Assistant Manager – Legal at DIB Bank Kenya Limited (DIBBKE)

Job Purpose

• Support the Bank by providing legal services, identifying and managing legal risk in Kenya, and liaising directly with the Bank’s business and support units as appropriate.

Key Responsibilities
Legal Documentation & Transaction Support

• Draft and review bank-wide legal documentation, including securities and contracts.
• Conduct reviews of financing proposals from time to time and suggest the best possible legal structure and documentation for deal transactions.
• Liaise with and provide full support to external professionals on all legal documentation, including securities on behalf of the Bank.

Legal Advisory & Compliance

• Provide guidance to management and the Bank on the law, legal matters, rules, and regulations affecting the Bank, its projects, and operations.
• Ensure legal compliance across the Bank’s activities and operations.
• Monitor and follow up on Kenyan legislation and advise the Bank on the impact of existing and newly enacted legislation on the Bank’s overall activities.
• Provide bank-wide legal support and service.

Legal Department Policies & Controls

• Draft and implement the Legal Department’s policies, processes, and procedures.
• Regularly update management on the status of legal issues being handled.
• Properly liaise toward delivering regular legal controls.

Litigation, External Lawyers & Recoveries

• Liaise as required with external lawyers and assist in the preparation of required pleadings.
• Regularly update the litigation report.
• Support debt recovery and collections processes relating to non-performing facilities.

Job Specification

Education

• Minimum bachelor’s degree in Law or equivalent from a recognized institution.
• Post-graduate Diploma in Law.
• Member of the Law Society of Kenya.
• Master’s degree is an advantage.

Training & Skills

• Excellent legal drafting skills.
• Strong command of English in writing, speaking, and listening.
• Analytical skills.
• Leadership skills.

Work Experience

• 5–6 years’ relevant experience in a banking environment or a busy corporate/commercial practice.

Competencies

• Knowledge of banking practice and theory.
• Excellent written and oral communication and effective interpersonal skills.
• Team leadership and ability to motivate staff and facilitate work.
• Excellent knowledge of written and spoken English and Swahili.
• Knowledge of financial and commercial laws and regulations governing the banking industry.
• Litigation skills.
• Preventive lawyering skills and proactive management of legal risk.
• Computer literacy.
• Ability to take major legal decisions and conduct legal negotiations for and on behalf of the Bank.