Manager, Legal Services at Konza Technopolis Development Authority

Ref No: KoTDA/HR78/2024

Job Purpose

The manager, Legal Services is responsible for providing internal legal services and advice on matters affecting the company or its employees, guiding on statutory compliance; ensuring that agreements, contracts, and all legal instruments are properly negotiated and documented and where applicable registered; and managing alternative dispute resolution and litigation in the Authority, and ensuring safe custody of key legal documents within the Authority.

Job Specification

Duties and Responsibilities

• To provide leadership and ensure efficient and effective management of staff and resources in the Legal Services Division.
• Manage implementation of Divisional deliverables in realization of the Authority’s Strategic Plan and Performance Contract.
• Oversee the development of the Division’s annual budget, work plans and periodic reports.
• Manage implementation of the Division’s targets under the Performance Contract.
• Manage staff job performance career development, capacity and deployment of skills.
• To manage the Authority’s panel of external lawyers handling disputes.
• To liaise with the external lawyers on project-related matters requiring their intervention, and on security related transactions and threatened and actual litigation.
• Advise the Authority on various legal matters on Contracting and Dispute Resolution and monitors the compliance of the company with various applicable regulations.
• Advise the Authority and coordination with the functional areas in relation to Contracts and Dispute resolution requirements which must be complied with a and the legal obstacles which must be overcome in order to obtain the Authority’s targeted results.
• Oversee and manage Contractual issues within the Authority.
• Attend to all legal matters of the Authority including advising, vetting and drafting of legal agreements in relation to the Authority’s operations.
• Liaise the functional units on queries or legal matters that should arise that relate to the Authority’s affairs.
• Prepare Board Papers for the Division.

Person Specification

For appointment to this grade a candidate must have: -

• Master’s Degree in any of the following disciplines: Law, Business Administration, Public Administration, or any other relevant field from a recognized institution.
• Bachelor’s degree in Law from a recognized institution.
• Advocate of the High Court of Kenya.
• Member of the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) with a valid/current practicing certificate.
• Ten (10) years’ work experience three (3) of which should be in a management position in public sector with experience in contracting and dispute resolution.
• Management Course from a recognized institution.
• Shown merit and ability as reflected in work performance and results; and
• Proficiency in Computer Applications.