Jobs at Simba Corporation Limited

Primary Responsibilities

To provide consistent and reliable legal services to the Organization by ensuring compliance with statutory requirements as well as principals and other stakeholder requirements, with due regard to risk management.

Compliance Management

• Review of all relevant statutory laws and regulations applicable to the Company and ensure compliance in line with best practice.
• Ensure that business activities are conducted in conformity with all applicable laws, regulations, internal policies and procedures.
• Ensure that all regulatory permits, licences and approvals remain current and appropriate for business needs.
• Continual compliance risk assessment of company practices and ensure update of internal policies and procedures, compliance training and protocols, as required.
• Keep abreast of regulatory developments and industry initiatives with regular reports and recommendations on initiatives to GM Legal and HR.
• Provide reporting with respect to regulatory requirements and developments.
• Develop compliance checklists and prepare compliance reports, as and when due.
• Inform the Internal Audit unit of any findings as regards non-compliance that may require investigation.
• Participate in Business Process Re-engineering exercises to ensure adequate controls therein
• Carry out review of SLA Manuals to ensure applicable regulatory laws are incorporated.
• Preparation of compliance documentation with relevant constitutive documents for statutory, legal, regulatory purposes.
• Work with Legal Manager in the development and implementation of an annual training and communications calendar focused on effective compliance.
• Review contracts, legal documents and key business relationships and ensure compliance by the Company of agreed terms.
• Monitoring of the Kenya Gazette and other regulatory publications on matters affecting the business with regular reports to Legal manager and communication to the Business
• Undertake business partner due diligence with reports on any material risks.

Advisory 

• Provide accurate and timely legal advice and guidance on various matters affecting the Company relating to amongst others, obligations, rights, risks, labour and employment, regulatory developments in order to limit legal exposure for the Organization.
• Review and where necessary prepare corporate procedures, policies and programs.
• Prepare communication and conduct training for company staff to ensure understanding, uptake and compliance of the procedures, policies and programs.
• Monitor implementation of procedures, policies and programs.

Data Protection

• Advise the company on data protection regulations and requirements
• Work with Business and key stakeholders in developing implementing and maintaining data protection policies and procedures and ensure compliance.
• Work with stakeholders to ensure that the Organisation processes personal data of its staff, customers, suppliers and providers in compliance with applicable laws and regulations
• Development and implementation data management plans.
• Develop and implement a continuous training program for key stakeholders on data compliance
• Oversee the maintenance of records required to demonstrate data protection compliance
• Supporting data incident response and data breach notification procedures.
• Provide updates to the GM Legal Compliance and HR on the Data Protection Compliance Program.

 Contracts, Leases and Other Legal Documents Management

• Negotiation, drafting, review and execution of legal documents (contracts, non-disclosure agreements, MoUs, term papers, leases, licenses etc).
• Ensure all legal agreements and contracts entered by the Organisation are legally sound and minimise risks and other exposure.
• Report to GM Legal and HR on contract status, legal risks and business terms of various deals.
• Maintain a record of all contracts and develop a compliance matrix for the agreements.
• Lead discussions on renewal and/or variation of terms, implementation in liaison with end users
• Liaise with external counsel to ensure engrossment, execution and registration of all leases and licences.
• End to end management of legal documents including execution, dating, sign off and ensuring safe custody.
• Maintain, monitor and update the index of all legal documents and files to ensure integrity of legal files, contracts and records management and archiving system.

Company Matters

• Work with GM Legal and HR in the preparation of board and shareholder meeting papers and/or packs, as required.
• Effect approved transfer of shares and changes to board and shareholding for subsidiary companies
• Ensure annual returns as well as other returns for all Group companies.
• Manage documentation and filings of all board and shareholding related documents including minutes and resolutions.
• Maintain and ensure continuous update of the index of legal documents related to subsidiaries, their shareholding and directorships i.e. complete and accurate information and documentation, complete hard copy files and on-line back up with regular reports to GM Legal Compliance and HR.
• Registration of IPR- Trademarks, trade names, logos and other IP.
• Maintain an index of the Group’s IPR documentation and files with regular reports to the GM Legal and Compliance.

