Careers at National Treasury

The Role

Reporting administratively to the Chief Executive Officer and with appropriate functional accountability to the Board and relevant Board Committees on governance and risk matters, the Chief Legal & Risk Officer / Corporation Secretary will serve as NIF’s principal legal, governance and enterprise risk adviser. Given NIF’s lean organisational model, this is a hands-on leadership role. The successful candidate must be capable of personally analysing, structuring, drafting, negotiating and managing complex transactions and project documentation rather than relying primarily on external counsel. The role will provide legal and risk leadership throughout the complete investment lifecycle — from project origination and development through commercial structuring, contracting, financing, financial close, construction and operations, portfolio management, restructuring and exit. The successful candidate will work closely with the Chief Investment Officer, Chief Financial & Operating Officer, Chief Engineer and other members of the senior management team while providing appropriate independent legal and risk challenge. As Corporation Secretary, the position will support the Governing Council, Board of Directors and relevant Committees in discharging their respective statutory and governance responsibilities and will promote the highest standards of institutional governance, integrity, transparency and accountability

Qualifications and Experience
The successful candidate should possess:

• A Bachelor’s degree in Law (LL.B) from a recognised university.
• Admission as an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya and a current practising certificate.
• Membership in good standing of the Law Society of Kenya.
• Qualification as a Certified Secretary and membership in good standing of the Institute of Certified Secretaries (ICS), with the appropriate professional standing required to discharge the responsibilities of Corporation Secretary.
• A Master’s degree in Law, Finance, Business Administration or another relevant discipline and/or recognised professional qualifications in governance, risk, finance or investment will be an added advantage.
• At least ten (10) years of progressively responsible legal experience with substantial exposure to complex corporate and commercial transactions, infrastructure, project finance, banking, investment funds, private equity, capital markets or development finance.
• At least five (5) years at senior leadership level, preferably as a Partner or senior transactional/project-finance lawyer in a leading law firm,
• General Counsel, Chief Legal Officer, Head of Legal or comparable senior position involving personal responsibility for complex transactions.

Essential Experience

• Applicants must demonstrate a strong hands-on transactional track record and provide evidence of having personally led or played a senior leadership role in:
• Structuring, drafting, negotiating and closing large and complex infrastructure, investment or financing transactions.
• Infrastructure project development from project preparation through bankability and financial close.
• Non-recourse or limited-recourse project-finance transactions.
• Negotiating significant construction or EPC arrangements, preferably including FIDIC-based contracts.
• Negotiating concessions, leases, implementation agreements, offtake/ revenue agreements, O&M contracts and other material infrastructure project agreements.
• Negotiating financing documents involving commercial banks, development finance institutions or other sophisticated lenders.
• Equity investments, shareholder agreements, joint ventures and investment SPVs.
• Legal due diligence and transaction risk assessment.
• Managing legal conditions precedent and achieving financial close.
• Engaging Government institutions and navigating statutory and regulatory approvals affecting major commercial or infrastructure transactions.
• Managing Kenyan and international external counsel on complex transactions.
• Managing significant contractual claims, disputes, arbitration or other dispute-resolution proceedings.
• Supporting investments through portfolio management, restructuring, refinancing and exit.
• Advising Boards and Board Committees at senior executive level.
• Corporation/company secretarial and governance responsibilities.
• Experience in infrastructure, project finance, investment management, private equity, development finance, banking, capital markets or institutional investment will be particularly relevant.

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Qualifications and Experience

• A Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from a university recognised in Kenya.
• A Master’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, Law or Infrastructure Finance is an added advantage.
• Registration with the Engineers Board of Kenya (EBK) as a Registered
• Professional Engineer is required.
• Membership of the Institution of Engineers of Kenya (IEK), or an equivalent recognised professional body, is required.
• A minimum of ten (15) years’ professional experience in engineering, project management or infrastructure investment.
• At least seven (7) years in senior leadership roles involving direct responsibility for the development and/or delivery of large and complex infrastructure projects.
• Fluency in oral and written English is required. Fluency in Kiswahili is an added advantage for engagement with local stakeholders and communities.

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The Role

Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Investment Officer will provide the technical, investment and commercial leadership of the Fund’s investment function and will be responsible for the full investment lifecycle — from project origination and development, appraisal and structuring through to approval, financing, financial close, deployment, portfolio management, value creation, exit and capital recycling.

The Chief Investment Officer will translate the Fund’s Investment Policy Statement into portfolio construction and capital allocation plans and ensure that investments achieve appropriate riskadjusted financial returns while contributing to the Fund’s national development mandate. The Chief Investment Officer will also lead the mobilisation of thirdparty capital from domestic and international institutional investors, financiers and capital markets.

As a founding member of the senior management team, the Chief Investment Officer will be responsible for establishing the people, processes, systems, standards and institutional investment discipline required to build NIF into a leading infrastructure investment institution.

Qualifications and Experience
The successful candidate should possess:

• A Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Business Administration, Accounting, Engineering, Law or another relevant discipline from a recognised university.
• A Master’s degree and/or relevant professional qualifications such as CFA, CPA, ACCA, CA or equivalent will be an addedadvantage.
• At least ten (10) years of relevant experience in investment management, private equity, infrastructure, project finance, investment banking, development finance or another related investment discipline.
• At least five (5) years’ experience serving as a Chief Investment Officer, Head of Investments, Investment Director, Partner or in another senior investment leadership role with responsibility for transaction execution, portfolio performance and team leadership

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Qualifications and Experience
The successful candidate should possess:

• A Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Business Administration or another relevant discipline from a recognised university.
• A recognised professional accounting qualification such as CPA, ACCA, CA or equivalent and membership in good standing of the relevant professional body.
• A Master’s degree in Finance, Business Administration, Economics,
• Accounting or another relevant discipline will be an added advantage. At least ten (10) years of progressively responsible experience in finance, accounting, treasury, investment operations, fund administration or related disciplines.
• At least five (5) years’ experience serving as a Chief Financial Officer, Finance Director, Chief Operating Officer, Head of Finance or in another comparable senior financial leadership role.