JOB DETAILS:
INSURANCE GROUP OF TANZANIA LTD is a private limited liability company registered under the Companies. The company is predominately Tanzanian owned and is duly licensed by TIRA to transact General Insurance Business in the United Republic of Tanzania.

JOB PURPOSE
The legal officer is the principal legal advisor of the corporation including the Board of directors. He/She is responsible for internal and external legal issues, such as compliance and keeping the company out of legal trouble. They are responsible for all legal matters, advice and legal representation of the corporation and other related matters.

POSITION: Legal Officer
We are looking for a talented and experienced Legal Officer that will play a key role in assisting our company in all legal matters and reporting. You will be reporting to the CEO/Statutory manager with oversight of our general claims, operations, and management reporting.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
Key areas Activities
Legal Advisory services
• Provide legal protection and risk management advise to management
• Review and provide advice on all documentation that require legal input

• Provide and interpret legal information, conduct training and disseminate appropriate legal requirements to staff.
• Interacts with management to advise on all aspects of legal implications

• Provides advise on risks and mitigation measures and follows corrections and implementation of mitigation measures
• Keeping track of new updates in relevant legal provisions and provide advice and follow up management actions accordingly
• Process legal Assist in drafting different types of legal documents and review settlement paperwork,

• contracts, client agreements, demand notes, share certificates, court filings and other legal documents. This activity may occupy a large part of a day-to-day work and demands attentiveness and accuracy. documents
• Assessing ongoing cases and execute the best course of action

• Preparing Board reports on all completed cases that need to be brought to the attention of the board
• Conduct legal Conduct studies into legal materials because laws and policies evolve constantly. This can include researching and reviewing judicial precedents, domestic and international laws, journals, articles and reports. Performing research allow to stay current on all new laws and offer well-informed legal advice. Research
• Identify and Regularly examine the companies’ activities and decisions to discover key areas of concern.
• Doing so enables professionals to recommend alternative plans of action and reduce risk to the greatest extent. mitigate risk
• Ensuring and providing support to the organization for timely identification of legal risks and communicating to the Company Secretary and respective head of directorates for mitigation measures
• Ensuring mitigation measures are implemented timely to prevent loses, enhancing accountability and performance
• Participates in risk management sessions that have a bearing on legal matters, reviews risk reports for purposes of managing key risks efficiently in the risk management process
• Provide guidance and supports follow ups on investigative audits reports and their outcomes
• In collaboration with the internal audit, overseeing IGT legal risk management programs for the entire system, recommending and assisting in the development of policies, procedures and systems pertaining to risk management issues
• Litigation Follow up on litigation cases where IGT is part to that case, and ensure that all cases are attended accordingly.

Management
• Keep an up to date schedule and compiling list of claims and status with a view of establishing impact costs.
• Receive court summons and liaise with external lawyers.
• Advising the organization and related entities on the litigation risks of possible business

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS, Knowledge and Experience
• Degree holder in law or Postgraduate Degree in law from recognized university
• He/She must possess a Post Diploma in Legal Practice offered by the law School of Tanzania
• At least 1-2 years of working experience in the legal field in a reputable firm;
• Computer Literacy
• Having worked in the insurance services industry and jurisdiction will be an added advantage

Core Competencies
• Good knowledge of the Tanzania legal system and in-depth knowledge of regulatory law
• Analytical thinker
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and diplomatic skills.
• Demonstrated experience in legal research
• Possess negotiation skills
• Strong drafting skills
• Judgment and decision-making skills
• Planning and organizing skills

Number Of Position(s): 1
Employment Type: Fixed term employment
Region: Dar es Salaam
Age Limit: Not above 35 years
Remuneration: According to IGT salary scale and other terms and conditions of IGT.

Note:

Please include “Application for Legal Officer Vacancy” in the Subject of the e-mail.

All applications shall be addressed online to Human Resource Officer via Email