Job Vacancy at Precision Air - Chief Legal Counsel & Company Secretary

POSITION:           CHIEF LEGAL COUNSEL & COMPANY SECRETARY – 1 POST

REPORTS TO:       GROUP MANAGING DIRECTOR & CEO.

DUTY STATION:   DAR ES SALAAM.

ROLE PURPOSE STATEMENT:

To identify, communicate and mitigate legal risks to the business to minimize undue financial costs.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES / RESPONSIBILITIES

•  Draft, negotiate, vet contracts on behalf of the company to protect its interests.
•  Ensure disputes are resolved in a manner that safeguards the company’s position.
• Organize and administer subsidiary board meetings to ensure they are efficient and effective.
•  Ensure company’s compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements to avoid legal penalties.
•  Brief and monitor external counsel to ensure legal representation is effective.
• Prepare proposals and to lobby the Government on pending legislation to protect or improve the business environment for PW.
• Develop effective working relationships with key user departments to ensure their needs are understood and appropriate solutions developed that support business needs.
• Legal counseling and preventive layering so as to ensure legal problems and risks are identified and dealt with before they emerge as significant risks to the business.
• Any other duties as may be assigned by the MD & CEO.

PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

·         Not more 5% of contracts are judged as not fully protective of the business.

• 95% of all disputes resolved receive a positive evaluation.
• Not more than 5 complaints per year on board organization.
• 95% of all licenses and filings are obtained and filed on time
• All external counsel make quarterly progress reports.
• Timely and efficient organization and administration of subsidiaries board meetings.
• Timely preparation of detailed briefs/instructions to external counsel, procurement of progress report from external counsel, follow-up on progress of litigation.
•  Effective legal advice and opinions on an adhoc basis

COMPETENCIES

• Teamwork
• Customer insight
• Result focus
• Strategic thinking
• Integrity
• Confidentiality
• Good analytical skills
• Critical thinking
• Attention to detail

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, EXPERIENCE

• Masters degree holder, Advocate of the High Court of Tanzania with Seven years post qualification experience preferably in commercial law practice.
• Certified Public Secretary
• Excellent communication skills.

Applications deadline is 27^th January 2016.

Apply to :

Director of Human Resources and Administration

Precision Air Services Plc

P.O. Box  70770

Dar es Salaam

TANZANIA