Director, Legal Services at Bukura Agricultural College

Key Responsibilities    

• Liaising with the Chairman and the CEO in preparation of agenda for board meetings;
• Coordinating Board matters by preparing and dispatching Board Agendas, Board Papers, Board Minutes and Board action reports;
• Preparing and managing the Board Annual Work Plans;
• Preparing of Board Minutes, ensuring that they are confirmed and filed;
• Communicating decisions of the Board to the CEO for appropriate action;
• Monitoring implementation of Board decisions and preparing reports to the Board;
• Leading & Providing legal advisory services to the College to ensure compliance with existing law and regulatory requirements;
• Leading legal negotiations on concession related matters and interpreting concession documents to safeguard College interests;
• Leading and coordinating preparation and reviewing contractual agreements in which the College is a party;
• Advising on new legislation, both locally and from other regimes doing business with the College, with an impact on the operations of the College;
• Advising on management of contracts to safeguard College assets, interests & reputation;
• Custodian of ownership documents of the College assets;
• Leading, advising & managing on litigation and dispute resolution between various stakeholders and the College to protect the College assets & reputation;
• Approving the appointment of external lawyers to represent the College on legal matters;
• Leading the strategy & implementation of Corporate affairs agenda;
• Lead, motivate and develop the departmental staff to ensure an effective and motivated team to achieve business and people objectives;
• Preparing, managing and monitoring the departments budgets;
• Leading, motivating and developing the departmental staff to achieve business and people objectives;
• Managing the department’s communication;
• Leading, Identifying, implementing and benchmarking best practices in management and legal regime;
• Managing and implementing change initiatives to achieve desired business plans and culture.

Qualifications and skills    

• Masters degree from in a relevant field from a reputable institution