Principal Legal Counsel, Risk & Compliance
Key Responsibilities
- Legislation
and regulation analysis (review and analysis, preparation of position
statements, business advisory, compliance tracking). Consolidation of
analysis of legislation and advisory statements (position statements and
resultant action matrix).
- Legal
risk and compliance advisory (on business activities, projects, procedures
and policies).
- Overall
management of risk related divisional activities (DORCCO, KRIs. RCSA.
KCSA, Ethics Compliance, BIA, RVA, BCP & disaster recovery, audit
tracker and crisis management).
- Regulatory
issues management (review and analysis and position statements on
regulatory compliance – CBK, CMA, CA, IRA, RBA, CAK, KAMP, PRISK).
- Intellectual
Property (IP): register and maintain data/information on service marks,
trademarks, logos for KCB Group. Handle disputes arising thereof (e.g.
infringements of IP and/or Copyrights). Intellectual property registration
and life cycle management.
- Case
law management (internal and external case law and legal opinions).
- Policies,
procedures and standards (including process flows, templates and forms)
(creation, maintenance, versioning and retirement).
- Management
of authorities and authority limits (powers of attorney, authority limits
sign off requirements, expenses, file processes and consent judgments).
- Preparation
and dissemination of practice notes, FAQs and training materials and
guidelines.
- Any
other duties assigned.
The Person
For the above position,
the successful applicant should have the following:
- Degree
in Law (LLB) from a recognized institution.
- Diploma
in Law.
- Should
be an advocate of the High Court.
- 8
years post admission experience.
- Experience
in legal drafting, corporate and commercial law, dispute resolution and
legal risk management.
- Excellent
communication and advocacy skills.
- Strong
written and verbal communication skills.
How to Apply
The above position is
demanding role for which the Bank will provide a competitive remuneration package
to the successful candidate. If you believe you can clearly demonstrate your
abilities to meet the criteria given above, please log in to our Recruitment
portal and submit your application with a detailed CV.
To be considered
your application must be received by Friday, 27th January 2023.
Qualified candidates with
disability are encouraged to apply.
Only short-listed
candidates will be contacted.
