Corporation Secretary / Chief Legal Officer [ Job Grade, AFC 13]

Job Title: Corporation Secretary/Chief Legal Officer [ Job Grade, AFC 13]

Job Purpose:
To provide strategic legal leadership and governance oversight, ensuring full compliance with constitutional provisions, government regulations, and Mwongozo principles while safeguarding the legal interests of the organization.

Responsibilities 

Board Secretarial Duties:

1. Provide Secretarial Services to the Board and its Committees;
2. Facilitation, development and implementation of the Board Induction and Capacity Building programmes;
3. Prepare and manage Board Work Plans;
4. Facilitate Annual Board Evolution;
5. Initiate the development and implementation of the Board Charters, Terms of Reference and the Code Conduct and Ethics.
6. Prepare and circulate Board papers in liaison with the Managing Director;
7. Custodian of the Corporation securities, agreements, minutes, titles and other legal instruments; Custodian of the Corporation Seal and Resister;
8. Maintain and update the Register of conflict and interest;
9. Establish and manage the Share Register for the Corporation’s subsidiaries, join venture vehicles and other organs as required.

Legal Duties:

1. Interpret and advice the Corporation on all matters relating to the law;
2. Initiate the formulation, implementation and review of the Corporation policies, procedures, regulations and strategies on litigation and other relevant regulations;
3. Oversee the design, implementation and review of legal agreements of contracts in liaison with relevant departments, divisions and units; ensuring that the Corporation complies with statutory and other regulatory requirements;
4. Liaise with Attorney General on all litigation matters;
5. Issue instructions to agreement and contract defaulters;
6. Carry out investigation on legal and other fraud issues affecting the Corporation;
7. Oversee the preparation of legal opinions on matters relating to legal notices;
8. Coordinate the perfection of the Corporations securities and
9. Coordinate the perfection and processing of legal notices and any other gazette notices.

Requirements

1. Masters of Law (LL.M) degree or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
2. Bachelor of Law (LL.B) degree qualification from a recognized university;
3. Post-graduate Diploma in Law;
4. At least twelve (12) years’ work experience of which (3) years should be at a Deputy Director level or it’s equivalent;
5. Valid Advocates Practicing Certificate;
6. Valid Certificate Secretaries Certificate/ Certified Secretaries Certificate;
7. Certified Public Secretary of Kenya or its equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
8. Leadership course lasting not less than four (4) weeks;
9. Fulfilled requirements of Chapter Six of the constitution;

     Key competencies and skills

1. Strategic thinking
2. Negotiation Skills.
3. Analytical Skills;
4. Emotional Intelligence;
5. Independence and objectivity
6. Ethical conduct and confidentiality

Apply for this position ONLINE via the form below. Only shortlisted applicants shall be contacted.

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