Vacancy title:
Legal Officer

Jobs at:
Good Neighbors

Deadline of this Job:
7th December 2018

Duty Station:
Kenya

Summary
Date Posted: 28th November 2018 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed , Employment Type: Full-Time

About the Company

JOB DETAILS:

•  Work with Human resource Department to coordinate all legal issues for the organization internally and externally.
  
•  The incumbent will provide counsel to and work closely with human resources on a broad range of employment matters, including recruiting, hiring, benefits, compensation, employee relations, discipline, terminations, investigations, harassment, discrimination, compliance, and strategies for managing risk around
  employment matters.
  
•  Work with Human Resource Department to conduct ongoing review and revision of Good Neighbors’ human resources policies.
  
•  Work with Human Resource Department to prepare employment law training programs for management and other relevant managers when need be.
  
•  Work with human Resource Department to coordinate and manage external, local and international counsel on personnel and compliance issues.
  
•  Communication with lawyers and other relevant government officers.
  
•  Conducts extensive legal research and analysis and prepare studies, comparative studies, briefs, reports and correspondence.
  
•  Review the contract or relevant documentations
  
•  Undertakes basic or extensive review of legal documents, instruments, or other material; identifies important issues, similarities, and inconsistencies, etc.
  
•  Prepares or assists in the preparation of drafts of background papers, studies, reports, legislative texts and commentaries on those texts, etc.
  
•  Prepares or assists in the preparation, and negotiates or assists in the negotiation, of agreements with stakeholders.
  
•  Provides guidance to more junior staff.
  
•  Performs other duties as assigned.
  

Qualifications

• 2+ years working experience as legal assistant
  
•  Excellent written and verbal communication. Familiarity with MS office.
  
• Knowledge of all applicable laws, rules and regulations.
  
•  Highly organized and detail oriented.
  
•  Strong negotiation skills.
  
•  Ability to prepare complex legal documents.
  
•  Experience in the NGO Sector preferred.
  
•  Ability to speak more than one language.
  
•  A good understanding of the following.
  
•  Recent versions of Microsoft Office software suites.
  
•  Standard office equipment, such as copy machines and fax machines.
  
•  Telecommunications systems.
  
•  Digital communications systems