Legal Officer, Insurance and Corporation at The Nairobi Hospital

REF: TNH/HRD/LO/08/2022

Reporting to the Senior Legal Officer, the successful candidate will be responsible for providing legal support and maintain updated legal documentation for the Hospital.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Process required licenses for the Hospital from relevant authorities.
• Process business permits, land rates, rent as well as fire prevention licence (certificate) for the Hospital, and outreach centres.
• Assist in soliciting insurance covers and following up on insurance claims for the hospital from insurance providers in line with requirements;
• Prepare leases and correspondences to tenants in consultation with Legal Officer.
• Represent the Hospital on litigations in liaison with external advocates in charge of the cases.
• Review and provide legal advice on MOUs, Contracts, and insurance agreements to ensure that they comply with legal requirements.
• Provide accurate and relevant interpretation of legal documents, contracts and/or agreements and provide legal advice to management in line with requirements.
• Carry out research on medical opinions in order to aid in cases.
• Develop contractual agreements with tender awarded service providers in various fields.
• Monitor expiry of contracts and negotiate contracts in liaison with the concerned departments.
• Follow up with patients’ undertakings for patients with pending bills and keep safe custody of patient securities to ensure bill settlement.
• Prepare documentation for court attendances and monitor all pending cases on behalf of the Hospital including reviewing them and advising management accordingly.
• Liaise with relevant departments to ensure that where legal risks have been identified, appropriate courses of action have been taken.
• Provide and interpret legal information, conduct training and disseminate appropriate legal requirements to staff.
• Participate in the department’s formulation of legal compliance check-lists
• Prepare weekly, monthly and quarterly reports for the department for management meetings.
• Support the human resources department on legal aspects of employee management.
• Support the finance department on the interpretation and application of taxation laws.
• Ensure the witnesses of fraudulent cases appear in court; and
• Any other responsibilities that may be assigned to the job holder by the supervisor from time to time.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor of Laws degree (LLB) from a recognized institution.
• Must be an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya.
• Minimum of 3 years’ legal practice experience in a legal office or department.
• Master’s Degree or Diploma in tax or other professional or regulatory sector or regime.

CORE COMPETENCIES

• Good knowledge of the Kenyan legal system and in-depth knowledge of regulatory laws.
• Demonstrate deep understanding of the Tax regime in Kenya.
• Demonstrate knowledge of, and experience with laws dealing with commercial/contract administration and labour laws
• Strong working knowledge of litigation, lease transactions and property management
• Solid experience in insurance underwriting
• Understanding of Foreclosure
• Analytical thinker
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Excellent communication, negotiation and diplomatic skills.
• Excellent command of the English language
• Demonstrated experience in legal research
• Possess negotiation skills
• Strong drafting skills
• Judgement and decision-making skills