Job Title: Temporary Legal Officer, Regulation and Compliance
Directorate: Regulation and Legal Services
Department: Regulation and Compliance
Reporting to: Manager Regulation and Compliance
Salary Grade: N7
Jobs that report to this role: None

Job Purpose
Support the Manager Regulation and Compliance in rendering services to the Authority and its stakeholders in accordance with the National Information Technology Authority, Uganda Act, 2009 and other relevant Laws in force.

Key Accountabilities
a) Participate in various activities pertaining to ensuring compliance with national regulatory requirements, business best practices including but not limited to quality systems auditing, inspections and field corrective actions;
b) Conduct compliance assessments for the Authority, Government entities and the private sector on IT laws and Standards and prepare reports highlighting emerging issues and potential risks in order to identify strengths and control weaknesses and the plan for remedial action;
c) Develop an annual Compliance Plan and design templates and tools to facilitate the achievement of effective compliance assessments;
d) Participate in stakeholder engagements on awareness and sensitization of IT legislation;
e) Prepare responses to stakeholder inquiries, claims and complaints in accordance with the laws in force in Uganda;
f) Conduct research on the legal and regulatory regime, and identify emerging industry trends and prepare concept papers and suggest changes to policies and procedures to improve the legal environment for the regulation of the IT sector in Uganda;
g) Review existing laws and advise on the amendments that are required for the effective regulation of the IT sector;
h) Review the NITA-U Act and draft an implementation plan for the effective delivery of NITA’s mandate;
i) Conduct benchmarking research and propose policies that have successfully been implemented in other countries by bodies like NITA;
j) Regularly update DRLS library resources or database;
k) Liaison and collaboration with all relevant government ministries and departments including Solicitor General, DPP, AG, PPDA, Uganda Police with respect to legal and regulatory matters;
l) Provide secretarial services at stakeholder engagements and internal meetings or as otherwise assigned;
m) Perform any other duties, which may be assigned from time to time;

Academic Qualifications
Education (Level of Education and Qualifications)
a) Honours degree in Law with a Post Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice is essential;
b) Must be enrolled as an advocate;
c) Computer literacy is a must.

Experience
a) A minimum of 1 (One) years’ experience in direct work within a large or busy legal or regulatory environment;
b) Experience in arbitration and or mediation will be an added advantage;
c) Demonstrated knowledge of Information Technology (IT) laws and practices.

Skills
a) Good analytical skills;
b) Knowledge of changing and international regulation;
c) Ability to produce results with minimal supervision and handle multiple tasks simultaneously;
d) Soft skills like presentation, and listening skills;
e) Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Method of Application

Interested applicants who meet the job requirements/specifications and with the right personal attributes are invited to complete and submit their application form (which can be down loaded from the NITA-U official website www.nita.go.ug), with a cover letter, supported by curriculum vitae, copies of certificates and testimonials, and must specify day time telephone contact, postal and email addresses of both the applicant and three referees, to the address below.

The Executive Director,
National Information Technology
Authority – UGANDA (NITA-U),
Palm Courts, Plot 7A, Rotary Avenue (former lugogo bypass)
P.O. Box 33151, Kampala-Uganda
Tel: 0417 801 038
Or via email: [email protected] (application must not exceed 10MBs)

Applicants must also submit with their application verifiable evidence supporting previous relevant appointments such as appointment letters and employment contracts. The deadline for applications is 3rd August 2021 (Not later than 1700 hrs Local Time). No application will be accepted without a duly completed and signed standard application form (referred to above).

Feedback
Only successful candidates will be contacted. Any form of solicitation, influence peddling and or any other “backdoor” attempt, of whatsoever nature, to influence the selection process in one’s favour, will automatically lead to disqualification of a candidate without any recourse.