Legal Officer at Yehu Microfinance Services Limited

Key Specific Responsibilities

• Handle all internal legal administrative tasks and advising the organization on legal matters that may arise in its operations.
• Liaise with the organization consultants such as advocates and auditors on legal matters.
• Proactivity in taking initiative for developing, implementing, and reviewing legal policies and procedures to ensure that they are in accord with the existing legislation.
• Ensuring that the organization is run within the legal and regulation framework
• Providing necessary support in the management of the Board functionality.
• Carry out any other duties relating to the legal requirement of the organization

Key Qualifications

• Legal Knowledge of the court process- Must possess legal knowledge on the Court process and have excellent negotiation skills
• Conceptual and Analytical Skills-Must be able to conceptualize issues and analyze proposals to detail to understand underlying issues
• Knowledge of Business Environment-Must understand local and global dynamics of the business environments facing customers.

1. Job Specifications

4.1 Academic Qualifications:

• A Bachelor’s Degree Law (LLB)
• Post Graduate Diploma in Law

Professional Qualifications:

• Advocate of the High Court of Kenya of at least 2 years post admission
• Certified Public Secretary of Kenya CPS (K)

Desired work experience:

• At least 4 years’ experience in a legal department of a busy organization, banking operations, with sound exposure to credit or lending and debt recovery.