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Legal & Administration Manager

📍 HarareAgro Processing💰 0🧭 3👥 1 vacancy⏳ Closes 5 Aug 2020🗓 Posted 6 Jul 2020

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<p><strong>Overall </strong><strong>Job Purpose </strong></p> <p>To provide strategic and technical direction on all legal matters for the organisation, in ensuring compliant and transparent practices.</p> <p><strong>Main </strong><strong>Duties and Responsibilities</strong></p> <p><strong>&bull;</strong> Secures legal advice from external Lawyers as well as liaising with external lawyers on all court cases where necessary.</p> <p>&bull; Drafts pleadings on all civil suits.</p> <p>&bull; Vets and drafts contracts and policies</p> <p>&bull; Maintains a register of published Statutory Instruments relevant to operations of the organisation.</p> <p>&bull; Notifies Divisions/Departments about relevant new and amended legislation and its interpretation.</p> <p>&bull; Assists in review of effective internal controls to ensure compliance to Code of Conduct protocol and Corporate Governance.</p> <p>&bull; Analyses and makes appropriate recommendations and follow ups on implementation of court judgments.</p> <p>&bull; Monitors and evaluate the performance of external lawyers.</p> <p>&bull; Maintains judgments files and distributes to other Divisions/Departments where necessary.</p> <p>&bull; Ensures organises and serves Board and Board Committees.</p> <p>&bull; Allocates motor vehicles to all GMB Divisions/Departments in line with organisational policy.</p> <p>&bull; Ensures that rates and rentals are paid as per agreements by GMB to the</p> <p>Council and by tenant to GMB on a monthly basis.</p> <p>&bull; Ensures that assets are ensured and manages insurance portfolio for the organisation for both vehicle insurance and company assets insurance.</p> <p>&bull; Monitors allocation and usage of cell phones to Manager levels and below in line with the organisational policy.</p> <p><strong>Qualifications </strong><strong>and Experience</strong></p> <p>&bull; Bachelor of Laws Honours Degree</p> <p>&bull; Professional Accounting qualification e.g. CIS/CIMA</p> <p>&bull; Minimum of 3 years experience in a similar role</p> <p>&bull; Civil and litigation experience is a must</p>
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