Job
Description: Legal Officer
Job
Purpose
The legal officer
will report to the Group Legal and Corporate Affairs, the holder will ensure
proper handling and management of assignments and projects of the business
unit.
- Drafting, review
and contract management of a range of agreements (detailed below)
- Title searches
and trade mark registration to enable the exploitation of properties
- Supporting deal
structuring through advice, research or external consultation
- Contract
administration
- Providing any ad
hoc legal assistance required by the business unit
Key
Responsibilities
1.
Contracts
The Legal Officer
will be responsible for the drafting, review and contract management of these.
2.
Intellectual Property
Registration and
maintenance and management of existing and new intellectual property
3.
Contract Management
The Legal Officer
will be responsible for coordinating the flow of paperwork through liaison with
internal and external parties, version control, and deadline management.
S/he will be expected to maintain a detailed, up-to-date contracts register and handle / flag any issues requiring attention, such as contract renewals, expiries, etc.
S/he will also be responsible for handling any amendments to contracts, such as extension of contract periods, territories or rights, assignments, etc.
4. Ad Hoc
The Legal Officer
will assist / support the business in a variety of ad hoc undertakings and
requirements.
Education
& Experience Required
- Degree in Law,
Post Graduate Diploma (KSL) and hold a valid Advocates’ practicing
certificate
- Minimum 3 years
experience in commercial transactions
- IP experience
would be an added advantage
Skills
& Attributes Required
- Team player
- Interest and
experience in Telecomms and media
- Innovative
Interested candidates
should send their applications to hr@ke.wananchi.com on or before the 14th June
2013
