Legal Officer

1. Attendance allowance: MVR 160.00 per day present
2. Overtime payment as per the principles set for Civil Service employees
3. Pension contribution payable under the Pensions Act of the Maldives

1. Provision of legal advice to this ministry and its departments
2. To protect the interests of this ministry and reduce legal risks, draft and review sensitive legal matters and complex contracts and agreements and various legal documents, and conduct all necessary administrative and technical preparations required in relation to such matters, and provide assistance in government meetings held under the guidance of superiors
3. Review matters that violate the Civil Service laws and regulations governing the employees of this ministry and its departments, and prepare necessary documents for investigations, and carry out all legal work that these departments are required to perform legally
4. Establish guidelines and identify standards that must be followed in the implementation of this ministry and its departments' laws and regulations.
5. Carry out necessary actions in sending matters that need to be sent to the Attorney General's Office.
6. Carry out all work that the ministry needs to do in relation to matters submitted to the employment tribunal.
7. Review matters submitted by employees of this ministry and its departments and provide advice required to resolve those matters.
8. Monitor changes to laws, regulations, judicial decisions and legal best practices, assess the impact on the department's work, and present identified changes that need to be made to superiors.
9. Study the laws and regulations under this ministry's mandate, and carry out work to develop necessary amendments to the laws and regulations.
10. Draft agreements that this ministry enters into.

Having obtained a Bachelor's degree or a Bachelor's Honours degree at level 7 or 8 of the National Qualification Framework of the Maldives in a field related to the work of the post.

Educational requirements for the post:

1. Admiralty Law
2. Agricultural Law
3. Air and Space Law
4. Animal Law
5. Anti-Trust Law
6. Arbitration Law
7. Aviation Law
8. Banking Law
9. Bankruptcy Law
10. Business Law
11. Childrens Rights Law
12. Civil Law
13. Civil Rights Law
14. Commercial Law
15. Comparative Law
16. Competition Law
17. Constitutional Law
18. Contract Law
19. Corporate Law
20. Criminal Law
21. Cyber Security Law
22. E-Commerce Law
23. Education Law
24. Employment Law
25. Entertainment Law
26. Environmental Law
27. Family Law
28. Financial Law
29. Food Law
30. Health Law
31. Human Rights Law
32. Immigration Law
33. Insurance Law
34. Intellectual Property Law
35. International Law
36. Islamic Law
37. Judiciary Law
38. Labour Law
39. Labour Relations Law
40. Law
41. Law of the Sea
42. Maritime Law
43. Medical Law
44. Mental Health Law
45. Migration Law
46. Military Law
47. Patent Law
48. Personal Injury Law
49. Public Law
50. Real Estate Law
51. Release Law
52. Sharia
53. Shariah and Law
54. Tax Law
55. Technology Law
56. Trade Law
57. Transport Law
58. Women's Law

Work areas of the post:

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

1. Application form for permanent employment (this form can be obtained from the Civil Service Commission website and the department website, at counters and from the link below) https://www.csc.gov.mv/download/2021/84/1e148c34-bc04-4150-9537-29309c104aa7.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.

6. 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) If work experience has been gained in a private company or private organisation, a letter from that organisation stating the work undertaken, the period of work (in years, months and days), the responsibilities of the post (if work has been undertaken in different posts in one institution, the responsibilities should be stated separately for each) and the number of staff at the workplace.

(c) If you have worked in a national or international organisation or association, a certificate issued by that organisation stating the post held, the duration of employment (in years, months and days), and the responsibilities of the post (even if you have worked in different posts in one department) separately; or alternatively, an official letter issued by that organisation stating this information. (This letter must state whether the post held was a salaried post or not. If not, an official letter from that organisation stating this must be submitted instead.)

(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.

Note: Appointment to the post shall be made to a candidate who meets the following 2 minimum requirements.

1. Obtaining a minimum of 15 (fifteen) points for each of "Practicals" and "Presentation and Interview"; and

Obtaining a total of 60 (sixty) points from all criteria stipulated for the post (the criteria set out in section 8.1 of the Guidelines on the qualifications and recruitment procedures for Legal Officers' positions 2022 (Amendment 1)).

Applications and documents for the post must be submitted before 13:30 on ordinary day 18 October 2026 to the Ministry of Arts, Culture and Heritage (National Centre for Linguistic and Historical Research, Chandhanee Magu/Malé). Application forms and documents for the post may also be submitted via email ([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.

NOTE: When sending all documents submitted with the application as a single PDF file by email, the subject line of the email must include the name of the post.

From among those who have applied for this position, candidates will be shortlisted based on their educational level and experience, selecting those with the highest points from among the candidates who meet the requirements for the position.

The interview, presentation and examination for appointment to this post shall be held between 21 October 2026 and 21 November 2026 at the Ministry of Arts, Culture and Heritage (National Centre for Linguistic and Historical Research, Chandhanee Magu/Malé).

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 of information regarding this announcement, contact 7226046 or 3036904 / 3036905. Email [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).