practice or a Diploma in Legal Drafting is an added advantage.

Required competencies and key technical skills

• Problem solving skills

• Decision making skills

• Time management skills

• Risk management skills

• Results oriented

• Digital literacy skills

• Fluency in Kinyaranda English and or French knowledge of Swahili is an added advantage

• Knowledge in legal research and analysis in various areas of law

• Risk Resource management skills

• Analytical skills;

Psychometric Languages

• English

Psychometric Domains

• Problem solving