Vacancy title:
Legal Officer

Jobs at:
Finance Trust Bank (FTB)

Deadline of this Job:
3rd March 2017

Duty Station:
Kampala, Uganda

Job details:
Reports to: Legal Manager

About Us:
Finance Trust Bank is licensed as a Tier 1 Commercial Bank after taking over the financial services business of Uganda Finance Trust Limited (MDI). Finance Trust Bank is a fully-fledged commercial bank serving a clientele of over 350,000 depositors and over 28,000’ borrowers, through a network of 36 branches countrywide. The bank offers a variety of Products and services including; Savings, Current accounts, Loans, Money transfer services and Bills payments to its target market which comprises of micro, small and medium entrepreneurs, salary earners and youth.

Job Summary: The Legal Officer will undertake In-house legal practice and represent the Bank in Courts of Law and other fora.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:
• Responsible for draft loan documentation.
• The incumbent will draft legal correspondence upon instructions from Supervisor.
• Review credit files for disbursement.
• The jobholder will also draft or peruse legally enforceable Contracts.
• Carry out legal awareness trainings for the Bank staff.
• Provide legal advisory services.
• Represent the Bank in Courts of law and other forum
• Serve as a liaison between Bank and External Advocates on all Bank matters upon instructions from Supervisor.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
• The applicants for the Finance Trust Bank Legal Officer job opportunity should hold a Bachelor’s degree in Law from a recognized university.
• Diploma in Legal practice from Law Development Centre.
• A minimum of three years’ experience in legal practice in a financial institution or a busy law firm.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Broad knowledge and understanding of the Banking business environment.
• Credit analysis skills.
• Ability to work under pressure in order to meet deadlines.
• Good teamwork skills.
• Willingness to travel upcountry.
• Computer literacy skills i.e. proficiency in Microsoft Office packages.

Job application procedure
All qualified candidates should submit their applications which should include; photocopies of academic testimonials, a CV with at least three reference contacts, including the most recent employer, and telephone number to; Head, Human Resource, Finance Trust Bank, Plot 115 & 121, Katwe, P. O. Box 6972, Kampala, Uganda.