Legal Officer

• Attendance allowance: MVR 160.00 per day attended.
• Pension contribution received under the Pension Act of the Maldives.
• State pay framework minimum salary (as of 1 November 2025) plus overtime pay and other benefits.

1. Drafting agreements and memorandums of understanding signed by the organisation with various parties, and providing the legal opinion required in relation to those agreements.
2. Designing and implementing programmes to make employees aware of laws and regulations.
3. Preparing written submissions the organisation must file in court.
4. Preparing the written responses and submissions the organisation must provide in relation to lawsuits filed against it in court.
5. Preparing the responses and submissions the organisation must provide in relation to cases filed against it with the Employment Tribunal.
6. Checking whether the organisation's work is in line with laws and regulations, and providing legal opinion on any act that contravenes laws and regulations.
7. Drafting laws, regulations and procedures the organisation must adopt.
8. Drawing up legal documents the organisation must prepare.
9. Carrying out legal work required under the laws, regulations and procedures the organisation administers.
10. Reviewing cases submitted by the organisation's staff regarding office matters and providing the legal opinion needed to resolve those cases.

Educational guidelines for the post:

Admiralty Law, Agricultural Law, Air and Space Law, Animal Law,

Anti-Trust Law, Arbitration Law, Aviation Law, Banking Law, Bankruptcy Law

Business Law

Childrens Rights Law

Civil Law

Civil Rights Law

Commercial Law

Comparative Law

Competition Law

Constitutional Law

Contract Law

Corporate Law

Criminal Law

Cyber Security Law

E-Commerce Law

Education Law

Employment Law

Entertainment Law

Environmental Law

Family Law

Financial Law

Food Law

Health Law

Human Rights Law

Immigration Law

Insurance Law

Intellectual Property Law

International Law

Islamic Law

Judiciary Law

Labour Law

Labour Relations Law

Law

Law of the Sea

Maritime Law

Medical Law

Mental Health Law

Migration Law

Military Law

Patent Law

Personal Injury Law

Public Law

Real Estate Law

Release Law

Sharia

Shariah and Law

Tax Law

Technology Law

Trade Law

Transport Law

Women's Law

Scope of the Job:

Practical work and technical work and research work of the Legal Division

1. Application form for a full-time position (this form can be obtained from the Civil Service Commission's website and the office's website, counter and the link below.) https://www.csc.gov.mv/download/2023/51/Annex%202%20-%20Application%20form1pnd4eve.a2u.docx
2. Details of the applicant (including contact phone number and email address).
3. A readable copy of both sides of the card proving that the applicant is a Maldivian citizen (even if the validity period has expired), or if the ID card is lost, the applicant's birth certificate, passport or driving licence.
4. If a staff member with a service agreement to serve the Civil Service / Government is transferred to this position, a letter issued by the office providing the service stating that there is no objection to leaving the position.
5. Copies of educational certificates obtained;

(a) For educational certificates issued by institutions outside Maldives that have been graded by the Maldives Qualifications Authority at a certain level, copies of the educational certificate and transcript; or: in cases where there is no certificate, a copy of the letter confirming completion of the course and a copy of the assessment report and transcript issued by the Maldives Qualifications Authority.

(b) Copies of educational certificates and transcript issued by local educational institutions in Maldives; or copies of letter confirming completion of the course and copies of transcript.

1. Copies of documents covering the following criteria providing work experience:

(a) If work experience has been gained in a civil service post, in a state institution, in a government-owned company, a letter from that office stating the work undertaken, the period of work (in years, months and days), and the responsibilities of the post (if work has been undertaken in different posts in one institution, the responsibilities should be stated separately for each).

(b) For work experience within the civil service that cannot be verified from https://myaccount.csc.gov.mv/, a letter from that office stating the work undertaken and the period (in years, months and days) confirmed by that office, and stating the responsibilities of the post (if work has been undertaken in different posts in one institution, the responsibilities should be stated separately for each).

(c) A letter issued by the office, stating separately the work performed at a private company or private institution, the period worked (showing years, months and days), and the responsibilities of the work (even where work was performed in different posts within one institution).

(d) If work has been undertaken in a national or international association or society, a letter from that organisation stating the work undertaken, and the period (in years, months and days), and the responsibilities of the post (if work has been undertaken in different posts in one institution, the responsibilities should be stated separately for each). This letter should state whether the position held is a salaried position or not, or alternatively, an official letter from that organisation confirming this.

(e) If work has been undertaken in a dissolved state institution, or in a dissolved private company or private organisation, or in a dissolved national or international society or association, and a letter from that office stating the work undertaken and the period of work (in years, months and days) and the responsibilities of the post (if work has been undertaken in different posts in one institution, the responsibilities should be stated separately for each) cannot be obtained, the "Reference Check Form for Work Experience from a Dissolved Workplace" found in Table 8 of the Recruitment Rules.

The criteria to be considered for the person to be most suitable for this post are specified in item 12 of the Civil Service Job Recruitment and Appointment Standards and Principles 2023 (Second Amendment).

Documents to apply for the post must be submitted to the National Centre for the Holy Quran by 13:00 on 10 November 2026. The application form and documents may also be sent by email to [email protected].

And if the government announces a public holiday before the deadline of this announcement, applications can be received up to the number of days of the announced holiday.

From the applicants for this post, based on educational level and experience, the candidates most suitable for the post will be short listed; those with the highest scores will be selected.

The interview and practical for selecting a person for this post will be held at the National Centre for the Holy Quran between 11 November 2026 and 11 December 2026.

Within three days of the interview being held, the "Sheet of Points Awarded to Job Applicants (A2 Sheet)" will be made public at this office and on the office's website. If there is any objection to the points awarded to job applicants, such objection must be submitted to this office within three days of the A2 Sheet being made public.

For clarification regarding this announcement, contact 3019306. Email to [email protected].

The guidelines and principles for recruitment to civil service posts, and all documents related to these principles, are available on the Civil Service Commission website under Principles > "Recruitment Principles" (https://www.csc.gov.mv/Policy/Index/51).