3 Job Positions at Umwalimu SACCO: (Deadline 5 December
2025)
Director of Legal and Compliance at Umwalimu SACCO:
(Deadline 5 December 2025)
JOB ADVERTIZEMENT
Umwalimu SACCO is looking for inspired innovators, dynamic
self-driven and highly creative personalities to collaborate with Umwalimu
SACCO in taking it to the next level of success. If you feel you have what it
takes, we would like to hear from you.
If you meet the qualification, please send us your
applications, via email at recruitment@umwalimusacco.rw no later than 05/12/2025
at 5 PM local time.
Put the job title as the subject of the email.
Interested candidates should submit soft copies of the
motivation letters, CV’s, copy of required degrees and other important
documents like certificates of service rendered as a proof of required
experience, National Identity Card, and other certificate of training or
courses attended, Kindly note that only shortlisted candidates will be
contacted for the exam and interview.
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2.
DIRECTOR OF LEGAL AND COMPLIANCE
Report
to: The Director General
Department:
Legal and Compliance
Age
Limit: 45
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- Being a Rwandan by
Nationality
- Bachelor’s Degree / Master
in Law (LLB/LLM),
- Diploma in Legal practice;
- A minimum of three (3)
years of proven professional experience in legal practice at managerial level
(leading a team) in reputable institution in Rwanda or Prosector at
Provincial level
Knowledge
and Skills
- Management and Leadership
skills
- Interpersonal skills
- Time management skills
- Strong knowledge of
corporate governance, contract law, litigation, and regulatory
compliance.
- Update Knowledge regulatory
environment
- Ability to identify and
analyses complex issues/problems in management areas, and recommend and
implement solutions.
- Ability to manage office
functions economically and efficiently, plan work, maintains good
interpersonal relations and communications with lawyers and support
staff.
- Business experience is an
added advantage.
- Displays excellent
supervisory and leadership skills.
- Has the ability to evaluate
and weigh all legal aspects and / or situation, and be able to provide
sound solutions, with the ultimate aim of protecting the legal rights of
the Cooperative
- Must have the ability to
maintain confidentiality at all times
- The ability to operate in a
performance driven organization
- High Team work spirit
- Patience and tolerance
- Attention to detail
- Wise judgment
- Maturity
- Continuous legal education
on current trends
Key
responsibilities
- Direct and control the
staff of the legal services department to ensure that they are
appropriately motivated and trained and that they carry out their
responsibilities to the required standards.
- Set the strategy and goals
for the legal team in alignment with the larger organization goals set
and monitor standards of excellence for the Department.
- Develop and monitor an
annual budget for the department to ensure that all financial targets
are met and appropriate financial controls are in place.
- Ensure that the
organization has adhered to the Bylaws as well as the laws and
regulations of the country.
- Provide accurate legal
advice to senior Manager and staff to ensure that decisions taken are
legally correct and that the Cooperatives interests are protected.
- Advising the Cooperative
about legal issues related to the business operations.
- Identify, research and
analyze legal issues that can affect the organization and its
activities.
- Develop and provide
trainings on legal issues, processes and policies in all departments.
- Provide legal
representation to the Cooperative, support the work of the organization
and manage the full range of legal strategies and responsibilities.
- Selecting and overseeing
the work of outside Lawyers working with UMWALIMU SACCO in different
court representation.
- Coordinate and briefing
/discussion with the lawyers for legal cases and to negotiate the fees
structure for the Advocates.
- Follow up with Advocate for
updating of legal cases.
- Ensuring the Cooperative
operates in compliance with applicable laws and regulations, and helping
prepare briefs, complaints, motions and other court documents.
- Drafting, negotiating,
editing and vetting complex commercial agreements, contracts, Memorandum
of Understandings, non discloses agreements, intellectual property
rights etc. and providing litigation support.
- Represent the Cooperative
at court hearings and tribunals to ensure that the Cooperatives
interests are effectively safeguarded and so that it carries out its
legal obligations effectively.
- Represent the Cooperative
at the meetings with external bodies to ensure that the legal aspects of
any decisions are fully considered.
- Maintain an awareness of
developments in the legal field which might affect the Cooperative and
prepare reports on relevant matters for consideration by management.
- Maintain and update
Cooperative records and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
- Present accurate Legal
reports to support management decision making.
Legal
and Compliance
- Approval of contracts with
suppliers, business partnership including negotiating the contracts.
- Approval/and negotiating
leases and correspondences therein.
- Oversight over loan
securitization and perfection process.
- Pursuit of debt collection
including issuance of demand letters in conjunction with the credit
Department.
