Corporation Secretary / Chief Legal Officer
Job Purpose:
Job Purpose:
Reporting
to the Managing Director the jobholder will be part of the Senior Management
team whose role includes the delivery of the Authority’s strategic objectives
and specifically providing legal services.
- Develop legal
framework to guide the organization achieve its Strategic objectives.
- Provides
leadership to the Legal department team
- Provide legal
advice to management to ensure that the Authority’s statutory and
regulatory obligations are met.
- Negotiates and
reviews contracts, agreements, and leases, concessions in consultation
with other departments to ensure that the organizations interests are
protected and obligations met.
- Provides legal
advice on matters relating to claims & litigation management.
- Plans the Board
time table , prepares agenda and records the minutes of the Board
meetings.
- Provides company
secretarial services including statutory filing and compliance of
government circulars, returns and coordinates responses to government
- Follows up with
management on decisions of the Board to ensure they are implemented
- Ensures KAA
complies with the regulatory environment affecting its operations by
liaising with the Government and regulatory bodies -International
organizations like ACI , ICAO
- Ensures
ownership rights of all KAA Assets and land titles for all Authority’s
properties are obtained, registered and kept in safe custody
- Ensures
statutory and regulatory compliance by third parties within and around the
airport on safety requirements
- Initiates,
promotes , prepares and recommends suitable statutory and regulatory
provisions to government / other government bodies / other International
regulatory bodies
- Reviews all the
organization policies to ensure compliance with statutory obligations
- Carries out
legal audit on operations of the Authority including due diligence on
business affairs of the Authority in order to recommend on improvement,
feedback and compliance
- Ensures the
effective implementation and maintenance of KAA Quality Management System
- Ensures safe
custody and timely release and recall of contract performance bonds and
guarantees
- Any other duties
as assigned from time to time by the Board and management
Qualifications
and Experience
- Post Graduate
Diploma in Law from the Kenya School of Law
- Membership to
LSK and ICPS(K)
- An Advocate of
the High Court of Kenya
- Minimum of ten
(10 ) years experience handling legal matters
- Computer
literacy
- Masters Degree
from a recognized University is preferable.
Applicants
are expected to be of “High Integrity and no criminal record”
How
to apply
Interested
candidates are required to submit an application letter, curriculum vitae and
copies of certificates and other testimonials on or before 31st May 2013 to the
address below quoting reference on the envelop HRD/CS/MAY/2013
Please
note that canvassing will lead to automatic disqualification
The
Managing Director
Kenya Airports Authority
P o Box 19001-00501
Nairobi
Kenya Airports Authority
P o Box 19001-00501
Nairobi
