Manager – LEGAL Services and Compliance

JOB TITLE : Manager – LEGAL Services and Compliance
GRADE : P4
BASIC SALARY :
DEPARTMENT : Department of Legal Services and Compliance.
LOCATION : Commission’s Office, Lilongwe
COMMENCEMENT DATE:
REPORT TO : Director, COMESA Competition Commission


KEY TASKS

The incumbent will be responsible for giving advice and attending to all legal matters of the Commission including; the compliance practices with all the relevant legislation, such as the COMESA Competition Regulations and Rules, the COMESA Treaty, Relevant domestic legislations of Member States.

Under the supervision of the Director of the Commission, the incumbent shall perform the following functions:

1. In - charge of enforcement actions for all breaches of the Competition Regulations and Rules with due professional care and skill ;
2. Ensure that the decisions of the Commission and the Board are fully complied with by the Member States;
3. Ensure that the rights and the defences are respected in proceedings under Part 3, 4, and 5 of the Regulations;
4. Ensure that draft decisions of the Commission take due account of the relevant facts;
5. Negotiates and assists in drafting undertakings, and ensures the accuracy of undertakings given by enterprises to the Commission;
6. Develop and implement relevant guidelines/procedures/manual such as those pertaining to investigations procedures and ethics, search of premises,

confidentiality issues, exemptions, etc under the Competition Regulations and Rules and train all relevant staff in the their enforcement;
7. Carries review of the concentrations in the Common Market for possible infringements of the Competition Regulations and Rules;
8. Assess/review all exemptions possible under the Regulations pertaining to professional bodies and other economic actors in the Common Market and develop guidelines thereto;

9. Ensure compliance by enterprises to the letter and spirit of the law and provide guidance to business on matters of compliance under the Competition Regulations and educate, train and assist firms or other persons to draft competition compliance programs;
10. Submit performance reports to the Director as required and keep an update on all

key developments or best practices at regional and international levels in competition law and recommend appropriate policy and legal review;
11. Drafting of legal documents and general notices for publication in the COMESA Gazette;
12. Preparation of departmental budgets, programs and a prioritization system/or process in implementation;
13. Undertake other tasks consistent with this job description as may be requested or delegated by the Director.

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in law, with a strong bias or reasonable bias towards commercial, contract or competition law with a minimum of 5 years post-qualifying demonstrated experience of proven litigation and prosecution at national and regional level experience in the identified subject areas, with self-evident leadership and management experience;

A Masters Degree in an appropriate discipline will be an added advantage.

COMPETENCIES

• Proven ability to analyze and use of complex information to support policy development;

• Proven track record of delivery; and

• Good understanding of the procedures under the COMESA Court of Justice.




EXPERIENCE

A minimum of at least 5 years relevant post-qualifying experience in managing relationships with many partners, helping them to deliver results and manage their policies in an efficient and effective way and a strong appreciation of, Member States Competition and Consumer Laws and Policies; Regional Economic Integration Agenda.


LANGUAGES:

Fluent in spoken and written English – and reporting, interpersonal and communication skills, good working knowledge of Arabic and/or French will be an advantage.


APPLICATIONS

All applications to the above positions, together with detailed Curriculum Vitae and certified copies of certificates should be submitted to the Director, Administration, COMESA Secretariat, not later than 18th June,2012 using the following address:

Eligibility for Application: Citizens and Non - Citizens of the COMESA member states are eligible to apply.


Director - Administration
COMESA Secretariat
P.O. Box 30051
Lusaka
Zambia
Tel: +260 122 9725/32
Fax: - 260 122 7318
Email: recruitment@comesa.int