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  • Posted: Jan 20, 2017
    Deadline: Not specified
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    Family Bank (formely Family Finance Building Society) was registered as a Building Society in October 1984 in Kenya, under the Building Societies Act and commenced operations in the early 1985. Family Bank converted into a fully fledged bank in May 2007 and the main driver for our conversion was the need to offer a wider range of products and services to our...
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    Legal Officer (Compliance)

    Key responsibilities and accountabilities:

    ·       Analyze and disseminate the compliance requirements of existing, new and/or revised laws and regulations;

    • Provide support to various departments of the Bank in ensuring they follows all applicable laws and regulations;
    • Conduct internal compliance audits and examinations to ensure compliance;
    • Participating in risk management sessions that have a bearing on legal matters, review risk reports for purposes of managing key risks efficiently in the risk management process and undertake research on current legal developments;
    • Formulate legal compliance checklists and matrixes to be used for undertaking legal compliance reviews to ensure compliance by the Bank;
    • Giving accurate and timely counsel to various departments on legal issues; prepare and facilitate staff training on specific legal matters affecting the bank including dissemination of appropriate legal requirements to various departments;
    • Prepare appropriate legal risk reports for use by management;
    • Provide support in contract negotiations and management including review of contractual agreements for the bank and providing recourse options for non-performing contractors as well as preparing, reviewing and modifying contractual instruments to assist and support various business activities;
    • Communicate and negotiate with external parties (regulators, external counsel, public authority etc.); and
    • Any other responsibilities allocated to him/her by his/her team leader(s).

    The Person:

    The ideal candidate must possess the following:

    Competencies

    • Personality: A go-getter, good negotiator, enthusiastic, results oriented with excellent communication and social skills. A forward planner with clear focus, mature, reliable, hard working and able to work without supervision.
    • Sound knowledge of the Bank’s policies and procedures
    • Computer skills: adept in use of Ms Word, Excel, Access, powerpoint, Internet and email.
    • Honest and with high integrity.  

    Personal Attributes

    • Results oriented with excellent communication and social skills.
    • Hardworking and able to work without supervision
    • Honest and with high integrity

    Qualifications

    • Must be admitted to the bar preferably having at least three (3) to four (4) years relevant post admission experience;
    • Must hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Law;
    • Vast in conveyancing commercial law, and legislative review; and
    • Excellent research and analytics skills.

     

    Method of Application

    Interested and qualified? Go to Family Bank Ltd on www.linkedin.com to apply

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