Legal Specialist

Position Title: Legal Specialist

2025-04-13 Herat Full Time 3

Job Location:	Herat
Nationality:	Afghan
Category:	Legal
Employment Type:	Full Time
Salary:	As per ADF NTA Salary Scale
Vacancy Number:	ADF-258
No. Of Jobs:	1
City:	Herat

Organization:	Agricultural Development Fund
Years of Experience:	At least 5 years of work experience in the legal affairs.
Contract Duration:	Open-ended
Gender:	Male/Female
Education:	A university degree or equivalent in a related field.
Close date:	2025-04-13

About Agricultural Development Fund:

The Agricultural Development Fund (ADF) will act as a second-tier wholesale lending institution that will lend to intermediaries in the agricultural value chain, who will then on-lend to small commercial farmers, defined as farmers with 1-30 hectares. ADF is capitalized by a $100 million grant provided by the United States Government to the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan to increase lending to the agriculture sector to create a more competitive agriculture sector through expanded agricultural production and increased incomes for agricultural households. ADF will lend directly and indirectly to banks, non-bank financial institutions, credit unions, microfinance institutions and non-financial intermediaries such as private farmer associations, farm stores, agricultural depots, food processors, agribusinesses and other market participants and informal providers of finance that support the development of agricultural value chains in Afghanistan and can enhance the supply of agricultural Islamic financing to end-Agribusiness at the farm level.

Job Descriptions:

In coordination with legal team to prepare, review, and provide legal advice on all legal documents including loan agreements.
Court deals, arranging the execution of mortgages/collaterals, and assisting the ADF in legal or other related matters.
Assist legal officer in all legal processes, including but not limited to, credit/loans, lawsuits etc.
Assist Loan Recovery team for the recovery of the default loans.
File legal cases in the relevant courts against the defaulter borrowers.
Execute investigation and gathering factual data regarding the legal status of client’s concerned properties to protect the ADF’s interest
In coordination of legal team meet with government officials, property registries, evaluators, and courts to gather information on the legal status of collaterals.
In coordination of legal team, represent the ADF in the formal, judicial, and customary legal systems.
Participate in judicial sessions and defend the ADF’s interests in court trials.
Participate in the prosecution investigation process regarding the ADF’s client and employees.
Assist legal officer to write and prepare the defense statement and objection over prosecution appeal in due time.
Prepare and file legal cases/reports on behalf of the ADF for various issues related to credit/loans, employees’ etc.
To provide a comprehensive progress report on status of the cases with the court and other relevant government department for activities he/she undertook during the week. This report should be submitted to line manager on each weekend.
Legal claim against customers who have not paid their loans or have been overdue to the justice and Judicial government Departments.
To follow up the cases in DGCs, courts, Law Departments, General Attorney Office, police, and other related government departments.
Regularly and continuously representation of the ADF and defending for its interests in all governmental and non-governmental organizations.
To prepare and arrange the contracts and all other legal documents required for all the loans
Monitor the process of Tazmin Khat (Guarantee Letter) and other court registry required letters.
To examine and evaluate the legal status and eligibility of the guarantors for the ADF loans.
To continuous monitor the movable and immovable properties, which are under the guarantee of ADF.
To cooperate with all other departments of the organization to speed up the loan disbursement process
Other job-related tasks as assigned by the line Manager/senior officer.
In coordination with legal team to prepare, review, and provide legal advice on all legal documents including loan agreements.
Court deals, arranging the execution of mortgages/collaterals, and assisting the ADF in legal or other related matters.
Assist legal officer in all legal processes, including but not limited to, credit/loans, lawsuits etc.
Assist Loan Recovery team for the recovery of the default loans.
File legal cases in the relevant courts against the defaulter borrowers.
Execute investigation and gathering factual data regarding the legal status of client’s concerned properties to protect the ADF’s interest
In coordination of legal team meet with government officials, property registries, evaluators, and courts to gather information on the legal status of collaterals.
In coordination of legal team, represent the ADF in the formal, judicial, and customary legal systems.
Participate in judicial sessions and defend the ADF’s interests in court trials.
Participate in the prosecution investigation process regarding the ADF’s client and employees.
Assist legal officer to write and prepare the defense statement and objection over prosecution appeal in due time.
Prepare and file legal cases/reports on behalf of the ADF for various issues related to credit/loans, employees’ etc.
To provide a comprehensive progress report on status of the cases with the court and other relevant government department for activities he/she undertook during the week. This report should be submitted to line manager on each weekend.
Legal claim against customers who have not paid their loans or have been overdue to the justice and Judicial government Departments.
To follow up the cases in DGCs, courts, Law Departments, General Attorney Office, police, and other related government departments.
Regularly and continuously representation of the ADF and defending for its interests in all governmental and non-governmental organizations.
To prepare and arrange the contracts and all other legal documents required for all the loans
Monitor the process of Tazmin Khat (Guarantee Letter) and other court registry required letters.
To examine and evaluate the legal status and eligibility of the guarantors for the ADF loans.
To continuous monitor the movable and immovable properties, which are under the guarantee of ADF.
To cooperate with all other departments of the organization to speed up the loan disbursement process
Other job-related tasks as assigned by the line Manager/senior officer.

Job Requirements:

A university degree or equivalent in a related field
At least 5 years of work experience in the legal affairs.
Fluency in English and Pashto, Dari a plus
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Team oriented.

Submission Guidelines:

All interested qualified applicants/candidates are encouraged to send their CVs and Cover Letter indicating the position title and vacancy number (ADF- 258) in the subject line before the closing date to the below email address.