Assistant Director Legal Services at Kenya Deposit Insurance Corporation

Duties and responsibilities will entail:

Monitoring Dispute Resolution and Litigation Function:

• Recommending appropriate witness preparation and pre-trial briefings.
• Prosecuting and defending matters before the Courts.
• Attending to matters instituted through Alternative Dispute Resolution channels.
• Monitoring the department’s outsourced service providers.
• Recommending legal strategies to Liquidation Agents of troubled institutions.
• Undertaking negotiations, mediations, and Arbitration.

Managing Conveyancing Function:

• Reviewing grants and dispositions of public land.
• Drafting and reviewing documents for charging of staff securities.
• Monitoring progress of conveyancing matters affecting the corporation and troubled institutions.
• Monitoring the department’s outsourced service providers.

Managing Legal Advisory Function:

• Coordinating the development of departmental risks and opportunities register.
• Undertaking the performance management function.
• Maintaining records for stakeholders to facilitate stakeholder management.
• Preparing final Debt Negotiations and Asset Recovery proposals for Board approval.
• Coordinating the provision of Legal Advisory Services to the Institutions in receivership.
• Preparing opinions on the interpretation of laws, regulations, and circulars.
• Assessing legal fees for external service providers.

Supporting Board Affairs Function:

• Maintaining the Board of Directors Bio data and preparing periodic reports.
• Supporting Secretarial Services to the Board through logistical support.
• Developing and reviewing Board Committee Policies and Procedures.
• Identifying relevant training and development opportunities for the board of directors.
• Drafting Board Workplan and Almanac.

Requirements for Appointment:

• At least eight (8) years of relevant work experience, with five (5) years in a managerial role.
• Bachelor of Law (LLB) from a recognized university.
• Postgraduate Diploma in Law from the Kenya School of Law.
• Master’s degree in Law, Business Administration, Public Administration, or a related field is an added advantage.
• Admitted as an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya.
• Registered as a Certified Secretary is an added advantage.
• Leadership Course from a recognized institution is an added advantage.
• Valid Practicing Certificate.
• Membership in good standing of the Law Society of Kenya.
• Membership in good standing of the Institute of Certified Secretaries is an added advantage.
• Proficiency in computer applications.
• Fulfill the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution of Kenya 2010.