Legal Advisor

EASTERN PROVINCE (EP)

Post: 1
Under Contract

Posted on: Sep 14, 2026
Deadline: Sep 22, 2026

Exams to be conducted1
1: PsychometricTest
2: Oral

Reports To

Executive Secretary

Job responsibilities

deliver legal opinions on dossiers and contracts engaging the Province:

• Deal with legal issues, providing legal advice on contractual, staff, financial and institutional matters to ensure their compliance with applicable laws, instructions, regulations and procedures;
• produce modal contracts and decisions to be adopted and used by the Province;
• Propose necessary amendments to contracts and agreements to avoid possible misinterpretations in assist of the best interests of the Province;
• produce documents and conclusions concerning litigious issues involving the institution for the Attorney General;
• Facilitate the interpretation of the applicable laws, instructions, regulations and procedures;
• track the implementation of the applicable laws, instructions, regulations and procedures;
• Give legal opinions on litigious issues involving the Province;
• Advise management on litigation risks and contribute to finding solutions to avoid litigations;
• Advise management on the validity and conformity of procedures with the standing/ applicable laws and regulations and seek for legal texts related to these requests;
• Analyze contentious files and/ or requests emanating from users or agents of the Province;
• Propose solutions with competent authorities;

create legal and regulatory provisions (by laws, instructions) of the Province:

• Drafting legal texts regarding the Province and deliver legal opinions on the draft laws, instructions, regulations and procedures;
• Collect, safeguard decisions carrying jurisprudence on Province appeal, and establish the documentation to serve the institution in legal matters, and inform regularly the services concerned;
• Propose amendments on legal texts in order to enhance quality of services and/or to facilitate reaching objectives set by the Province;
• To analyze citizen complaints involving legal matters

Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Law
  1 Years of relevant experience
• Bachelor's Degree in Law
  3 Years of relevant experience

Required competencies and key technical skills

• Decision making skills
• Knowledge of substantive law and legal procedures
• Legal research and analysis in complex areas of law
• Experience in contract drafting and negotiation
• Knowledge and understanding of the Rwandan cooperative sector;
• Computer Skills
• Excellent Communication Skills
• Team working Skills
• Very effective organizational skills
• High analytical and problem solving skills
• Fluent in Kinyarwanda ,English and/or French ;knowledge of all is an advantage

Psychometric Languages

• English
• Français

Psychometric Domains

• Critical thinking — Competence / Skills
• Problem solving — Competence / Skills
• Decision making — Competence / Skills
• Analytical skills — Competence / Skills
• Time management — Competence / Skills
• Knowledge/Awareness — Behavior and attitude
• Attention and concentration — Behavior and attitude
• Coordination — Behavior and attitude
• Clear and Effective Communication — Communication skills
• Conflict Resolution — Communication skills