General Manager Legal Services & Corporation Secretary at Kenya Railways

Ref: KRBR122

Duties and Responsibilities

• Coordinating Board matters by preparing and dispatching Board Agendas, Board papers, board minutes and board action reports;
• Preparing and managing the Board annual work plans;
• Preparing of Board Minutes, ensuring that they are confirmed and filed;
• Communicating decisions of the Board to the Managing Director for appropriate action;
• Monitoring implementation of Board decisions and preparing reports to the Board;
• Leading & Providing legal advisory services to the Corporation to ensure compliance with existing law and regulatory requirements;
• Leading legal negotiations on concession related matters and interpreting concession documents to safeguard corporation interests;
• Leading and coordinating preparation and reviewing contractual agreements in which the Corporation is a party;
• Advising on new legislation, both locally and from other regimes doing business with the Corporation, with an impact on the operations of the Corporation;
• Custodian of ownership documents of the Corporation assets;
• Leading, advising & managing on litigation and dispute resolution between various stakeholders and the Corporation to protect the corporation assets & reputation;
• Approving the appointment of external lawyers to represent the Corporation on legal matters;
• Leading the strategy & implementation of Corporate affairs agenda;
• Lead, motivate and develop the departmental staff to ensure an effective and motivated team to achieve business and people objectives;
• Preparing, managing and monitoring the departments budgets;
• Leading, motivating and developing the departmental staff to achieve business and people objectives;
• Managing and implementing change initiatives to achieve desired business plans and culture

Requirements for the job

• Master’s degree in a relevant field from a reputable institution
• Bachelor’s degree in Law or equivalent degree from a reputable institution
• Post graduate diploma in Law from the Kenya School of Law or such similar qualification from a reputable institution Page 34 of 284
• Working experience of not less than twelve (12) years, five (5) of which must have been in a senior management position in the Corporation or in a comparable position in the Public service or in other reputable organization
• An advocate of the High Court of Kenya and a member of the Law Society of Kenya
• Attended a leadership course lasting not less than four (4) weeks
• Meets the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution of Kenya 2010

Method of Application:

An attractive remuneration package commensurate with qualifications and responsibilities of the position will be negotiated with the right candidate.

The application form, details of duties, responsibilities and qualifications for each position are available on the Kenya Railways website; http://www.krc.co.ke

When applying, quote the Job reference number on the envelope and application letter.

Interested and qualified candidates MUST complete the Kenya Railways application form KR/HR/08, attach their testimonials, certificates, copy of their National Identification Card (ID) and Curriculum Vitae (CV).

In compliance with the Chapter Six of the Constitution, attach the following documents:

• Certificate of Goo d Conduct fr om the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI)
• Clearance/Compliance Certificate from Higher Education Loans Board (HELB)
• Tax Compliance Certificate from Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA)
• Clearance from Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC)
• Clearance from Credit Reference Bureau (CRB)

Applications to be addressed to the:

Managing Director,
Kenya Railways,
P.O. Box 30121, 00100,
NAIROBI.

Note: Only the short listed candidates will be contacted. Canvassing will lead to automatic disqualification.