Director Legal and Corporate Affairs – P5 Job at COMESA - Career Opportunity in Zambia
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Vacancy title:
Director Legal and Corporate Affairs – P5

[ Type: FULL TIME , Industry: Nonprofit, and NGO , Category: Admin & Office ]

Jobs at:

COMESA

Deadline of this Job:
21 August 2020  

Duty Station:
Within Zambia , Lusaka , South - Central Africa

Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, July 02, 2020 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed


JOB DETAILS:
Director Legal and Corporate Affairs – P5 .

KEY TASKS
Under the direction of the Secretary General, you shall perform the following functions:
• You will be responsible for providing Legal Advisory Services to the Secretariat, Member States, COMESA Policy Organs including the Inter-governmental Committee, the Council of Ministers, the COMESA Authority and COMESA Institutions and Specialized Agencies;
• Be responsible for supervising officers in the Legal and Cooperate Affairs Division, ensuring that targets and objectives are met;
• Provide Legal advice to the Secretariat, Committees, Intergovernmental Committee, Council and Authority;
• Provide Legal services to Member States;
• Provide Legal services to COMESA Institutions and Specialized Agencies;
• Co-ordinate the implementation of the COMESA Services Liberalization Programme;
• Represent or cause to represent COMESA in legal proceedings in causes for and against COMESA;
• Design, prepare and Draft Legal Instruments;
• Discharge depository functions of all Legal Instruments;
• Scrutinize and Negotiate Agreements for COMESA;
• Review and interpret implementation of Treaty Provisions and legislation;
• Harmonize and prepare Common Market Legislation on Trade and Investment;
• Draft legal instruments for COMESA;
• Prepare and monitor implementation of New Legal Instruments; and
• Perform any cognate activities which may be assigned by the Secretary General from time to time.


Job Skills: Not Specified


Academic Qualifications
• Minimum of Master’s degree in Law, Trade Law from an internationally recognised University is required. A PhD degree in the relevant field will be an added advantage;
• The applicant should have a practising licence in any of the COMESA Member States with at least 15 years of legal practice.
Professional Experience
• At least fifteen (15) years of legal practice and experience at senior level in national government or international organization. Legal advisory experience in the COMESA region or a regional economic community will be an added advantage.


Job Education Requirements: Minimum of Master’s degree in Law


Job Experience Requirements: Not Specified


Work Hours: 8

 

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Job application procedure
Applications MUST be submitted through the Coordinating Ministries of the respective member States on the prescribed COMESA APPLICATION FORM which can be accessed at the following COMESA website: http://www.comesa.int/  , Opportunities, COMESA Job Application Format. Applications submitted directly to the Secretariat will not be considered and only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY THROUGH EMAIL AND ALSO IN HARD COPIES
Accordingly, short-listed candidates by the Coordinating Ministries should reach the address below by the 21st August 2020 at least by 18.00 hours Lusaka time.
The Director of Human Resources and Administration
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa
COMESA Centre
Ben Bella Road
P.O Box 30051
Lusaka, Zambia
Email: recruitment@comesa.int 


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Job Info
Job Category: Administrative jobs in Zambia
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job:  21 August 2020
Duty Station: Lusaka
Posted: 02-07-2020
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 02-07-2020
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 02-07-2065
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