Job Title: Group Legal Officer
Section: FEP Holdings Limited
Section: FEP Holdings Limited
Job
Category:Management
Reports To: Group Legal Manager
Job Grade: E
Reports To: Group Legal Manager
Job Grade: E
Location / Branch: Nairobi
Main
Responsibilities
1. Provides
legal support including drafting of contracts and advice to all departments and
subsidiaries of the Company.
2. Provides
necessary operational legal framework such as standard contracts for use within
FEP Holdings and its subsidiaries.
3. Review,
negotiate and draft legal contracts and other legal documents to successful
conclusions in terms of contract construction and sign off.
4. Performs
and assigns general litigation services for the Company.
5. Works with
the subsidiary companies in the development of agreements with public and
private entities for the acquisition and implementation of services and
projects.
6. Directs all
aspects of litigation of claims by and against the Group of companies,
including but not limited to personal injury, contract, environmental,
discrimination and workers' compensation claims.
7. Supervises
and coordinates the activities of in-house and outside legal counsel retained
by the Company for one or more specialized types of assignments.
8. Assists
with Company Secretarial work including taking minutes and preparing Board
packs. Keeps abreast with the changing legal climate and advices the companies
accordingly.
9. Recommends
opportunities or required changes to take advantage of new legal and regulatory
developments and likely trends Process.
10. Maintains
familiarity with general legal areas such as torts, contracts, ethics,
Conveyance, litigation and arbitration, as well as with assigned areas of legal
specialization and related technical fields
11. Ensure
compliance to Laws, By-Laws and legislative requirements in all corporate
matters.
12. Review and
provide legal advice on tender documents.
13. Liaise with
relevant departments to ensure that where legal risks have been identified,
appropriate courses of action have been taken.
14. In charge
of registers such as the title, seal, logbook and company registration
documents.
15. Provide
legal protection and risk management advice to management especially on
contract management.
16. Keeps track
of all conveyance matters and instructions to external advocates.
17. Follow up
on advocates fee notes to external advocates.
18. Negotiating
with outside parties, outside counsel, vendors and clients.
19. Anticipating
and mitigating potential legal problems involving the Company and its
subsidiaries.
Key
Deliverables
1. Delivery of
key standard contracts to SBUs.
2. Coordination
of external legal counsel
3. Keeping
abreast of new laws in relations to the SBUs.
4. Providing
risk management advice to management and the SBUs.
Direct
Reports: Legal
Assistant
Key Interfaces
Key Interfaces
Internal
- Departmental
Heads
- Commercial
Managers
External
- External
Counsel
Job
Specifications
Academic
Qualifications
- Diploma
in Law (Kenya School of Law)
- Degree
in Law
Professional
Skills
- Advocate
of the High court of Kenya
- Computer
skills
Key Drivers
Competencies
(Behaviours)
- Innovation
- Self-motivation
- leadership
- Integrity
- Teamwork
- Professionalism
Relevant
Experience
- 4
Years’ work experience
