Legal Officer-UBA

Job title Department Reporting Line Location
Job purpose:
VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT -1
Internal /External
: Legal Officer
: Legal and Company Secretariat
: Country Head Legal and Company Secretariat : Douala

 Assist the Country Head of Legal in all Secretarial duties of the Bank.
 Responsible for reporting internally and at the level of the regulator.
 Monitor legal security of the entire procedure for formalizing all kinds
of guarantees to be constituted on behalf of the bank.

Key Accountabilities:

 Ensure end to end preparation and holding of Board of Directors sessions and General Assembly Meetings of the Bank.
 Coordination of management meeting.
 Establishment of minutes of meetings (Board, AGM, Management
committees etc…)
 Manage all pre-litigation files of the Bank.
 Ensure the transmission of all reports both to the regulator.
 Follow-up the execution of the guarantees of the Bank.
 Monitor and secure the management and processing of procedural
documents served upon the Bank (various seizures, notices to third
party holders)
 Monitoring of legal liquidation files (successions and others)
 Liaise with law firms and institutions involved in the collection of the
Bank’s claims or on litigation files.
 Provide legal expertise to preserve bank interest.
 Monitor the permanent update of the dashboards on the bank’s pre-
litigation and litigation files.
 Prepare annual statistics on the collection portfolio
 Design a procedure for processing documents.
 Permanent collaboration with other departments of the bank.
 Perform any other tasks assigned by the Head of Legal Unit or the
Executive Management

Qualification required:

 Minimum Bac + 4 in Private Law or Business Law
 Barrister at law Language Efficiency
 Perfect command of the English language (spoken and written)
 Average knowledge of French Language
Experience required:
 4 years of experience required in a company or in a law firm
 Have a good knowledge of banking regulations
 Being bilingual is an added advantage
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” November 5, 2021

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.
Dintar Berka Jude ANELE HRBP/Country Resources Managing Director CEO