Deadline of this Job: 07 December 2022
With the business growth and in line with our business strategy, we are seeking to recruit a qualified, passionate and self-driven candidate to fill the vacant position of Legal Manager, reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, and based in Nairobi.
The main purpose of the role is to develop and implement Legal strategy of the different CFAO automotive companies in Kenya in line with CFAO guidelines and in compliance with the local legislation.
He/she offers legal support to mainly Automotive management, manages legal risks, reviews all legal cases, contracts and prepare corporate documentation to ensure compliance to statutory, legal and the operating environment.
Main responsibilities for the role include;
• Development and implementation of the legal strategy.
• Lead the legal function, controls and the corporate governance: prepare corporate documentation in line with CFAO HQ Legal Department guidelines.
• Review and prepare the different commercial contracts, mainly in distribution, real state in line with CFAO HQ legal Department guidelines.
• Manage and follow up on all litigations and court cases to ensure timely responses and actions to mitigate legal risks and exposures.
• Coordinate delivery of legal services by third parties to ensure innovation, continuous improvement efficient legal operations model to support the business.
• Review legal documents to ensure compliance to the law and the CFAO policies and procedures.
• Anticipate and plan for all legal risks and develop strategies to mitigate the same and drive sustainable growth.
• To prepare the legal section annual budgets and ensure proper expense control
• Liaise with HQ legal team for any group legal compliance requirements and guidance, and to provide functional reporting.
• Act as legal business partner and Company Secretary.
• Accountability for the local brand protection and legal operations to CFAO Legal department.
• To create and manage a local legal team and adaptation of Company guidelines to local legal requirements.
Minimum qualifications Knowledge, Skills & Experience
• Bachelor’s degree in law
• Diploma in Law (Kenya school of Law) and a valid practicing certificate.
• Practicing certificate issued by Institute of Certified Public secretaries
• Minimum 10 years’ experience practicing commercial law
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• A good working knowledge in the following legal areas – corporate law Commercial Contracts, product liability, IP, employment matters, Consumer Law, Real State law, Environmental Law, Litigation, Marketing, Sales, distribution and competition law, mergers and acquisition.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
With the business growth and in line with our business strategy, we are seeking to recruit a qualified, passionate and self-driven candidate to fill the vacant position of Legal Manager, reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, and based in Nairobi.
The main purpose of the role is to develop and implement Legal strategy of the different CFAO automotive companies in Kenya in line with CFAO guidelines and in compliance with the local legislation.
He/she offers legal support to mainly Automotive management, manages legal risks, reviews all legal cases, contracts and prepare corporate documentation to ensure compliance to statutory, legal and the operating environment.
Main responsibilities for the role include;
• Development and implementation of the legal strategy.
• Lead the legal function, controls and the corporate governance: prepare corporate documentation in line with CFAO HQ Legal Department guidelines.
• Review and prepare the different commercial contracts, mainly in distribution, real state in line with CFAO HQ legal Department guidelines.
• Manage and follow up on all litigations and court cases to ensure timely responses and actions to mitigate legal risks and exposures.
• Coordinate delivery of legal services by third parties to ensure innovation, continuous improvement efficient legal operations model to support the business.
• Review legal documents to ensure compliance to the law and the CFAO policies and procedures.
• Anticipate and plan for all legal risks and develop strategies to mitigate the same and drive sustainable growth.
• To prepare the legal section annual budgets and ensure proper expense control
• Liaise with HQ legal team for any group legal compliance requirements and guidance, and to provide functional reporting.
• Act as legal business partner and Company Secretary.
• Accountability for the local brand protection and legal operations to CFAO Legal department.
• To create and manage a local legal team and adaptation of Company guidelines to local legal requirements.
Minimum qualifications Knowledge, Skills & Experience
• Bachelor’s degree in law
• Diploma in Law (Kenya school of Law) and a valid practicing certificate.
• Practicing certificate issued by Institute of Certified Public secretaries
• Minimum 10 years’ experience practicing commercial law
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• A good working knowledge in the following legal areas – corporate law Commercial Contracts, product liability, IP, employment matters, Consumer Law, Real State law, Environmental Law, Litigation, Marketing, Sales, distribution and competition law, mergers and acquisition.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
Deadline of this Job: 08 December 2022
Job purpose:
• The role holder has responsibility for managing all legal risks, providing legal advisory, management and transactional support for the country support functions. When required the role holder will also support the business functions.
Key responsibilities:
Leadership
• Works with country head of legal, kenya and east africa and other team members to ensure coverage of all legal work which is not specifically aligned to one business, material disputes, hr legal matters, commercial contracts, acquisitions and projects undertaken at country level.
• Proactively engages with the regulators to keep ahead of the regulatory and legislative agenda affecting the business and to effectively appraise the business of any material changes and risks identified as well as conduct training for relevant departments.
