Role Purpose
In
this role, you will provide general legal advice and strategic counsel within a
broad scope of areas within the organization. The primary focus of this
position will be on infrastructure and construction contracts, which will
include advising on, drafting and negotiating infrastructure and construction
contracts. Your responsibilities will, however, not be limited to
infrastructure and construction contracts but could include real estate.
Specific responsibilities:
- Drafting, negotiating and advising on
legal agreements across the Rendeavour Group’s businesses in relation to
construction and infrastructure development;
- Transitioning deals from sales and
registration of leases to the delivery and utility teams for compliance
with infrastructure and utility provision requirements;
- Review, optimization and synchronization
of all legal agreements used across the Group;
- Consistently complete tasks in accordance
with agreed deadlines and to the highest quality standard, meeting or
exceeding expectations of internal and external stakeholders;
- Creation of a library of legal templates
for use across the Rendeavour Group and scanning and saving all
transaction documents, as well as key correspondence in respect of
completed transactions on the document management system;
- Review and rationalization of the use of
external legal advice across the Rendeavour Group’s East African
businesses;
- Embrace accountability, humility and
commitment to Rendeavour’s business goals;
- Support the in-house legal team in
additional advisory and support tasks;
- Drafting, reviewing and optimising
internal guidelines and policies;
- Advise on legal and risk issues affecting
the Rendeavour Group’s business;
- Conduct and commission research and
analysis of specific legal questions and preparation of information
memoranda, opinions and position papers;
- Managing external legal counsel offering
legal services to the Rendeavour Group and compiling reports on matters
handled by the external legal counsel;
- Deal with complex, significant matters
that cut across legal and related areas and
- Monitoring Kenyan legislation and
advising the Rendeavour Group of companies on the impact of existing and
newly enacted legislation on its businesses.
Requirements
Hard skills and experience:
- Over 4 years’ post-qualification
experience as an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya.
- Strong technical ability in
infrastructure and construction law and real estate/property law.
- Track record of working on complex
infrastructure and construction contracts.
- Compliant and in possession of the
current practising certificate.
- Very strong drafting skills.
- Previous exposure to emerging or frontier
markets.
How To Apply
If
qualified and interested, please send your CV and cover letter to LCounsel@tatucity.com
by 15-
May 2024. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted
