VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENTS – LEGAL OFFICER

Job title                 : Legal Officer

Department           : Legal and Company Secretariat

Reporting Line       : Country Head Legal and Company Secretariat

Location                : Douala

Number                 : 02

Job purpose: 

• Processing of all complaints received at the level of the unit
• Monitor the processing and legal watch over all litigation, collection and judicial or other litigation files of the bank, as well as all acts and/or facts potentially generating litigation for the Bank. 
• Review of contracts and monitor the legal security of the entire procedure for formalizing all kinds of guarantees to be constituted on behalf of the bank.

Key Accountabilities:

• Processing of seizures, Notices to ATD (Avis à Tiers détenteur), including documents received from judicial administrations and Police (Requisition)
• Ensure the keeping in good order of all the files of the unit
• Provide legal advice for all requests from colleagues
• Assist in the management of litigation files in which the bank is involved.

• Follow-up the execution of the guarantees of the Bank.
• Liaise with law firms and institutions involved in the collection of the Bank’s claims or in litigation files.
• Prepare annual statistics on the collection portfolio
• Manage from end-to-end legal liquidation files (estates and others)
• Permanent update of the dashboard of the bank’s pre-litigation and litigation files.
• Permanent collaboration with other departments of the bank.
• Responsible for reporting both at the level of the regulator
• Perform any other tasks assigned by the Head of Legal Unit or the Executive Management

Qualification required: Minimum Bac + 3 in Private Law or Business Law

Language Efficiency

• Good knowledge of French and English
• Being bilingual is an added advantage

Experience required:

• 02 years of experience required in Bank institution or in a law firm
• Have a perfect knowledge of banking regulations and OHADA Law (securities, recovery and commercial).

 Key Competencies:

 Knowledge

• Innovation and creativity
• Collaboration
• Ability to work under high pressure
• Responsiveness and sense of priorities
• Good knowledge of standards regulations and the economic, financial and banking environment

Skills/Competencies/Aptitudes

• Oral and written communication (English and French)
• Good drafting and writing skills (English and French)
• Problem-solving and analytical skills
• Ability to cope with high level of responsibility and with confidential matters
• Good interpersonal communication at all levels
• Ability to multi task and meet deadline
• Good Team Player
• Good IT literacy

Application submission : Candidates should send their resume and motivation letter to hcmrecruitcameroon@ubagroup.com, with the heading “LEGAL OFFICER” Later October 30, 2024

 Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted to proceed to the interview stage.

 UBA Cameroon is committed to meritocracy and inclusiveness and will not unfairly discriminate in recruitment, training, career development and promotion on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, gender, marital status, disability, religion or belief and age.

If you do not receive any response 01 month after this publication, kindly consider your application as non-accepted for this time