Legal Registration Project Manager

About

MSF Eastern Africa seeks a full-time Legal Registration Project Manager based in Kigali to complete its legal registration in Rwanda and handle related legal matters. The role works with the Intersectional Legal Department, local lawyers and MSF EA management, and is accountable to the General Director. It requires an advanced law degree, at least five years of relevant experience, knowledge of Rwandan and Kenyan NGO regulatory frameworks, and fluency in English. Job grade: HQ Grade 11. Salary: An annual salary of EUR 48,698 at HQ Grade 11 based on a full-time appointment with an annual increment of 2% every year up to a maximum of 10 years. Terms of service: 6 months renewable, full-time contract. Duty station: Based in MSF EA office Kigali (Rwanda), in partnership with WEC Sourcing. Reference: JOB0333.

How to apply

Apply online through the official MSF Careers advert page. Submit PDF documents containing a Letter of Motivation and a Curriculum Vitae (CV) in English. Applications sent directly to the technical-issues email will not be considered.

Responsibilities

• Review and update the registration framework, including timeline for execution and documentation requirement list.
• Coordinate between MSF EA teams and Rwandan local lawyers in the collection of required legal documentation for the registration.
• Supervise the registration process in Rwanda in order to achieve primary registration as quickly and securely as possible.
• Supervise the drafting of the legally required framework MoU, Action Plan and all related documents, which shall be part of the registration document package.
• Advise MSF EA management team and Board on local law requirements: regarding the finalisation of the Rwandan entity statutes; needing their approvals and delegation; regarding operational presence and social mission activities to be deployed in Rwanda; financial and budgetary aspects.
• Share progress with MSF EA on a weekly basis, highlighting any changes to the proposed timelines for execution and potential bottlenecks to the registration requiring institutional support.

Qualifications

• Advanced university degree in law, international law, with relevant experience in international or comparative legal research.
• Minimum 5 years of professional experience in project management, legal/regulatory affairs, NGO/INGO registration, compliance, or institutional development, ideally with an international NGO or humanitarian organisation.
• Demonstrated experience managing or supporting NGO/INGO legal registration processes, including primary registration and branch/subsidiary registration.
• Experience with Rwanda and/or Kenya registration frameworks is highly desirable.
• Strong knowledge of Rwandan NGO/INGO registration law and Kenyan INGO/NGO regulatory requirements, including statutes, MoUs, action plans, branch registration, and compliance obligations.
• Familiarity with MSF structures is desirable.
• Proven ability to develop workplans, timelines, documentation lists, risk tracking, and progress reports; coordinate multiple stakeholders; and deliver under tight deadlines.
• Excellent ability to draft/review legal documents, statutes, MoUs, action plans, registration packages, and briefs; ability to advise senior management, Board, and teams on legal, statutory, financial, and operational issues.
• Strong experience liaising with local lawyers, government authorities, MSF teams, management, and Board members.
• Excellent negotiation, intercultural, and communication skills.
• Fluency in English (spoken and written) is required.
• French, Kinyarwanda, and/or Swahili are an asset.
• Ability to work autonomously, handle confidential matters, and commit to MSF principles and humanitarian values.