Role: Senior Legal Officers
Our client is a Regional Bank whose purpose is to transform the lives and livelihoods of the people of Africa socially and economically by availing modern, inclusive financial services that maximize their opportunities.
Our client is a Regional Bank whose purpose is to transform the lives and livelihoods of the people of Africa socially and economically by availing modern, inclusive financial services that maximize their opportunities.
With a strong foot print in Kenya,
Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda and South Sudan. Currently the Bank is seeking
additional talent to serve in the role outlined below within its Kenyan
subsidiary:
Role Profile: The role holder will be responsible for providing
legal advice in the area of regulatory compliance, litigation, contracts
management and other legal advisory services.
Key Duties & Responsibilities
- Assist the General Manager in ensuring
statutory and contractual compliance by the Bank.
- Drafting and vetting of legal contracts and
service level agreements.
- Managing the legal risk of the Bank.
- Liaising with the Bank’s legal service
providers and ensuring external legal activities are coordinated
effectively.
- Prepare legal queries and facilitate
solicitation of legal opinions from external counsel to identify legal and
regulatory risks and issues.
- Provide legal advice in connection with the
functions of the Bank generally and liaise with external legal counsel on
legal matters.
- Provide periodical reports on activities and
tasks undertaken.
- Assist in managing the legal transactions,
cases and issues of the Bank
Candidates Profile and Qualification
- A Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from a recognised
university.
- Post -Graduate Diploma from
the Kenya School of Law.
- Certificate of Admission to
the Roll of Advocates of the High Court of Kenya.
- Possess current year’s practicing certificate
- 3 years post-admission work experience in a
commercial bank or a busy law firm acting for Banks and financial
institutions.
- Wide knowledge of the regulatory environment
in Kenya.
- Additional qualifications will be an added
advantage.
Desired Knowledge, Skills and
Competencies
- Good communication, presentation, research and
analytical skills.
- Must be hands on in
interpretation and application of legal texts and statutes.
- Proactive and self-motivated.
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Team player.
- Good financial analytical skills.
- Able to demonstrate excellent organisational
skills.
- Ability to handle pressure and work with
minimum supervision
- Must be computer literate
If you meet the above requirements,
submit your application, curriculum vitae and copies of the relevant
certificates, quoting the job you are applying for to the email address
below.
To apply send CV to
recruit@talentsource.co.ke
Only Shortlisted candidates will be contacted
The client is an equal opportunity employer.
Only Shortlisted candidates will be contacted
The client is an equal opportunity employer.
The value the diversity of
individuals, ideas, perspectives, insights, values and what they bring to the
workplace.
