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LEGAL OFFICER

Apr 12, 2023
Degree, Full Time
Harare Jobs
Posted 6 months ago

LEGAL OFFICER at Zimbabwe Gender Commission, Hot Zimbabwe Jobs

Location : Harare

Closing Date : 14 April 2023

Zimbabwe Gender Commission

JOB TITLE: LEGAL OFFICER

REPORTS TO: LEGAL MANAGER

STATION: HARARE

Job Purpose:

The position exists to manage and coordinate the Legal operations of ZGC.

KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Assist in the developing the overall Legal & Investigation strategies that meets the organisation’s objectives.
  • Implement agreed strategic initiatives for each year and monitoring actions to ensure realisation of planned outputs.
  • Prepare project budgets for review by the Manager.
  • Monitor and control program expenses within allocated budget.
  • Identify cost reduction/ containment measures and process to improve opportunities for the organisation without jeopardising quality of ZGC service to all clients and stakeholders.
  • Set and agree with the Manager, section strategic action plans and ensure implementation to facilitate organisational continuity
  • Performing investigations and providing legal counsel efficiently in order to meet the needs of the organisation as well as the expectations of all stakeholders.
  • Assist in planning the conduct of investigations of Possible Violations Related to Gender in accordance with established standards, policies, and procedures, ensuring that the resulting reports are of a high quality and issued timely;
  • In case of lawsuits, collecting evidence that are permissible in the court of law and preparing all the groundwork required to fight the case
  • Recommend policy, administrative and legislative interventions to address barriers in question
  • Keep abreast of legal issues.
  • Operate and maintain an intake system for categorising and prioritising all complaints in terms of severity and complexity and allocate cases to individual investigators to ensure timely completion of investigations.
  • Operate a comprehensive case management system for the effective tracking, management of and reporting on cases at all stages of investigations;
  • Ensure that there is an effective communication system (hotline, email systems, postal mail and personal reporting) that is operational round the clock for the receipt of gender related complaints.
  • Assist in preparing monthly Legal & Investigation reports and submit to the Manager which highlights comments and performance.
  • Monitor and track the actual performance and provide updates to the Manager monthly to ensure feedback and information sharing
  • Participate in the Appraisal process monthly in liaison with human resources department to ensure effective communication on performance management
  • Identification of self-training needs and recommend for input into training plans to ensure improved performance

Education and Qualifications

  • Degree in Law, Degree in Social Sciences
  • 3-4 years’ experience preferably in gender issues.

Competencies

  • Results Focus
  • Concern for Order, Risk and Quality
  • Information Seeking
  • Organisational Awareness
  • Analytical Thinking
  • Initiative
  • Conceptual thinking

Skills

  • Planning & Organising
  • Programming Expertise
  • Good Communication Skills
  • Negotiation Skills
  • Computer Literacy

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