- Liaison with external
Lawyers to ensure UMWALIMU SACCO interests are secured.
Loan
Appraisal
- Advising on suitability of
securities offered to secure loans.
- Managing the security
documentation deposit, safe custody and retrieval.
Committee
Advisory
Giving
input and legal guidance in the loan processing and approvals as necessary,
tender committee to ensure compliance with procurement process and avoidance
of potential litigation and leadership committees.
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- 100% legal compliance
- Excellence in execution of
the role of Legal representative
- UMWALIMU SACCO interests
are protected in all contracts and business transactions
- Ensure minimized legal
exposure for UMWALIMU SACCO
- Efficient debt recovery
efforts /legal letters to customers for distress
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EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
UMWALIMU SACCO is committed to provide equal employment
opportunity to the prospective candidates without direct or indirect
discrimination on grounds of ethnic or social origin, gender, political and
philosophical or religious opinions.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Any supplementary information regarding the recruitment
advertisement shall be obtained from Human Resource Department of Umwalimu
SACCO at any time during the working hours: From 8:00 AM up to 6:00 PM starting
from Monday to Friday.
NB: The vacant positions are opened to external
as well as internal candidates.
Done at Kigali, 17/11/2025
RUTAGANDA BoscoUWAMBAJE Laurence
Director of Human ResourcesDirector General
Legal Documentation and Compliance Officer at Umwalimu
SACCO: (Deadline 5 December 2025)
JOB ADVERTIZEMENT
Umwalimu SACCO is looking for inspired innovators, dynamic
self-driven and highly creative personalities to collaborate with Umwalimu
SACCO in taking it to the next level of success. If you feel you have what it
takes, we would like to hear from you.
If you meet the qualification, please send us your
applications, via email at recruitment@umwalimusacco.rw no later than 05/12/2025
at 5 PM local time.
Put the job title as the subject of the email.
Interested candidates should submit soft copies of the
motivation letters, CV’s, copy of required degrees and other important
documents like certificates of service rendered as a proof of required
experience, National Identity Card, and other certificate of training or
courses attended, Kindly note that only shortlisted candidates will be
contacted for the exam and interview.
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3.
LEGAL DOCUMENTATION AND COMPLIANCE OFFICER (2)
Reports
to:
Director
of Legal and Compliance
Department:
Legal
Age
Limit: 35
|
- Being a Rwandan by
Nationality
- Holder Bachelor’s degree in
Law (LLB)
- Diploma in Legal Practice
- 3 years progressive
experience in legal matters as Legal officer in reputable institution.
Experience in financial institution will be an added advantage.
Job
purpose
Responsible
for advising the management on legal matters and ensures compliance by the
Cooperative to all legal/statutory requirements.
Knowledge
and Skills
- Good Communication skills;
- Attention to details;
- Ability to work under
minimal supervision;
- Excellent oral and written
communication;
- High level of creativity
and innovation;
- Must be fluent in
Kinyarwanda and English, Knowledge of French is an added value
Key
responsibilities
- Assist in providing
accurate legal advice on less complex matters to the managers and staff
to ensure that decisions taken are legally correct;
- Carry out research and
prepare reports on any legal issues to support the more senior members
of the team;
- Assist in drafting legal
documents on various matters, ensuring that these are legally sound
and/or to ensure that the organization’s interests are safeguarded;
- Drafting of contracts with
suppliers, business partnership including negotiating the contracts;
- Drafting leases with
landlords and corresponding with them;
- Maintaining lease
schedules;
- Review documents to check
for legal accuracy.
- Analyze issues and problems
to identify legal implications.
- Maintain an awareness of
developments in the legal field relevant to the organization, including
reviewing and reporting on the implications of any new legislation;
- Liaison with external
lawyers/auctioneers;
- Pursuit of debt collection
including issuing of demand letters and follow up instructions to
lawyers and auctioneers;
Perform
any other duty as may be assigned by the Supervisor
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3.
LEGAL DOCUMENTATION AND COMPLIANCE OFFICER (2)
Reports
to:
Director
of Legal and Compliance
Department:
Legal
Age
Limit: 35
|
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
UMWALIMU SACCO is committed to provide equal employment
opportunity to the prospective candidates without direct or indirect
discrimination on grounds of ethnic or social origin, gender, political and
philosophical or religious opinions.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Any supplementary information regarding the recruitment
advertisement shall be obtained from Human Resource Department of Umwalimu
SACCO at any time during the working hours: From 8:00 AM up to 6:00 PM starting
from Monday to Friday.
NB: The vacant positions are opened to external
as well as internal candidates.
