Legal Manager at TUME Middle Africa Consulting Limited

GENERAL JOB DESCRIPTION:

This positions’ key responsibilities are:

• Ensure adherence to all statutory requirements, corporate governance policies, guidelines and regulations, including timely filing of statutory returns, preparation of board minutes and related executive and board support.
• Draft, review, and negotiate various contracts including loan agreements, partnership agreements, service contracts, and employment agreements. Achieve the set SLA targets.
• Manage potential litigation matters on recovery and operational issues and coordinate with external counsel to ensure timely completion of assignments. Zero litigation.
• Ensure efficient and cost-effective utilization of legal resources, including external legal fees negotiation, internal legal budgets, and compliance with budgetary constraints.

SPECIFIC JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Legal Manager is responsible and accountable for the following core job elements:

• Reviewing or drafting agreements / contracts and advising on a broad range of local regulatory and legal matters related to strategic decisions, investment, human resources and other corporate issues.
• Participating in establishing policies and procedures to facilitate efficient operation of administrative systems and related tasks.
• Supervising and participating in the preparation and review of all contracts with customers, ensuring enforceability of agreements with clients and offering legal opinions.
• Assisting in recruitment, facilitating the integration of new hires with existing systems and policies, and designing and implementing training programs for legal staff.
• Handling debt collection in cases of repayment default through the realization of the institution's security or through court proceedings.
• Developing, reviewing, and maintaining data protection policies & procedures, serving as the central contact for related issues.
• Handling various conveyancing tasks such as purchases, sales, charges, leases, contracts, agreements, surrenders, easements, licenses and related legal matters and advising management accordingly.
• Developing a database of external lawyers, negotiating with advocates holding briefs on behalf of the company upon approval and providing Company Secretarial services.
• Development and implementation of strategic legal risk management initiatives, including comprehensive analysis and reporting on legislative, regulatory, and market changes.

EDUCATIONAL AND COLLATERAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s degree in law from a recognized University and a Diploma in Law from Kenya School of Law.
• Five or more years of experience in company secretarial services as well as legal risk management experience within the banking sector / MFI environment / in a busy corporate body or law firm of good repute.
• Must be an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya in good standing with the Law Society of Kenya with a current advocate’s Practicing Certificate.
• Strong technical legal ability in drafting, reviewing documentations and properly interpret and incorporate legislation and regulations.
• Knowledge on sound corporate governance principles based on the CBK Prudential Guidelines, the Companies Act, 2015 and the global best practices.
• Excellent interpersonal, coaching, negotiation, presentation and good Microsoft Windows skills.
• Self-starter, team player, mature individual with outstanding strategic, analytical, numerate, creative skills, communication and presentation talents.