Legal & Documentation Officer

Main Responsibilities:

• Draft, review and share agreements, contracts and other legal documents across the business with the management parties for approval to ensure legal compliances, rights and interests are protected;
• Assisting the Company's Senior Lawyers in Providing clarification as the first point of contact to business functions on legal compliance requirements, internal processes and pre-contract due diligence;
• Negotiate business deals on behalf of the company and prepare contract documents;
• Assist on cases at Investment and Land management offices, Social affairs, and the like;
• Preparing legal documents such as contracts, lawsuits, deeds, wills and appeals and sharing it for approval;
• Identify legal or contractual issues and develop new approaches to resolve complex issues;
• Assist the senior management regarding various corporate and business matters;
• Involve in ensuring the management of regulatory and compliance issues to ensure compliance with legal regulations;
• Design and oversee the company policy and position in terms of legal matters;
• Apply effective risk management techniques, offer proactive advice and protect the company against legal risks and violations;
• Keep up-to-date on federal and state laws, regulations, and practices affecting the company's business;
• Communicate with the organization, the court, and other legal counsel as assigned;
• Maintaining accurate case files, notes and reports;
• Other tasks assigned by the project manager.

Requirements

Academic qualification

• Bachelor's  degree in LLB
• Professional license/certification is advantageous.
• Proficiency in speaking and writing Afaan Oromoo is Advantageous

Additional qualifications

• Excellent legal drafting and communications skills;
• Sound judgment and ability to analyze situations, facts and information;
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills;
• Proven experience in labour cases;
• High degree of professional ethics and integrity

Years of experience: 2 years of experience in similar fields

Salary: Attractive and Negotiable

Work Place: Addis Ababa, Hayat-Tafo

Number of required Position/s: 1 (One)