Legal Officer at ZICTA

ROLE PURPOSE

To provide support to Manager, Legal and Regulatory Affairs in matters relating to law reform on behalf of the Authority

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Reviews and recommends changes to existing and or proposed legislation
• Undertakes initial review of any new legislation to assess impact on the ICT sector in Zambia
• Prepare extracts of information on current legal cases and circulate these within the Authority for information of officials dealing with regulatory matters
• Responsible for maintaining Authority legal library
• Drafts instructions to the Ministry of Justice
• Drafts guidelines issued by the Authority
• Maintain conventions and treaties and others agreements

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• Law Practicing Certificate
• Bachelor’s degree in Law
• Post graduate certificate in legislative drafting
• 5 years post certification experience in legal practice

CORE COMPETENCIES

• Excellent analytical skills
• Demonstrated ability to offer sound legal advice and representation
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Exceptional attention to detail
• Business acumen at operational and strategic level;
• Able to work in collaboration with people at various levels and     from different backgrounds
• Assertive, result oriented and able to work under pressure