Legal And Civil Affairs Officer at Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops

Overall Purpose of the Job

The Legal Services function is responsible for providing legal advice to KCCB - GS and affiliated institutions and ensure compliance with legal requirements, advising on legal matters, overseeing legal affairs of KCCB - GS, mitigating legal risks against KCCB as well as implementing good corporate governance to enhance organizational credibility.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Identify emerging legal issues affecting KCCB-GS for compliance
• Frame legal issues for external professional intervention and advice on corrective action.
• Negotiate, draft, review and vet the documents and third party contracts
• Attest/witness KCCB documents
• Conduct research, and, provide legal opinions on matters affecting the KCCB -GS and its affiliated institutions
• Handle litigation and disputes involving KCCB and ensuring all parties' satisfaction
• Ensuring elaborate legal risk assessment and management
• Ensure security documents are properly kept, secured and archived
• Carry out legal audit to ensure KCCB-GS’s legal compliance.
• Liaise with external lawyers on all legal matters involving KCCB-GS to ensure they are handed promptly.
• Advising the General Secretary on the Key governance and compliance issues of the KCCB-GS.
• Interpret KCCB’s, terms and conditions of service, collective agreements and other documents that are legally binding.

Minimum qualifications, skills & experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Law [LLB] from a recognized institution.
• Post Graduate Diploma in Law with current practicing certificate
• Member LSK
• Advocate of the H igh Cou rt of Kenya.
• Masters’ degree in relevant field is an added advantage
• Good communication & interpersonal skills
• Good drafting skills
• Good researcher
• Integrity & confidentiality
• Decisive & Responsible
• Proficiency in computer applications.
• 7 -8 years working experience in legal practice in the Public Service or Private Sector