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Legal Affairs Officer

Rwanda Medical Supply Ltd

Rwanda Medical Supply Limited is a large scale corporation created and owned by the Government of Rwanda. RMS ltd objective is to ensure the availability of medicines, medical supplies, and consumables in the right quantity, with the acceptable quality, to the right place and customers, at the right time and with optimum cost to the Rwandan population.

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18 – 03 - 2026

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Background

RMS is a state-owned company established by the Government of Rwanda with a mandate of managing end to end health supply chain for Rwanda 

RMS Ltd mission is to be the leading health supply chain institution in Africa which ensures availability and affordability of quality assured health commodities by 2030. RMS Ltd.’s vision is A Thriving Rwanda: Where everyone has the health resources, they need to live a long and fulfilling life. Our comprehensive supply chain management ensures that healthcare providers have the resources they need to deliver quality care. 

To achieve this mandate and become the leading health commodities supply chain agency in Rwanda and beyond, RMS is committed to ensuring timely access to quality medical products through an enhanced, sustainable, and efficient supply chain system. 

RMS Ltd seeks to recruit qualified candidates for the following positions:

 Job position: Legal Affairs Officer (1)

About the Role:

Rwanda Medical Supply (RMS) is seeking a highly motivated and results-oriented Legal Affairs Officer to join our Legal team. In this role, the Legal Affairs Officer will play a key role in assisting the organization in complying with laws and regulations whileconducting business and minimizing litigation risks in general.

Primary Responsibilities:

  • Providing legal advice and assistance to management and internal departments/Directorates.
  • Assist management in understanding legal risks and mitigating those risks
  • Review of company internal policies and standard operation procedures.
  • Assist the company in monitoring the implementation of applicable laws, regulations and internal policies.
  • Provide legal advice and consultation and written opinion to RMS and its staff if required.
  • Interpret laws, instructions, regulations, and procedures to the Company staff and management
  • Solve any legal matter related to contracts that may arise with other parties and internally within the Company.
  • Ensuring compliance with laws and regulations in general.
  • Any other duties assigned by the Manager or the Chief Legal Officer

Knowledge and technical skills required

  • Teamwork and the ability to work with a variety of people at all levels.
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills.
  • Attention to detail and strong understanding of agreements.
  • Demonstrate a solid understanding of legal terminology.
  • Must have strong computer skills especially Microsoft Office package.
  • Capable of professionally managing confidential information.
  • Possesses attention to detail in order to spot inconsistencies in contracts and other legal documents.

Qualifications:

  • Education: Bachelor’s degree in law (LLB)
  • Experience: Minimum of 2 years of relevant experience.
  • Preference will be given to candidates who hold a master’s degree in law, or a Diploma in
    Legal Practice.

Reporting:

  • Reports to Legal Affairs Manager.

Job application procedure:

Interested candidates should send their application documents (in one PDF document) including
Application letter, Curriculum Vitae, copy of ID, copies of degree certificates and professional certificates, motivation letter, names of three referees as well as their emails and telephones.

All applications are to be addressed to the Chief Executive Officer of Rwanda Medical Supply Ltd through the following email addressrecruitment@rms.rw

Deadline for application: Wednesday, 08/04/ 2026 at 5:00 pm.
 

NB:

  1. Only applications sent via the above e-mail will be considered. 
  2. Only Candidates with the right qualifications and relevant experience shall be shortlisted and contacted. 
  3. Incomplete applications shall be rejected.
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