Chief Legal Officer – Litigation Career – Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA)

The Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA) is a State Corporation under the Ministry of Roads established by the Kenya Roads Act, 2007 with the core mandate of management, development, rehabilitation and maintenance of all public roads in the cities and municipalities in Kenya except where those roads are national roads.
As the leading Government Agency with the above mandate, we wish to competitively fill the positions below with suitably qualified Kenyans as follows:
Chief Legal Officer (Litigation)
Ref: KURA/LEG/11/12 (JG 7) – [1 POST]
Job Summary
Reporting to the Manager, Legal & Corporate Affairs, the Chief Legal Officer (Litigation) will efficiently manage all litigation matters the Authority is involved in as well as assist in handling of Company Secretarial duties.
Key responsibilities
·         Manage the Authority’s litigation cases in liaison with the State Law Office and/or the Authority’s external lawyers.
·         Receive court documents in the absence of the Manager, Legal & Corporate Affairs.
·         Ensure Regulations that govern the operations of the Board are complied with at all times.
·         Assist in preparation and circulation of Agenda and facilitate smooth running of Board meetings and preparation of minutes in a timely manner.
·         Ensure that signed and confirmed minutes are filed.
·         Participating in formulation and review of legal Policies and procedures for the Authority.
Qualifications and competencies
·         University graduate LLB degree.
·         Certified Public Secretary (CPS) (K) qualification is an added advantage.
·         An advocate of the High Court of Kenya.
·         A Diploma in Law from the Kenya School of Law.
·         Holder of a current practicing certificate.
·         Five( 5) years relevant post qualification experience with at least three (3)years at a senior level in a busy working environment;
·         Must be competent, articulate and capable of dealing with complex litigation without supervision.
·         Excellent organization skills.
·         Able to work without supervision, meeting strict deadlines and coping with intense work pressure.
·         Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
·         Ability to maintain confidentiality, exercise judgment and make decisions to promote smooth workflow, which requires a strong overall knowledge of departmental operation.
The successful candidates may be required to work either at the Headquarter Offices or any of the Regional Offices as may be required. If you don’t hear from us by 15th of May 2011 please consider yourself unsuccessful.
Only candidates who meet the set criteria should submit applications together with their updated CVs including details of their day time contacts, current and expected remuneration, notice period required to take up appointment where successful, names and contacts of three referees, while at the same time attaching copies of all certificates and testimonials to be hand delivered or mailed so as to reach the Director General at the address below not later than 11th March 2011 at 5:00PM.
All envelopes/applications should have the respective job reference number clearly marked. Only short
listed candidates will be contacted.
The Director General
Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA)
IKM Building, Bishops Road
P.O. Box 41727-00100, GPO, Nairobi

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