Done at Kigali, 17/11/2025
RUTAGANDA BoscoUWAMBAJE Laurence
Director of Human ResourcesDirector General
Legal Affairs Manager at Umwalimu SACCO: (Deadline 5
December 2025)
JOB ADVERTIZEMENT
Umwalimu SACCO is looking for inspired innovators, dynamic
self-driven and highly creative personalities to collaborate with Umwalimu
SACCO in taking it to the next level of success. If you feel you have what it
takes, we would like to hear from you.
If you meet the qualification, please send us your
applications, via email at recruitment@umwalimusacco.rw no later than 05/12/2025
at 5 PM local time.
Put the job title as the subject of the email.
Interested candidates should submit soft copies of the
motivation letters, CV’s, copy of required degrees and other important
documents like certificates of service rendered as a proof of required
experience, National Identity Card, and other certificate of training or
courses attended, Kindly note that only shortlisted candidates will be
contacted for the exam and interview.
|
1.
LEGAL AFFAIRS MANAGER
Reports
to:
the
Director of Legal Department:
Age
Limit: 45
|
- Being a Rwandan by
Nationality
- Bachelor Degree Law (LLB) /
Master in Law (LLM),
-
- Diploma in Legal practice
- At least three (3)
years of Judicial experience (e.g., serving as a judge)
in Rwandan court.
- Five (5) years
proven professional experience in legal practice
as court registrar, advocate (Provide recommendation from
advocate forum) or senior legal officer or legal specialist in a
reputable institution in Rwanda. Experience in a
financial institution is an added advantage.
Knowledge
and Skills
- Good Communication skills;
- Management skills
- Attention to details;
- Ability to work under
minimal supervision;
- Excellent oral and written
communication;
-
- High level of creativity
and innovation;
- Strong knowledge of
corporate governance, contract law, litigation, and regulatory
compliance.
- Update Knowledge of
regulatory environment
- Must be fluent in
Kinyarwanda and English. Knowledge of French is an added value
Key
responsibilities
- Analyzing the legal
implications of all the activities of the organization to ensure that
the company conducts all its activities and operations within the
existing legal framework
- Identifying potential legal
risks in the company and serves as an internal early warning system to
management
- Legal drafting of all
agreements including but not limited to leases, and contracts for
employment, commercial transactions, and supply agreements, etc.
- Executes and manages
appropriate legal action in response to litigation suits filed against
the Cooperative by external parties and prosecutes third parties when
company rights and/or interests are violated.
- Assist in drafting legal
advice within a specific area to managers and staff to ensure that
decisions taken are legally correct.
- Draft, review and amend
legal documents drafted by, or sent to the organization.
- Represent the organization
at routine court hearings and tribunals to ensure that the
organization’s interests are effectively safeguarded and so that it
carries out its legal obligations effectively.
- Briefing / discussion with
the lawyers for legal cases to ensure Cooperative interests are
safeguarded;
- Monitor the progress of
legal transactions to ensure that the correct actions are taken at the
appropriate times.
- Represent the organization
at meetings with external bodies on specific topics to ensure that the
legal aspects of any decisions are fully considered.
- Assist in carrying out
research and prepare reports on any legally complex issues to ensure
that the organization has full information about the legal implications
of any decisions.
- Draft and review complex
legal documents on various matters, ensuring that these are legally
sound and/or to ensure that the organization’s interests are
safeguarded.
- Maintain an awareness of
developments in the legal field which might affect the organization and
prepare reports on relevant matters for consideration by management.
Pursuits
of debt collection including issuing of demand letters and follow up
instructions to lawyers and auctioneers.
|
- 100% legal compliance
- Excellence in execution of
the role of Legal representative
- UMWALIMU SACCO interests
are protected in all contracts and business transactions
- Ensure minimized legal
exposure for UMWALIMU SACCO
- Efficient debt recovery
efforts/legal letters to customers for distress
- Cost effective
securitization of loans
|
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
UMWALIMU SACCO is committed to provide equal employment
opportunity to the prospective candidates without direct or indirect
discrimination on grounds of ethnic or social origin, gender, political and
philosophical or religious opinions.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Any supplementary information regarding the recruitment
advertisement shall be obtained from Human Resource Department of Umwalimu
SACCO at any time during the working hours: From 8:00 AM up to 6:00 PM starting
from Monday to Friday.
NB: The vacant positions are opened to external
as well as internal candidates.
Done at Kigali, 17/11/2025
RUTAGANDA BoscoUWAMBAJE Laurence
Director of Human ResourcesDirector General
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