Employer: Uganda Heart Institute (UHI)
Job Title: Legal Officer
Number of Vacancies: 1
Salary Scale: UHI 4 LEG
Reports To: Senior Legal Officer
Duty Station: Mulago Hospital Complex, Kampala, Uganda
Application Deadline: 11 November 2026 at 5:00 p.m.

Job Overview

Uganda Heart Institute invites applications from suitably qualified Ugandans for the position of Legal Officer. The successful candidate will provide legal advice, support compliance with Ugandan law, and help safeguard the Institute’s legal and institutional interests.

Job Purpose

To provide legal support and advisory services to ensure that the Institute operates within the law.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide legal advice and support on matters relating to the Institute’s operations.
• Interpret and apply laws, rulings and regulations applicable in Uganda.
• Review contracts and agreements to ensure they are legally sound and aligned with the Institute’s interests.
• Support compliance with statutory obligations, including requirements relating to URSB, URA, NSSF and UIA.
• Keep the organisation informed about changes in Ugandan laws and regulations.
• Guide the formulation and review of internal policies and procedures to ensure legal compliance.
• Conduct legal research and prepare legal opinions, reports and briefs.
• Support corporate governance in line with applicable regulations, standards and laws.
• Maintain legal records, contracts and statutory documents.
• Conduct staff training and sensitisation on legal issues, particularly labour laws, ethics and compliance.

Qualifications and Requirements

Applicants must possess:

• A Bachelor’s degree in Law (LLB) from a recognised university.
• A Diploma in Legal Practice from the Law Development Centre (LDC), Uganda.

How to Apply

Submit a cover letter, copies of academic and professional certificates and transcripts, curriculum vitae, O-Level certificates, A-Level certificates where applicable, a copy of the National Identity Card, and evidence of work experience where required. Include applicable professional registration documents and a valid practising licence where required.

Address the application to:

The Executive Director
Uganda Heart Institute
P.O. Box 37392, Kampala, Uganda.

Applications can be delivered by hand to the Institute’s headquarters at Mulago, Kampala, or emailed to erecruitment@uhi.go.ug.

Deadline: 5:00 p.m. on 11 November 2026. Incomplete applications and applications sent to other email addresses will not be accepted.

Official website: https://www.uhi.go.ug