Paralegal
At
M-KOPA, We Finance Progress.
The scale and impact of our work is massive.
M-KOPA is a fast-growing FinTech company offering millions of underbanked
customers across Africa access to life-enhancing products and services. From
our roots as the pioneer in pay-as-you-go “PayGo’” solar energy for off-grid
homes, we have grown into one of the most advanced connected asset financing
platforms in the world, empowering a broad range of customers to achieve
progress in their lives.
Want to know more about M-KOPA? Click this link: About M-KOPA
The Paralegal assists with case planning, development, and management, legal research, interviews clients, gather facts and retrieves information, drafts and analyzes legal documents, and collects, complies, and utilizes technical information, to make recommendations
Duties &
Responsibilities
(Main activities
undertaken by the jobholder and reflective of the most important features of
the job)
- Conduct
ad-hoc legal research, reviewing and drafting simple legal documents, and
providing support with general legal, compliance, and company secretarial
matters;
- Support
M-KOPA in achieving its regulatory, contractual, and shareholder
obligations across all entities.
- Assist
in conducting staff training programs, design tools to re-enforce a
culture of compliance
- Develop,
review and implement company policies and procedures that meet national
and international laws as well as sector-specific rules and regulations
outlined by relevant regulatory agencies.
- Staying
abreast of any changes to laws or sector-specific regulations and keeping
the rest of the company up to date with any changes through communication
and training.
- Providing
support to any investigations or audits into company compliance.
- Provide
general leg advice and support to the business with the aim of minimizing
legal risk.
- Working
closely with HR and management teams for consistent enforcement of
policies and when responding to compliance violations.
- Assist
in the management the compliance tools such as the compliance obligations
register, compliance training calendar, compliance incident register, and
compliance risk register.
- Assist
with general legal tasks as needed to meet department and organization
priorities.
ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE
·
- This
position reports to the ESG Manager
Qualifications
(Minimum level of
experience, skills and competencies, licences & certifications and
education required to perform effectively in the role)
- Bachelor
of Law (LLB)
- Any
post admission experience is an added advantage
- Excellent
legal research skills – familiar with using legal resources
- Dynamic
and driven individual with initiative and a ‘can-do’ attitude
- Excellent
organizational skills
- Ability
to prioritize to work to deadlines
- Effective
oral and written communication skills
- Ability
to work well under pressure and time constraints
- Ability
to work with minimal supervision
How to Apply
M-KOPA is an equal opportunity and affirmative
action employer committed to assembling a diverse, broadly trained staff.
Women, minorities, and people with disabilities are strongly encouraged to
apply.
M-KOPA does not collect/charge any money as
a pre-employment or post-employment requirement. This means that we never
ask for ‘recruitment fees’, ‘processing fees’, ‘interview fees’ or any other
kind of money in exchange for offer letters or interviews at any time during
the hiring process.