Awash Insurance Vacancy

Head, Legal & Advisory Services

Job Overview

• Salary Offer As per Company Scale
• Experience Level Senior
• Total Years Experience 7
• Date Posted December 26, 2021
• Deadline Date January 1, 2022

Key Responsibilities

• In collaboration with pertinent managers, provide leadership and ensure efficient & effective management of legal and advisory services;
• Coordinates the provision of legal advisory services;
• Monitors the management of defense and intervention cases as well as recovery cases;
• Supervises the observance of service delivery standards in the provision of legal services;
• Provides guidance for the efficient and cost effective resolution of defense and intervention cases as well as recovery cases;
• Monitors the change in the laws and practices that impact the insurance business and advise same to the Company;
• Verifies pleadings and petitions to be submitted to court;
• Supports Company units on drafting agreements, policies and procedures;
• Represents the Company on negotiations and submit settlement proposals to the Company;
• Reviews progress of outstanding litigations and submit regular report to the Management;
• Designs legal compliance checklist and monitors its implementation;
• Coordinates tailored interventions on coaching, mentoring and trainings for the staff members in the unit.

Job Requirement

• Educational Qualification: LL. M or LL. B Degree in law
• Experience Requirement: Nine years experience for LL.M or Thirteen years experience for LL.B
• Additional Requirement: Fluency in English, Amharic and Afan Oromo.
• Age: Below 45 years

Place of work: Addis Ababa

Salary & Benefits: Negotiable salary with attractive benefits package

How To Apply

Within seven days of appearance of this announcement

Interested applicants should send non-returnable CV. and copies of relevant credentials together with their handwritten application letter through postal address to Awash Insurance Company S.C. Human Capital Management Directorate, P.O. Box 12637, Addis Ababa 

NB: Hand delivered applications will not be accepted. Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.