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Job Title ⇒ Director Legal & Board Affairs
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Organization ⇒ Capital Markets Authority CMA
Duty Station ⇒ Kampala, Uganda
Reports to ⇒ Chief Executive Officer
About US ⇒
The Capital Markets Authority CMA is a statutory body, established in 1996
by the Capital Markets Authority Act Cap 84 as amended, to promote, develop
and regulate the capital markets industry. CMA is governed by a Board of
Directors appointed by the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic
Development. The work of the CMA is also governed by the Securities Central
Depositories Act, 2009 and the Collective Investment Schemes Act, 2003.
Job Summary The Director Legal & Board Affairs will develop and review
CMA’s regulatory framework; and provide Board secretarial services and legal
counsel to the Board, CEO and Senior Management
Key Duties and Responsibilities ⇒
⇗ Managing Board Secretarial affairs which include submission of board papers
to the board, minute taking, extracting and circulating action items from
board meetings to responsible line managers, and includes budgeting for Board
activities;
⇗ Develop and review CMA's laws and regulations, and in liaison with the
market supervision department, lead the review of rules of stock exchanges.
This also includes reviewing regulatory notices and guidelines to guide market
intermediaries;
⇗ Ensure the Authority complies with all statutory laws and regulations e.g.
AML Act and regulations, procurement laws, and public finance laws etc.
⇗ Manage the performance of the department. This includes planning, setting
performance targets supervising and reviewing staff performance and capacity
development, preparing department budgets;
⇗ Provide legal opinions to the CEO, Senior Management Team and Board;
⇗ Preparation of MOUs and administrative contracts e.g. procurement,
employment
⇗ Conduct investigations into market abuse by licensed and unlicensed persons
as well as public companies and recommend appropriate actions.
⇗ Carry out enforcement action against persons in breach of capital markets
laws and regulations;
⇗ Representing the CMA in courts of law and other dispute settlement for a
directly and /or through external counsel;
⇗ Liaise with national legislative institutions on issues that relate to the
mandate of CMA;
⇗ Any other related duties that may be assigned from time to time

Qualifications, Skills and Experience ⇒
⇗ The applicant for the Capital Markets Authority CMA Director Legal &
Board Affairs employment opportunity should hold a Bachelor's Honors of Law
⇗ Diploma in Legal Practice or equivalent bar course- Essential
⇗ A relevant post-graduate academic qualification/professional e.g.
Securities Law, Commercial Law, Arbitration
⇗ Institute of Chartered Secretaries & Administrators ICSA is Desirable
⇗ At least ten 10 years' post qualification experience,
⇗ Seven 7 Years of progressive commercial/ Corporate law experience.
⇗ Previous experience in Financial sector regulation will be an added
advantage
⇗ Previous experience in litigation and /or enforcement is desirable
⇗ Strong performance management experience will be an added advantage
⇗ Leadership by example & talent, demonstrates the ability to provide clear
direction
⇗ Communication Ability to clarify situations, structure interactions
towards productive conclusions
⇗ Encouraging expression/debate, seeking win-win solutions; and commanding
attention & respect.
⇗ Initiates and supports change
⇗ Excellent coordination and organization skills
⇗ High level of integrity
⇗ Demonstrable client focused attributes
⇗ Team work fosters a cohesive team environment
How to Apply ⇒
Interested candidates should hand deliver or send via email in standard file
types, namely Microsoft Word or Adobe Acrobat pdf in a single attachment,
and should not exceed 10MB their applications together with a recent CV with
3 references, copies of academic transcripts and/or certificates addressed
to
The Human Resource Officer
Capital Markets Authority,
8th Floor, Jubilee Insurance Center,
Plot 14 Parliament Avenue, P.O Box 24565 Kampala.

Email to info@cmauganda.co.ug

Note
⇗ Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
⇗ Your application will only be reviewed if you have fulfilled all the above
stated requirements, including submission of documents in standard file types.
Zipped files, links and / or multiple attachments are not acceptable.
Deadline 28 th August 2020 by 500pm

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