Director, Legal Services (JLG/LO 4)

Summary

To monitor all legal affairs within the organization and provide legal advice in respect of the OIC's regulatory and supervisory activities, defending its interests in legal matters and advising the Commissioners and Organizational Units on matters of a legal nature. Salary Range: 💰 $6,820,273 - $9,172,509 JMD per annum.

Responsibilities

• • Ensures legal advice is provided to the Commissioners and Organizational Units, including issuing opinions and drafting contracts and other legal documents requested, which are assumed as working tools and support decision making;
• • Ensures legal support is provided in the preparation of drafting instructions for legislation and regulations applicable to data protection, data privacy and access to information, as well as in amending them;
• • Ensures legal support in the analysis of administrative processes;
• • Ensures legal intervention in processes, actions and resources in which the OIC or members of its organs are intervening as such;
• • Monitors draft agreements, protocols or contracts to be concluded by the OIC with other entities;
• • Organizes and oversees the update of a database on Jamaican and international legislation, relevant to the OIC's activity;
• • Monitors to ensure that up-to-date information is provided to the Organization, concerning the legal framework of data protection, data privacy and access to information;
• • Analyzes and issues an opinion on legislative measures submitted to it by the Commissioner;
• • Supports the Complaints Resolution Branch and the Compliance Branch in the verification of the fulfillment of the obligations of the respective data controllers or data processors;
• • Instructs and organizes cases instituted as a result of violation of rules provided for in the legal regime applicable to data protection, data privacy and access to information areas and, in the same context, to investigate;
• • Ensures the judicial support of OIC and the follow-up of the proceedings in Court, as well as to promote judicial enforcement of the decisions handed down in them;
• • Informs and issues legal advice on actions or situations that involve matters within its attributions;
• • Participates in various negotiations and meetings that call for legal expertise;
• • Litigates civil cases and other claims involving the OIC;
• • Manages implementation of laws, regulations, rules, contracts, agreements and other legal instruments;
• • Vets all legal documents and contracts emanating from outside the Commission to determine their legal implications on the OIC and participates in and witnesses all contracts;
• • Indicates any future legal risks;
• • Performs any other related duties that may be assigned from time to time.

Required Skills

• Core:

  • • Good oral and written communication skills
  • • Customer and quality focus
  • • Teamwork and co-operation
  • • Good interpersonal skills
  • • Compliance
  • • Ability to use own initiative
  • • Good problem-solving and decision-making skills
  • • Good people management skills
  • • Good planning and organizing skills
  • • Good management skills
  • • Goal/result oriented
  • • Integrity
  • • Change management

• Functional:

  • • Use of technology (relevant computer applications such as MS Word, Excel, Publisher, Outlook)
  • • Managing external relationships
  • • Strategic vision
  • • Impact and Influence
  • • Managing external relationships
  • • Good research and analytical thinking skills
  • • Knowledge of the legal framework of Government
  • • Knowledge of Contract negotiations and drafting
  • • Ability to analyse and interpret changes in the economic, political and social environment and the legal implications to the operations of the OIC
  • • Sound knowledge of Conveyance, Commercial Law
  • • Organizational awareness

Qualifications

• • Bachelor of Laws (LLB);
• • Legal Education Certificate;
• • Six (6) years’ progressive experience at the Bar.

Additional Information and Instructions

• Special Conditions Associated with the Job:

  • • Extended hours may be required to meet project deadlines;
  • • Ability to travel overseas and locally on work related business;
  • • Ability to work under pressure.

Applications accompanied by résumés and two named Referees should be submitted no later than Friday, 7th February 2025 to: Information Commissioner Office of the Information Commissioner 1st Floor, PCJ Building 36 Trafalgar Road, Kingston 10 📧 Email: hr@oic.gov.jm ℹ️ Subject: Director, Legal Services (JLG/LO 4) Please note that only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.

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