Summary
Date Posted: Monday, July 11, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Deputy Head, Postgraduate Legal Studies & Legal Aid

Job Purpose:
To deputies the Head Postgraduate Legal Studies and Legal Aid in providing academic leadership for
staff within the department.

Duties and Responsibilities:
• To participate in the process of timetabling and allocating subjects to Lecturers.
• To assist in the development, review and update of curricula.
• To assist in the oversight of the teaching activities (including oversight of Heads of Subject,
• lecturers, teaching, preparation of teaching materials and student assessment) of the department.
• To assist the Head of Department in the evaluation and review of the syllabi and programmes.
• To co-ordinate clerkship programmes.
• To assist the Head of Department in supervising and assessing the performance of Heads of Subject in the department.
• To contribute to the development of research, and knowledge exchange within the department.
• To coordinate the teaching activities of the Bar Course department at regional centres.
• To contribute to the development and implementation of departmental work plans and budgets.
• To prepare quarterly performance reports and other relevant reports and submit to the Head,
• Postgraduate Legal Studies and Legal Aid.

Qualifications and Experience:
• Bachelor of Law - LLB (Hon) degree.
• Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice from Law Development Centre.
• LLM or Master of Business Administration or Master of Education Management.
• Must be an enrolled advocate of the Uganda Bar.
• Experience in administration or Management at a senior level shall be an asset.
• Broad knowledge of curriculum management at an institution of higher learning will be an added advantage.
• Broad knowledge of supervising and coordinating academic programs.
• At least six (6) years’ work experience in private or public legal practice, 4 of which must have been incourts of record.
• At least six (6) years’ work experience teaching law in an institution of higher learning, three (3) of which should have been as a head of subject or equivalent level.

Key Competences:
• He/she should be a strategic planner.
• He/she should possess interpersonal relationship management skills.
• Creative and innovative.
• Ability to initiate and facilitate change.
• He/she should be a person of high integrity.
• Ability to produce quality results.
• Effective communication skills.
• He/she should be a good team player.
• He/she should possess reporting writing skills.


Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 72

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
All eligible candidates should submit their applications with detailed and up to date CVs, certified copies of academic transcripts and certificates and any other supporting documents, day time telephone contacts and addresses of two referees (including the current employer where applicable) to:
The Head, Human Resource and Administration,
Law Development Centre,
P. O. Box 7117, Kampala;
Applications should be hand delivered to the LDC reception at the Kampala Campus, or soft copy sent
by email to: hr@ldc.ac.ug ; (Attention: Ms. Emily Nabuuma)
Deadline: Friday 29th July, 2022 by 5:00pm
Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted



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