Legal Manager, Corporate Governance at Stanbic Bank

Key Responsibilities

Risk, Regulatory, Prudential & Compliance

• Assist the Company Secretary in ensuring adherence to and taking responsibility for compliance with the Companies Act and the Memorandum and Articles of Association of all companies in the Group.
• Analyse new laws and regulations and assess their impact on the Group’s Governance.
• Check the individual compliance of the Group Companies with the Companies Act, the Banking Act, Capital Markets Act, the Nairobi Securities Exchange Continued Listing Obligations; Insurance Act and all other relevant legislation, regulations and guidelines
• Raise awareness of any legal developments that may affect the Group and evaluating the legal ramifications of such developments in the governance environment.
• Recommend whenever necessary in order to ensure that laws and regulations or supervisory requirements are being complied with by the Boards of the companies in the Group; and Draft, review, and negotiate contracts to be entered into by Stanbic Holdings Ltd.
• Assist the Company Secretary in ensuring that Governance Audits and Board Evaluations are conducted in line with Regulation.
• Assist the Company Secretary in ensuring Board training and development is conducted in line with Regulation

Data

• Research and compile reports on applicable laws and current corporate governance principles and policies, including Basil II & III and King III on Corporate Governance
• Research various Corporate Governance best practices

People

• Supervise training and check self-development by ensuring continuous basis in order to maintain the technical knowledge required to understand and provide advice in relation to the regulatory framework that applies to the various companies in the Group as well as the risks to which those companies are exposed.
• Supervise developing of training programs and materials to ensure widespread awareness of legal and governance issues.

Product

• Assist the Company Secretary in providing Company Secretarial services to all companies in the Group.
• Assist the Company Secretary, as required, in relation to Board of Directors meetings and the various Board Committee meetings for the companies in the Group.
• Assist in the preparation of Board and Committee packs for the various companies in the Group and ensure the distribution of the same to all board members within the stipulated time frame of 7 days.
• Seek legal opinions and advise on complex matters and new legal developments which impact or have the potential to impact the governance environment in which the Group is currently operating;
• Maintain that the reputation/ image of the Group is adequately addressed, safe-guarded and maintained with regard to the business principles and policies and business risk adopted by the companies in the Group;
• Check that no conflict of interest exists with the Group's principles/ values or best practice in any area of operation

Minimum Qualifications

Education Level

• Legal Degree from a recognized University
• Bachelor of Law, Advocate of the High Court of Kenya and Certified Public Secretary qualification Post Graduate Diploma Kenya School of Law
• Experience and Professional Qualifications
• A Minimum of 2 years in legal services
• A minimum of 8-10 years experience Company Secretarial services
• 8-10 years in Governance