Business partnering
• Drives the development and maintenance of good relationships with internal and external business stakeholders at appropriate levels ensuring an open and cooperative environment.
• Executes and provides advisory for transactions and cases in a timely and effective manner.
• Effectively manages the process of engaging external counsel, including providing effective instructions to external counsel and negotiating appropriate fee structures for the specific transactions / cases in question.
• Uses technical knowledge of all business products undertaken in kenya to provide sound, technical product, legal and transactional advice to the business and to anticipate the impact of legal developments on the business and communicate such impact to the business.
Legal and product risk
• Leads in the proactive and strategic identification of material legal risks in the business, including those related to products - both existing products and those under development - and customer segments. To provide legal input during product design and drafting of product documentation.
• Influences stakeholders and staff to improve the management of legal risk.
• Contributes to the legal team’s risk governance process through providing a holistic perspective on legal risk policies and procedures and ensuring consistency in the country approach to legal risk management.
• Works with country head of legal, kenya and east africa to manage the process of engaging external counsel, including providing effective instructions to external counsel and when required, negotiating appropriate fee structures for the transactions / cases in question.
• Promote alternative dispute resolution as a means of quick settlement of disputes.
• Establish and maintain relationships with external lawyers agreeing fee structures, billing procedures and levels of service.
• To provide, where appropriate, periodic reports to management on claims, disputes and relevant legal developments
• Drafting, negotiating, amending and reviewing agreements and other documents to ensure that the bank’s interest is protected.
Litigation management:
• Attend to legal correspondence, pleadings or orders promptly and proactively ensure all the required documentation is in place.
• Proactively discuss all new litigation with business and agree appropriate action.
• Review progress of outstanding disputes and liaise with and manage external lawyers to ensure effective representation of the company in legal proceedings.
Complexity and judgement
Legal
• Application of analytical skills and the application of legal skills are essential
Internal complexities
• Appplication of analytical skills and the application of legal skills are essential
• Interpret regulations constructively so as to facilitate business but not so as to breach the spirit of such relations
• Ensuring that the bank acts within the regulations when the regulations are ambigious
Other Vacancies
Job purpose:
• The role holder has responsibility for managing all legal risks, providing legal advisory, management and transactional support for the country support functions. When required the role holder will also support the business functions.
Key responsibilities:
Leadership
• Works with country head of legal, kenya and east africa and other team members to ensure coverage of all legal work which is not specifically aligned to one business, material disputes, hr legal matters, commercial contracts, acquisitions and projects undertaken at country level.
• Proactively engages with the regulators to keep ahead of the regulatory and legislative agenda affecting the business and to effectively appraise the business of any material changes and risks identified as well as conduct training for relevant departments.
Business partnering
• Drives the development and maintenance of good relationships with internal and external business stakeholders at appropriate levels ensuring an open and cooperative environment.
• Executes and provides advisory for transactions and cases in a timely and effective manner.
• Effectively manages the process of engaging external counsel, including providing effective instructions to external counsel and negotiating appropriate fee structures for the specific transactions / cases in question.
• Uses technical knowledge of all business products undertaken in kenya to provide sound, technical product, legal and transactional advice to the business and to anticipate the impact of legal developments on the business and communicate such impact to the business.
Legal and product risk
• Leads in the proactive and strategic identification of material legal risks in the business, including those related to products - both existing products and those under development - and customer segments. To provide legal input during product design and drafting of product documentation.
• Influences stakeholders and staff to improve the management of legal risk.
• Contributes to the legal team’s risk governance process through providing a holistic perspective on legal risk policies and procedures and ensuring consistency in the country approach to legal risk management.
• Works with country head of legal, kenya and east africa to manage the process of engaging external counsel, including providing effective instructions to external counsel and when required, negotiating appropriate fee structures for the transactions / cases in question.
• Promote alternative dispute resolution as a means of quick settlement of disputes.
• Establish and maintain relationships with external lawyers agreeing fee structures, billing procedures and levels of service.
• To provide, where appropriate, periodic reports to management on claims, disputes and relevant legal developments
• Drafting, negotiating, amending and reviewing agreements and other documents to ensure that the bank’s interest is protected.
Litigation management:
• Attend to legal correspondence, pleadings or orders promptly and proactively ensure all the required documentation is in place.
• Proactively discuss all new litigation with business and agree appropriate action.
• Review progress of outstanding disputes and liaise with and manage external lawyers to ensure effective representation of the company in legal proceedings.
Complexity and judgement
Legal
• Application of analytical skills and the application of legal skills are essential
Internal complexities
• Appplication of analytical skills and the application of legal skills are essential
• Interpret regulations constructively so as to facilitate business but not so as to breach the spirit of such relations
• Ensuring that the bank acts within the regulations when the regulations are ambigious
Other Vacancies
Deadline of this Job: 25 November 2022