Job opportunities – Equity Bank Rwanda

Open positions:

1.Legal Officer

Position: Legal Officer

The role holder will be responsible for providing legal advice to the Bank in the area of compliance, documentation, recovery; litigations and other legal advisory services.

Key Responsibilities




• Ensure statutory and contractual compliance by the bank.

• Draft legal contracts and service level agreements.

• Review and vet facility letters, agreements, security and other legal documents for corporate borrowing customers.

• Conduct legal compliance checks prior to disbursement of approved credit facilities to ensure legal documentations are in compliance with statutory requirements; the approved terms and conditions stipulated and confirm conformity of credit facilities with approved collateral margin requirements.

• Draft and review templates & standard forms for facility, MOUs and security documents and agreements to be used in connection with new products to be launched by the Bank.

• Prepare legal queries and facilitate solicitation of legal opinions from external counsel to identify legal and regulatory risks and issues. • Provide legal advice in connection with the Credit function of the bank generally and liaise with external legal counsel on legal matters relating to credit




• Follow the recovery processes follow up and inherent risk mitigation

• Recommend cases for write off where recovery through litigation has proved futile

. • Instruct external lawyers and follow up to conclusion all court cases instituted for and against the bank. •

Attend Court hearings

Candidate’s Qualifications, Skills and Experience

• A Bachelor of Laws (LLB) qualification from a recognized university

• At least 2 years work experience in Banking Sector

• Knowledge of court rules and procedures;

• Good communication, presentation, research and analytical skill

• Must be hands on in interpretation and application of legal texts and statutes

• Proactive and self-motivated

• Excellent interpersonal skills

• Team player

• Able to demonstrate excellent organizational skills




How to apply

If you meet the above requirements, submit your application quoting the job opportunity you are applying for to the email address below by 28th December 2020. Please include detailed Curriculum Vitae, copies of the relevant certificates, testimonials, and daytime telephone contact and email address. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Email to: jobsrwanda@equitybank.co.rw

Equity Bank is an equal opportunity employer. We value the diversity of individuals, ideas, perspectives, insights, values and what they bring to the workplace.

2.Senior Archive & Records Management Officer

Reporting to the Administration Manager; the Senior archive officer is responsible for Bank records creation, appraising, accessioning, preserving, describing, maintaining and providing access to records and archives management. The role holder will ensure that the bank records are on track and preserve them for the future use.

Required Skills; Experience; Academic and professional Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years of experience in Achieve and records management

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business related field.

• Certificate/Diploma in records Achieve and record management is a plus.

• Analytical skills.

• Excellent working knowledge of Ms Office.

• Team player with good interpersonal skills.

Key Responsibilities

• The role holder will train all Branches and Head Office units on records & archives management and safeguard Achieve best practices within the Bank.




• Deal with inquiries and requests for information from the Bank.

• Ensure that financial; legal or administrative requirements and regulations are complied with • Ensure that all branches and Head Office files are send to central archives timely.

• Classify Bank records by functions and activities following the records & archives management policies and procedures.

• Oversee the switch from paper to electronic record keeping

• Ensure that each record is assigned to its retention period or to its disposal based on the policy.

• Maintain the physical control and security of records/archives in various formats as per the Bank’s policies and procedures.

• Advise Branches and Head office Units on handling and packaging of records and archives to be transferred to the central stores.

• Identify and provide advice on preservation issues and format specific risks for records and archives.

• Communicate and train records management policies and procedures to all staff.

• Supervise Archives & Records Management staffs.

• Ensure compliance in accessing and use of archival materials as stipulated in the policies and procedures of the Bank.

• Ensure easy retrieval of records and timely documents filling

• Ensure that all reports relating to the management of records and archives are prepared accordingly




How to apply

If you meet the above requirements, submit your application quoting the job opportunity you are applying for to the email address below by 28th December 2020. Please include detailed Curriculum Vitae, copies of the relevant certificates, testimonials, and daytime telephone contact and email address. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Email to: jobsrwanda@equitybank.co.rw

Equity Bank is an equal opportunity employer. We value the diversity of individuals, ideas, perspectives, insights, values and what they bring to the workplace.