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Role
TRR is seeking a Senior Experienced Legal and Compliance Officer to
lead, and coordinate Vanuatu’s Telecommunications and Radiocommunications
regulatory legal responsibilities in the Telecommunications/ICT sector. The
role includes:
- Drafting of all legal instrument,
letters/emails of advice and analyzing all TRR’s legal matters
- Provision of high-level, on-time advice
on and drafting of quality legal documents and instruments required by the TRR
- Provision of high-level, quality and
appropriate legal guidance and importantly sound advice to the Regulator on
matters related to Telecommunications development and surrounding matters such
as Interconnection, submarine cable matters, Licensing, Infrastructure related
issues, Numbering, spectrum management, market competition and monitoring
matters, advertising and promotions,
over the Top Services, Internet of Things, Convergence (radio/Television
broadcasting & Telecommunications), Country Code Top Level Domain matters,
Consumer Protection related matters and more other regulatory matters that the
TRR is currently handling to maintain sustainable Market Competition in
Vanuatu
- Take the lead on drafting of TRR’s
Regulations, Rules, Orders, Instructions and Guidelines
- Provision of appropriate guidance and
advice on appropriate Judicial Services procedures involved where required
- Provision of sound advice on TRR
Contracts and case management
- Taking the lead on, and ensuring
compliance of specific License Conditions and Telecommunications Act
obligations through regular monitoring and enforcement
- Coordinating and reviewing of all
regulatory legal tools; new and existing
- Take the lead role in enforcement of
licence and legislative provisions
- Provision of high level, proactive
support and assistance with all competition legal issues
- Take a leading role in providing legal
support and advice on the consumer issues, including disputes and dispute
resolution
- Take a leading role in providing legal
views in terms of advice on ICT/Telecommunication complainants
- Take a leading role in the reviewing
and advice on Terms and Conditions provided for Telecommunications Services
offered in Vanuatu
- Provide advice on all TRR regulatory
legal matters, including advice in relation to other laws of Vanuatu
- Take a leading role on ensuring the TRR
Act is harmonize with other related legislations
of the Country
- Provide advice and support on all
external and internal legal matters
- Proactively coordinate and deliver on
other required duties and responsibilities as directed by the Regulator
- Take the leading role on making sure
all required parties complied with the existing legal framework for
Telecommunications development in Vanuatu
- Take the leading role on legal
framework public consultations
- Take the leading role on ensuring all
Licensees comply with their Licence obligations and other mandatory functions
required by the TRR Act.
Criteria:
Required Experience and Qualifications
The applicant should have the following combination of qualification and experience:
- Degree in relevant discipline,
particularly Law (LLB degree and PDLP or similar) and 3 or more years of
relevant Telecoms and ICT experience, particularly in legal advice
- Proven background and experience in
legal advice and practice
- A sound demonstrable knowledge and
experience in advisory role
- A sound demonstrable understanding of
commercial law, contract and company law is mandatory
- A sound demonstrable understanding of
telecommunications regulatory and competition law principles
- A sound demonstrable knowledge on the
judiciary system of Vanuatu, and legal data base for Pacific countries
- A sound demonstrable knowledge on
project coordination and management
- High-level competence in Microsoft offices (Word, Excel,
PowerPoint, Project etc.)
- A fair knowledge on basic Project
Management skills
- A high-level, demonstrable written and
oral skill is mandatory.
Required Character Attributes
Loyalty to and respect for the Office of TRR, be proactive and reliable, have a pleasant outgoing personality, excellent inter-personal skills, strong customer focus, strong work ethic, responsibility, integrity, respect for others including leaders and the Organization, self-confidence, excellent communication skills, highly motivated, flexible, team player, and an ability to work under pressure. Willingness to do office errands from time to time. A driving license will be ideal.
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