Assistant Legal Administrator (GMG/AM 2)

Summary

Under the general direction of the Legislation Processing Co-ordinator, the Assistant Legal Administrator is responsible for providing legislation processing and administrative support services to the assigned Parliamentary Counsel. The incumbent is also responsible for maintaining assigned sets of the Office’s volumes of the Laws of Jamaica. 💰 $1,711,060 - $2,301,186 JMD per annum.

Responsibilities

• • Updates the Laws of Jamaica and their subsidiary legislations, when new pages prepared by the Law Revision Office (embodying amendments and new legislation) are received by removing and inserting pages, as directed;
• • Provides administrative support services to Parliamentary Counsel;
• • Typesets and formats draft legislative instruments and Memoranda of Law;
• • Proofreads draft Bills typed and received from the printer;
• • Assists with annotating the Laws of Jamaica;
• • Prepares Indices to Legislation, as required;
• • Performs any other related duties that may be assigned from time to time.

Required Skills

• • Able to type 45-50 words per minute with limited errors
• • Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Word, Access and Excel
• • Able to write 95 words per minute in Shorthand
• • Excellent oral and written communication skills
• • Critical thinking skills
• • Results oriented
• • Emotional intelligence
• • Attention to detail
• • Client focus
• • Teamwork and collaboration
• • Flexibility and adaptability
• • Self-confidence and courage of conviction
• • Good planning and organizing skills
• • Decisiveness

Qualifications

• • Certificate in Public Administration;
• • Four (4) CXC/GCE subjects including Mathematics and English;
• • Secretarial Diploma from a recognized Institution;
• • Certificate in Administrative Management levels 1-3;
• • Five (5) years related experience.

Additional Information and Instructions

Applications accompanied by Résumés should be submitted no later than Thursday, 27th March, 2025 to: Manager, Human Resource and Administration Office of the Parliamentary Counsel 61 Constant Spring Road Kingston 10 ✉️ Email: opchrm@mlca.gov.jm 📌 N.B. Please include the job title in the subject line of your email. Please note that only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.

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