Senior Legal Officer II at Kenya Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (Kenya-AIST)

Job Description

Duties and responsibilities at this level will entail: -

• Developing, implementing and reviewing legal policies, strategies, regulations and procedures;
• Providing advice to the Institute on matters legal, Regulatory and Compliance;
•  Developing and maintaining the Conflict of Interest and Gift Registers of the Institute;
• Verifying documents issued to the Institute as collateral, securities or support documents for loans, assets, agreements, contracts and conveyance of property;
• Conducting legal research, investigation and preparation of preliminary submissions of legal issues affecting the Institute;
• Identifying legal risks, and developing mitigation measures;
• Negotiating disputes with a view to settling them out of court;
• Drafting, vetting, reviewing, leases, agreements and Memorandums of Understanding;
• Representing the Institute in court and other legal fora.
• Examining and verifying draft records of matters to be gazetted which relate to the Institute;
• Providing legal advisory for the Institute;
• Ensuring that the Institute complies with statutory and other regulatory requirements by undertaking periodic legal audit compliance;
• Developing and maintaining the legal registry;
•  Initiating legal action on behalf of the Institute on recovery measures; and
• Disseminating to the Institute any amendments to the law directly impacting on its projects, programs and activities
• Providing guidance to the Council/Board on their duties and responsibilities and on matters of governance;
• Serve as the Kenya-AIST Council Secretariat