Corporation Secretary/ Director, Legal Services at Kenya Industrial Research and Development Institute (KIRDI)

(JOB REF: LS/001/2026)

Duties and Responsibilities

• Providing guidance to the Board on their duties and responsibilities and on matters of governance;
• Assisting the Board in carrying out the following:
  • Board induction and training
  • Updating the Board and Committee charters
  • Preparation of Board work plans
  • Board evaluation
  • Governance audit
• Implementation of the code of conduct and ethics
• Ensuring the timely preparation and circulation of Board and Committee papers;
• Ensuring timely circulation of Board Committee minutes;
• Be the custodian of the seal of the Organization and account to the Board for its use.
• Maintaining and update the register of conflicts of interest;
• Ensuring that Board members are aware of all relevant laws affecting the organization;
• Ensuring that annual returns are promptly filed with the relevant authorities.
• Except in exceptional circumstances, ensuring that Board and Committee papers arecirculated in advance of any meeting.
• Provide secretarial services to the Board.
• Offering guidance to the Institute on matters touching on investigations of the Institute by external agencies to ensure that the Institute’s image and interest are secure.
• Formulating policy and provide advice on legal and corporate matters to the Institute through interpretation and writing legal opinions;
• Ensuring that Legal Audit Compliance is carried out to confirm legal compliance with national, regional and international legal requirements;
• Developing and review relevant regulatory Legal framework for the better implementation of the Institute’s mandate;
• Drafting and reviewing contracts, Service Level Agreements, Memorandum of
• Understanding, leases and other legal documents to ensure compliance to statutory
• requirements and the Institute’s policies;
• Coordinating and ensuring representation of the Institute in courts or other judicial authorities;
• Reviewing and providing advice on legal risk at the Institute;
• Managing litigation and reviewing progress of outstanding litigation; Liaising with and managing external lawyers for the Institute;
• Perform any other function that may be assigned by the Board.

Person Specifications:

For appointment to the position of Corporation Secretary/Director Legal Services, a candidate must have (be): -

• Degree in Law (LLB) from a recognized Institution;
• Has at least five years’ experience as a Corporation Secretary or in a similar governance role
• Member in good standing of the Institute of certified public secretaries of Kenya
• meets the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution.
• Valid practicing Certificate;
• Master’s degree will be an added advantage;
• Computer Application skills;
• Demonstrated work performance and results, and