Company Secretary at Kenya Co-operative Coffee Exporters Limited (KENCAFFEE)

NKCC/HER.2333/CMLA&CS/18/12/2018

Job Purpose

To provide company secretarial services to the Board and legal advisory services to the company staff.

Responsibilities

• Providing commercial and pragmatic legal advice and solutions for all aspects of the company’s business.
• Acting as primary counsel to the Board and Management and providing proactive strategic, commercial and legal input to the company’s leadership.
• Offering company secretarial services to the Board i.e. coordinating and scheduling of Board meetings, maintaining and documenting the minutes, etc.
• Advising the Board and Management on corporate and legal matters and keeping them updated on all relevant matters including suggesting ways to minimize risk.
• Coordinating the appointment of external lawyers and the establishment of a Panel of Lawyers.
• Participating in the development of company policies, procedures and guidelines and ensuring compliance of the same.
• Overseeing and reviewing the execution of contracts and other legal agreements between the company and external entities.
• Preparing, implementing and controlling the departmental budget.
• Planning for the organizations privatization process as well as providing support in developing best practice corporate governance with regard to the capital markets regulations.
• Maintaining the safe custody of the Company Seal, records of intellectual property and Securities (Title documents, Charges, Debentures) as well as coordinating the related payments (Land Rates, Rent).
• Coordinating procurement of insurance services as well as administration of the same.
• Overseeing the overall security function in the organization.
• Managing the administration of the organization’s various insurance related matters for motor vehicle, property, etc.
• Any other duties as assigned by immediate supervisor

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Law (LLB)
• Master of Law
• Certified Public Secretary (CPS-K)
• Diploma in Law
• Must be an Advocate of the High Court
• 10 years’ legal experience 5 years as a company secretary will be added advantage

Skills

• Proven competence in a front line management position
• Demonstrated leadership and managerial capabilities – Administer Psychometric Test
• Organization and coordination skills
• Excellent interaction and presentation skills