Principal Attorney, Legal Research & Advisory I

DB/ Vacancy- 0088/24

Job Summary

Principal Attorney Legal Research and Advisory I is responsible for safeguarding the Bank’s interest by preparing legal briefs; rendering legal advice, opinion on laws, rules, regulation and contracts as per the approved policies, procedures and guidelines.

Academic & Professional Qualification

·         Bachelor’s degree in Law.

·         Additional certification in law, banking, finance or similar fields is an added advantage.

Job Requirements

Experience

·         At least Six (6) years relevant experience

Behavioral Competency

·         Leadership and people management including performance management, coaching & mentoring.

·         Demonstrated business acumen - able to create HR strategy and actions that impact business success.

·         High-level interpersonal and cross-cultural skills, including ability to build consensus, alliances and collaborative relationships with sensitivity to diversity/inclusion.

·         Creativity and innovation skills, with ability to use technology and other modern tools to drive decision making and implementation.

·         Strategic thinking and decision making- ability to consider emerging trends/developments and long-term opportunities for Dashen Bank.

·         Professionalism and integrity in line with Dashen Bank values.

·         High-level oral and written communication skills.

·         Critical and analytical thinking and problem solving skills

·         Personal motivation and drive exhibited through commitment to hard work, continuous improvement and achievement of goals.

·         Good customer relationship management skills (internal and external customers)

·         Risk awareness and focus- demonstrates understanding of risk management practices, standards and regulatory requirements

·         Effective stakeholder management.

Required Technical Competency

·         In -depth knowledge and understanding of the financial sector regulatory framework.

·         Adequate understanding of contract management.

·         Ability to develop proposals, concept papers, position papers as well as write reports and prepare relevant publications.

·         Legal research skills.

·         Have commercial experience particularly in drafting basic contracts and reviewing contractual documents.

·         Legal writing and drafting skills particularly ability to write legal opinions and memos.

·         Ability to conduct comprehensive contract reviews.

How to Apply

1. Interested and qualified applicants should apply through THIS LINK

2.   Applicants should fill all the details on the vacancy application form and make sure you submit after completing all the questions.

3.   Finally, please scan all relevant credentials (Uploading relevant credentials that verifies educational qualification, work experience licenses, certifications …. etc which are stated on the application form /CV).

4. Login to THIS LINK vacancy application website and attach the scanned documents in PDF format (*mandatory).

NB. *Applicants who do not have ethiojobs account need to register using personal email account,

      *CV‘s shall not be more than 3 pages and saved in PDF format (mandatory)

NB: - Dashen Bank does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process. Hence, if you are asked for any please refuse.

·         Female applicants are highly encouraged to apply