Corporation Secretary/Chief Legal Services Officer at Agricultural Finance Corporation (AFC)

The Corporation Secretary and Chief Legal Services Officer will be responsible to the Managing Director in offering legal opinion and legal advice and for efficient and effective management of the Legal Unit. The Corporation Secretary will also be responsible to the Board pursuant to Mwongozo Guidelines.

Responsibilities

Board Secretarial Duties:

• Provide Secretarial Services to the Board and its Committees;
• Facilitate the development and implementation of Board Induction and Capacity Building Programmes;
• Prepare and manage Board Work Plans;
• Facilitate Annual Board Evaluation;
• Facilitate Governance Audits;
• Initiate the development and implementation of Board Charters, Terms of
• Reference and the Code of Conduct and Ethics;
• Prepare and circulate Board papers in liaison with the Managing Director;
• Custodian of the Corporation securities, agreements, minutes, titles and other legal instruments;iCustodian of the Corporation Seal and Register.
• Maintain and update the Register of Conflict of Interest;
• Establish and manage the Shares Register for the Corporation’s subsidiaries, joint venture vehicles and other organs as required;

Legal Duties:

• Interpret and advise the Corporation on all matters relating to the law;
• Initiate the formulation, implementation and review of the Corporation's policies, procedures and regulations and strategies on litigation and other relevant regulations;
• Oversee the design and implementation and review of legal agreements and contracts in liaison with relevant departments, divisions and units; ensuring that the Corporation complies with statutory and other regulatory requirements;
• Liaise with the Attorney General on all litigation matters;
• Issue instructions to agreement and contract defaulters;
• Carry out investigation on legal and other fraud issues affecting the Corporation;
• Oversee the preparation of legal opinions on matters relating to legal notices;
• Coordinate the perfection of the Corporation’s securities; and
• Coordinate the preparation and processing of legal notices and any other gazette notice ;

Requirements

• Bachelor of Law (LL.B) degree qualification from a recognized university;
• Diploma in Law from the Kenya school of law
• Advocate of the High Court of Kenya
• At least ten (10) years’ relevant work experience of which (5) years should be at a senior management level.
• Valid Advocates Practicing Certificate
• Valid Certified Public Secretaries Certificate /Certified Secretaries Certificate.
• Certified Public Secretary of Kenya or its equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
• Be a member of good standing with the relevant professional bodies
• Proficiency in computer applications;
• Fulfilled requirements of Chapter Six of the constitution;

Added advantage.

• Leadership course lasting not less than four (4) weeks;
• Masters of Law (LL.M) , Business Management, Finance degree or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
• Having worked in a state Corporation as a Corporation Secretary or any Senior Management Level.
• Member of Chartered Institute of Arbitrators or Certified Mediator;

Key competencies and other skills

• Strategic thinking.
• Possess high levels of integrity, ethical standards and professionalism.
• Negotiation skills.
• Analytical skills;
• Emotional intelligence;
• Independence and objectivity