Deputy Company Secretary at Barclays Bank

Job Purpose

• To provide legal support to Barclays Bank of Kenya and other associate companies in Kenya.
• To identify and managing legal risk in the SBU, liaising directly with the businesses as appropriate.
• To provide Company Secretarial services to select associate companies of Barclays Bank of Kenya.
• To act as liaison and provide organisational and administrative services to the East African Governance & Control Committee

Knowledge, Expertise and Experience

• Experience of a significant number of those areas of business law relevant to Barclays Kenya namely Company Law, lending, products litigation, employment law, commercial contracts
• Understanding of Barclays Kenya’s strategy, business and markets
• Strong technical legal ability
• Knowledge of Financial Services sector
• Understanding of Barclays Group strategy, business & markets
• Wide experience and full understanding of legal risk management
• Company secretarial, compliance and investor relations
• Advocate of the High Court of Kenya/Solicitor/Barrister (or equivalent)
• Certified Public Secretary
• At least 6 years PQE of legal risk management in banking law / financial services law within the banking sector or the equivalent in a busy corporate body or law firm of good repute.
• Masters or advanced degree in law or business would be an added advantage