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Legal Manager & Company Secretary Jobs in Dar es-Salaam, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania at PalmPay
Title: Legal Manager & Company Secretary
Company: PalmPay
Location: Dar es-Salaam, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Key Responsibilities:
Legal Manager
- Ensure timely provision of legal advice, guidance and support to line Management on business matters as needed
- Provide expert legal advice on FINTECH products, including digital payments, lending and recovery
- Safeguard the legal interest of the companies in dealing with contractors, vendors, dealers and all other service providers
- Manage contract drafting, reviewing and approvals/contracting process in line with the company delegation authority and also monitor contract compliance to prevent potential breaches
- Manage outsourced legal services, including service level Agreement(SLAs)with external legal providers
- Manage legal disputes and litigation and represent the company and its subsidiaries before courts and other dispute resolution bodies
- Facilitate effective interdepartmental and cross functional communication
Company Secretary:
- Act as the primary advisor to the board on fiduciary duties and corporate Governance best practice
- Coordinate Board and committee meetings by manage the calendar, preparing agenda and distributing board packs
- ensuring accurate minutes recording of the Board and AGM meetings and track implementation of resolutions
- Manage all statutory fillings with BRELA and ensure the company records status is updated
Data Protection Officer
- Serve as the official liaison with Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC)
- Implement and oversee the company Privacy frame work in compliance with Tanzania Personal Data Protection Act (2022)
- Maintain and report personal data privacy risk register and operational issues
- Oversee the process for handling data subject access requests (DSARs) and ensure customers can exercise their rights under the PDPA 2022
- Conduct Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs) and lead the response team for any data related breaches
- Conduct training on data privacy as per company policy
MINIMUM SKILLS/EDUCATION NEEDED:
- Bachelor of laws (LLB) is required and must be An Advocate of High Court of Tanzania with valid practicing license
- Experience of 6+yrs in Banking, Telecom or Fintech sector
- Regulatory experience from BOT, TCRA, PDPC, companies Act etc
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