Legal Officer 1 at UBA Cameroon

Akwajobs   (Douala, Cameroon)

Posted : 2 November, 2021

Category : Law and Legal   Location : Douala, Cameroon

Job type : Full Time

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Legal Officer

Department : Legal and Company Secretariat

Reporting Line : Country Head Legal and Company Secretariat

Location : Douala

Job purpose:

Assist the Country Head of Legal in all Secretarial duties of the Bank.

Responsible for reporting internally and at the level of the regulator.

Monitor legal security of the entire procedure for formalizing all kinds of guarantees to be constituted on behalf of the bank.

Key Accountabilities: 

Ensure end to end preparation and holding of Board of Directors sessions and General Assembly Meetings of the Bank. 

Coordination of management meeting. 

Establishment of minutes of meetings (Board, AGM, Management committees etc…) ? Manage all pre-litigation files of the Bank. 

Ensure the transmission of all reports both to the regulator. 

Follow-up the execution of the guarantees of the Bank. 

Monitor and secure the management and processing of procedural documents served upon the Bank (various seizures, notices to third party holders) 

Monitoring of legal liquidation files (successions and others)

Liaise with law firms and institutions involved in the collection of the Bank’s claims or on litigation files.

Provide legal expertise to preserve bank interest. 

Monitor the permanent update of the dashboards on the bank’s prelitigation and litigation files. ? Prepare annual statistics on the collection portfolio 

Design a procedure for processing documents. 

Permanent collaboration with other departments of the bank. 

Perform any other tasks assigned by the Head of Legal Unit or the Executive Management

Qualification required: 

Minimum Bac + 4 in Private Law or Business Law 

Barrister at law Language Efficiency 

Perfect command of the English language (spoken and written) 

Average knowledge of French Language

Experience required: 

4 years of experience required in a company or in a law firm 

Have a good knowledge of banking regulations 

Being bilingual is an added advantage

Key Competencies:

Knowledge 

Innovation and creativity

Collaboration 

Ability to work under high pressure 

Responsiveness and sense of priorities 

Good knowledge of standards regulations and the economic, financial and banking environment

Skills/Competencies/Aptitudes 

Oral and written communication (English and French) 

Good drafting and writing skills (English and French) 

Problem-solving and analytical skills 

Ability to cope with high level of responsibility and with confidential matters 

Good interpersonal communication at all levels 

Ability to multi task and meet deadline 

Good Team Player

Good IT literacy

Application submission

Candidates should send their resume and motivation letter to hcmrecruitcameroon@ubagroup.com , with the heading “Legal Officer”

Deadline: November 5, 2021

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted to proceed to the interview stage. UBA Cameroon is committed to meritocracy and inclusiveness and will not unfairly discriminate in recruitment, training, career development and promotion on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, gender, marital status, disability, religion or belief and age. 

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