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Job Summary

Job Title:
Legal Officer
Employer:
National Building Review Board
Location:
Country:
Uganda
Contract Type:
Full Time
Job Category:
Legal Jobs
Number of Positions:
2
Deadline:
Friday, 4 July 2025

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About the Organisation

2 Legal Officer jobs at National Building Review Board | Apply Now

Kampala, Uganda

The National Building Review Board (NBRB) is a statutory body under Uganda’s Ministry of Works and Transport, established to ensure the enforcement of building standards and promote the development of safe, sustainable, and accessible built environments across the country. Driven by its mission to regulate the building industry through oversight, capacity building, and compliance enforcement, NBRB has earned recognition for championing structural integrity, public safety, and urban resilience.

Since its inception under the Building Control Act, 2013, the Board has evolved into a critical player in Uganda’s construction and infrastructure landscape, working closely with local authorities, professionals, and stakeholders to uphold national building codes. NBRB fosters a culture of professionalism, innovation, and integrity, providing its employees with meaningful career paths, training opportunities, and flexible work arrangements in a results-driven environment.

With a nationwide mandate and a model that emphasizes transparency, collaboration, and digital transformation, the Board delivers its services through regional outreach, regulatory audits, and stakeholder engagements. Guided by core values of accountability, excellence, teamwork, customer focus, and innovation, NBRB also integrates Corporate Social Responsibility through initiatives in public sensitization, disaster risk reduction, and support for vulnerable communities. As it continues to modernize Uganda’s built environment, NBRB remains a trusted guardian of construction safety and standards. For more information, visit www.nbrb.go.ug.

Are you looking for Legal jobs in Uganda 2025 today? then you might be interested in Legal Officer jobs at National Building Review Board

Full Time

Deadline: 

4 Jul 2025

Job Title

2 Legal Officer jobs at National Building Review Board

National Building Review Board

Job Description

Job Title:  Legal Officer (2 Jobs)

Organisation: National Building Review Board

Duty Station:  Kampala, Uganda

Reports to: Senior Legal Officer

To lead the identification and analysis of legal issues, provide legal solutions, and ensure compliance by offering legal advice, interpreting laws, supporting the enforcement of the Building Control Act, and supervising legal functions.

Duties, Roles and Responsibilities

Qualifications, Education and Competencies

See all details of the qualifications, competencies and education for this role under the "How to Apply" section below.

Interested persons should submit one pdf document containing, and in the following order: 

(i). An application letter;

 (ii). A current Curriculum Vitae; 

(iii). Relevant and applicable academic documentation 

(iv). Valid professional and legally required registration and or practicing certification; 

(v). A copy of National Identity Card.


Applications should be by email and addressed to:

The Executive Secretary,

National Building Review Board

Email to: external.jobs@nbrb.go.ug

Deadline: 4th July 2025 by 5:00pm

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How to Apply

  • Interpreting the Building Control Act, CAP 136, and other pertinent laws and regulations to assist in their enforcement as the need may arise.

  • Developing and maintaining collaborative linkages with other departments and institutions charged with legal matters to provide proper legal guidance to NBRB.

  • Preparing briefs of a legal nature for the NBRB.

  • Assisting in monitoring enactments of laws and regulations and assessing their impact on the operations of the NBRB.

  • Conducting legal research to support internal and external counsel.

  • Preparing summarized reports on complaints on a monthly basis or at other intervals as needed.

  • Providing legal advice to the NBRB.

  • Performing other duties as assigned by the supervisor or other mandated authority.

2 Legal Officer jobs at National Building Review Board

SERVICES

COMMERCIAL

SERVICES

INDUSTRIAL

SERVICES

RESIDENTIAL

  • An honor’s Bachelor’s degree of Laws from a recognized University.

  • A Post Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice.

  • Advocate of the High Court of Uganda


Working Experience

  • Minimum of five (05) years’ post enrolment relevant working experience in a public or other reputable organization.


Competencies

Technical

  • Knowledge of legal and regulatory provisions

  • Strategic Planning and Implementation

  • Negotiation skills

  • Analytical skills 

  • Communication skills

  • Leadership skills

  • Decision making

  • Interpersonal skills

  • Confidentiality

  • Coaching

  • Mentoring

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