Officer Legal Compliance Job at Uganda Communications Commission (UCC)

Uganda Communications Commission (UCC)

Officer Legal Compliance Job Post

Location: Jobs in Uganda 2024 - 2025

Work Hours: Full-time, 08 hours per day

Salary: UGX

No. of vacancies: 01

Deadline: September 26 2024

Hiring Organization: Uganda Communications Commission (UCC)

Job Details:

Job Purpose:
To undertake legal measures and activities to promote compliance by the operators to the prevailing laws and regulations.

Primary Tasks/Responsibilities
• To carry out investigations in respect of cases of anti-regulatory conduct. This will include interviewing witnesses and perpetrators, observing, investigating, gathering evidence, taking formal witness statements, and liaising with the Enforcement Team and agreeing appropriate action.
• Create and manage effective action plans in response to audit discoveries and compliance violations
• Implement and manage an effective routine legal compliance monitoring program.
• To support the legal process in the preparation for cases going to Court and giving evidence in Court.
• Participate in litigation of communications offences.
• To investigate any complaint/accusation regarding a licensed operator and follow up with the Operator if necessary while making sure all parties and departments involved are kept up-to-date on the status of any issues;
• To provide legal advice and enforcement action in respect of debt collection together with the relevant units in the Finance Department.
• To provide input into proposed regulatory frameworks and Guidelines as deemed necessary for the effective regulation of the sector

Education and Professional qualifications
• A Bachelor’s degree in Laws;
• A Post Graduate Diploma in legal practice from the Law Development Centre;
• Enrolled as an advocate of the High Court of Uganda.

Working Experience
• At least Two (2) years of relevant working experience in a similar corporate setting.
• Experience in litigation and criminal prosecution will be an added advantage.

Skills, Knowledge and Abilities
Technical
• Stakeholder management
• Legal Enforcement
• Information Management
• Business Alignment

Behavioral
• Interpersonal skills
• Communication skills;
• Integrity