EADB LEGAL SECRETARY

JOB TITLE:                 LEGAL SECRETARY
REPORTS TO: PRINCIPAL LEGAL OFFICER
LOCATION: HEAD OFFICE, KAMPALA

Overall Purpose

The employee shall provide shared administrative support and secretarial services to the bank. In particular, the position shall provide clerical, administrative and secretarial services to the legal function.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support e.g. filling, and secretarial services to the legal team in particular and other departments, as assigned.
• Preparing for Board Meetings by drafting the agenda, following up on progress of open action items and board material, and producing the Board packs.
• Manage relationships with Board Members, including arranging board member travel arrangements, expense reimbursements, and board meeting logistics.
• Provide secretarial services to various committee meetings.
• Type reports and internal/external correspondences.
• Maintain up to date filing records, for ease of information storage and retrieval;
• Perform research and analysis on various operational activities, as assigned.

Qualifications and Experience

• A First degree in secretarial studies from a recognised University.
• Diploma in legal practice an added advantage
• At least 2 years working experience in legal practice
• Considerable knowledge of research and analysis methods.
• Good oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to quickly assimilate oral and written data, to analyse facts and draw logical conclusions.
• Ability to maintain a law library, records and prepare reports and correspondence related to the work.
• Working knowledge and experience in the use of MS. Word, Power point, Excel and Internet.
• Ability to use judgment, tact, and discretion.
• Results orientation and high level of personal integrity.

If your career aspirations match these challenging and exciting roles, please email your application quoting the relevant job title by 18 February 2013 to The Human Resource Manager on the following email address: recruitment@eadb.org . Please attach your comprehensive Curriculum Vitae including an e-mail address, daytime telephone contact, qualifications, experience, present position, names and addresses of three referees. All applications should be sent online by email. Applicants for all positions must be nationals of the EADB Member States.  Only short listed applicants will be contacted.  Applicants that do not receive a response by 18^th March 2013 should consider themselves unsuccessful.