Legal Officer at Jubilee Insurance

Job Ref. No. JLIL124

Role Purpose

The role holder with be charged with the responsibility of proving legal services to the Company, especially in drafting and interpretation of legal instruments/ documentation and interpretation of statutes and regulations. He/she will also be required to enhance corporate governance by assisting the Company Secretary in providing legal and administrative services to the Board.

Main Responsibilities

• Providing legal support for all tenancy issues.
• Carrying out legal research and preparation of legal opinions and reports.
• Providing legal advice to various departments/ business lines within the Company.
• Contract management including drafting, reviewing and negotiating contracts.
• Administration of court cases in conjunction with external counsel and monitoring progress to ensure prompt resolution of all disputes.
• Assisting the Company Secretary in arranging Board Meetings and attending to all matters relating to the operation and function of the Board and/or any subsidiary Board and Committees.
• Providing legal/secretarial services to Management Committees as may be required from time to time.
• Collate Board/ Committee papers and distributing to the Board/ Committee members.
• Taking minutes of Board/Board Committee meetings when designated to do so.
• Assisting in ensuring that statutory registers required to be kept under the Companies Act and other relevant Acts are in order.
• Preparing returns for filing with the Shares Registrar.
• Ensuring compliance with the regulatory/reporting requirements of the various stock exchanges on which the Company is listed.

Key Competencies

• Visionary Leadership
• Market Awareness
• Customer Focus
• Continuous Innovation
• Ownership & Commitment
• Team Spirit

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Laws Degree from a recognized University
• Diploma from the Kenya School of Law
• Advocate of the High Court of Kenya
• Current practicing certificate
• Certified Public Secretary
• Sound IT proficiency in MS word, Excel, Projects, Outlook, and PowerPoint
• Sound knowledge of property law, company law and company secretarial practice.
• Good knowledge of principles of good corporate governance.

Relevant Experience

• Not less than 3 years’ legal experience in a corporate set-up

Closing: 28th March 2023