Excellent Career Opportunity
Corporation Secretary
Duties and Responsibilities
The position reports to the Managing Director for efficient legal, advisory and secretariat services to the Management and the Board of Directors.
Corporation Secretary
Duties and Responsibilities
The position reports to the Managing Director for efficient legal, advisory and secretariat services to the Management and the Board of Directors.
- Participating in
negotiations on concession related matters and interpreting concession
documents;
- Providing legal
advisory services to the Management and the Board to ensure statutory
compliance with existing law and regulatory requirements;
- Providing
Corporation secretarial services to the Board, and to the Management
committees of the corporation;
- Attending Board
meetings and advising on legal requirements;
- Inducting new
Board members and ensuring preservation of records for all Board’s
business;
- Developing and
carrying out reviews of the code of conduct and manual for the Board;
- Advising the
Corporation on corporate governance and environmental law issues;
- Ensuring KRC
procurement contracts comply with set law and regulation including local
and international laws and regulations;
- Attending to
disputes between various stakeholders including customers and the
Corporation and advising the corporation on all criminal and civil
litigation;
- Maintaining
custody of the corporation seal;
- Appointing and
liaising with external lawyers to represent the Corporation;
- Regular review
of contractual agreements to ensure adherence to the terms therein;
- Handling legal
issues relating to employee and pension liability claims as well as
carrying out due diligence investigations on claims; and
- Advising and
guiding the Corporation on restitution processes for illegally acquired
land claims.
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Laws
(LL.B) Degree;
- Masters Degree
in Law or Business Administration will be an added advantage;
- Diploma in Law
(Kenya School of Law);
- Certified Public
Secretary (CPSK) and full paid up member of ICPS(K);
- Must be a
practicing advocate of the high court;
- 10 years
experience in Commercial Law practice, 3 of which should have been at a
management level in a medium size / large Corporation;
- Civil Litigation
as an added advantage;
- Strong
analytical and organization skills;
- Computer
literacy and familiarity with standard office computer applications;
- Excellent
interpersonal and communication skills;
- Ability to work
under pressure and meet deadlines.
Terms of offer
An attractive remuneration package commensurate with qualifications and responsibilities of the position will be negotiated with the right candidate.
The application form, details of the duties, responsibilities and qualifications for each position are available on the Kenya Railways Website www.krc.co.ke.
Interested and qualified candidates MUST complete the Kenya Railways application form, attach their testimonials and certificates and address their applications to the:
Managing Director
Kenya Railways Corporation
P.O. Box 30121, 00100,
Nairobi
to be received by 3rd August, 2012.
Note: Only the short listed candidates will be contacted.
An attractive remuneration package commensurate with qualifications and responsibilities of the position will be negotiated with the right candidate.
The application form, details of the duties, responsibilities and qualifications for each position are available on the Kenya Railways Website www.krc.co.ke.
Interested and qualified candidates MUST complete the Kenya Railways application form, attach their testimonials and certificates and address their applications to the:
Managing Director
Kenya Railways Corporation
P.O. Box 30121, 00100,
Nairobi
to be received by 3rd August, 2012.
Note: Only the short listed candidates will be contacted.
Canvassing will lead to automatic disqualification.
Kenya Railways is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Kenya Railways is an Equal Opportunity Employer
