Primary Responsibilities: Contract Management - Participate in the negotiation of contracts, agreements and MoU’s;
- Undertake timely review, vetting and drafting of contracts, agreements, and MoU’s;
- Facilitate timely execution and clearance of contracts and agreements, including clearance by the Ministries of Labour, Finance and Justice;
- Develop and maintain a Contracts’ register;
- Ensure that all Authority contracts and agreements are properly stored; and
- Track and monitor performance of contracts and agreements
Compliance and Enforcement - Undertake compliance and enforcement activities to reduce incidents of default;
- Undertake debt recovery activities to increase collections;
- Prepare and ensure execution of Time to Pay Agreements;
- Develop and maintain a tracker for Time to Pay Agreements; and
- Attend to enforcement of judgements and Time to Pay Agreements.
Prosecution - Undertake Prosecution of non-compliant entities before the Courts;
- Prepare and file appropriate Court documents for Prosecution of matters; and
- Develop and maintain a tracker of all prosecution matters.
Civil Litigation - Conduct research, prepare and file the appropriate Court documents;
- Develop and maintain a tracker for all civil matters; and
- Represent the Authority in all civil litigation before the Courts.
Internal Legal Advisory and Support - Keep up with current changes in laws and contribute to the enhancement of the knowledge base of the Authority’s legal function;
- Render legal advice on any new government policy or legislation, or changes to government policy or legislation which might impact the Authority;
- Undertake legal research in matters of interest to the Authority; and
- Provide timely legal advice and legal support to the Authority.
Arbitration - Conduct research, prepare, and file the appropriate documents in Arbitration matters; and
- Represent the Authority in Arbitration proceedings.
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