Legal Officer at Mission for Essential Drugs and Supplies (MEDS)

• The position will report to the Managing Director and will be responsible for providing legal advise to the organisation’s leadership to ensure compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements

Key responsibilities:

• Develop legal & regulatory framework applicable across MEDS operations
• Define the necessary level of knowledge on existing and emerging regulatory compliance requirements across the organization
• Monitor and review compliance to legal, regulatory and contractual requirements & changes across MEDS processes
• Develop Annual Compliance workplans that reflect MEDS unique characteristics and business functions
• Provide guidance, advice, and/or training and educational programs, to enhance understanding of MEDS leadership and staff of applicable laws and regulatory requirements
• Advise the Board of Trustees and Board of Directors on legal issues
• Identify emerging legal issues affecting MEDS for compliance
• Engage with government bodies and regulatory agencies to ensure compliance with relevant laws and regulations
• Advocate and lobby for MEDS interests in statutory and regulatory engagements
• Negotiate, draft, review and vet documents for third party contracts
• Coordinate internal compliance reviews and monitoring activities to ensure legal compliance
• Handle litigation and disputes and participate in resolution of commercial and contractual disputes involving MEDS
• Liaise with external legal service providers on court cases involving the Organisation to ensure timely, efficient and effective conclusion of prosecutions and disputes

Job requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Law from a recognized Institution, Post Graduate Diploma in Law from the Kenya School of Law
• Advocate of the High Court of Kenya with a valid practicing certificate,
• Member of the Law Society of Kenya in good standing
• Minimum of eight years work experience (5) years post admission experience in a busy law firm or public/commercial entity, three (3) of which should have been at a Supervisory level
• Functional skills; Excellent negotiation, organizational, Mediation, oral and written communication and report writing skills