 Litigation

• Work with GM Legal in managing litigation matters including demands and claims served on and received by the Company.
• In consultation with relevant departments, prepare detailed briefs and instructions to external counsel.
• Preparation of detailed instructions to external counsel with required statements and documentation within set timelines.
• Review pleadings and witness statements and ensuring filing within the statutory timelines.
• Prepare and maintain litigation files and records.
• Negotiation and settlement of legal fees as per the Remuneration Order and within budgetary allocations.
• Maintain a calendar of strategy meetings with external counsel on all pending matters with a record of minutes and agreed actions with continuous monitoring.
• Maintain an updated schedule of all litigation matters with monthly status report to GM Legal, Compliance and HR.
• Maintain a diary of all litigation and liaise with external counsel in getting the updates, ensure pre-trial briefings and ensuring court attendance by witnesses.
• Maintain and update litigation status report for all litigation involving the business.
• Respond to queries and issues raised by internal users and external counsel on litigation.
• Close day to day issues related to claims and demands as they arise.

Stakeholder Management.

• Establish working contacts with legal service providers, regulatory and governmental bodies such as Business Registration Service, Lands Ministry, Competition Authority, Communication Authority, County Governments, NTSA, Kenya Police Service.
• Manage external relationships and legal partners as they relate to the role.
• Ensure service levels agreed with internal customers are met and maintained.
• Continuously monitor and review agreed to service levels with external counsel with monthly reports to GM Legal, Compliance and HR with recommendations on improvements.

 Legal Projects.

• Lead in the execution of various legal department projects including providing sound legal advice records management and reporting.

Academic Qualifications

• Bachelors in law’s Degree from a recognized University.
• Diploma from the Kenya School of Law.

Professional Qualifications

• An advocate of the High Court of Kenya.
• Current practicing certificate.

Experience

• 4-6 years experience in a busy legal environment.

Skills

• Excellent and effective communications skills, both orally and in writing.
• A results-oriented individual able to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Excellent analytical skills.
• A self-motivated individual who is able to operate in a performance-driven environment with minimum supervision.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.

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Primary Responsibilities

• Coordination of Logistics operations & Pre-delivery Inspection process.
• Implementation of Logistics procedures, systems, and processes.
• Coordinate the driver function in Simba Corporation.
• Coordination with Aftersales for quick turnaround time for company vehicles being serviced / repaired.
• Generate job cards for new vehicles and gate passes.
• Preparation of daily driver utilization roster.
• Coordination of Simba Corporation Group company transport function.
• Implementation of departmental cost cutting measures.
• Interface with other sections within the department to ensure synergies are utilized for the benefit of the organization.
• Continuously asses’ systems and processes to identify areas that require improvement and take decisive action.
• Maintaining good client relations based on service delivery, continuous improvement, and value addition.
• Ensure statutory and company regulations are observed in relation to Heath, Safety and Environment and NTSA.
• Any other duties as assigned by immediate supervisor.

Academic Qualifications

• Degree in Business Management / Supply Chain / Engineering or a related field.
• ICT skills.

Experience

• 5 years experience in the Automotive industry.

Skills

• Good organization, coordination and report writing skills.
• Good communication and presentation skills.
• Problem-solving skills.
• Interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Resilience

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Primary Responsibilities

• Work with the business units to address their HR requirements in liaison with the Head of Human Resource.
• Maintain and develop a strong employer brand in the local market and beyond.
• Implement effective and innovative search and selection and effective onboarding process while ensuring that procedures are consistently followed.
• Manage employee relations and welfare programs and provide support to line managers in maintaining a cordial employer-employee relationship to ensure a conducive work environment.
• Monitor probation periods and employment contracts and take necessary action.
• Prepare and maintain organizational charts and job descriptions, identifying succession strategies and forward planning of workforce needs of the business.
• Manage the Human Resource Information system and extract and compile HR Reports as required.
• Collect, Store and Process accurate employee data in line with the requirements of Data Protection Act.
• Assist and support managers with the performance management process and provide coaching to managers in HR matters such as giving feedback, counselling staff etc.
• Schedule and coordinate logistics for staff training sessions.
• Coordinate the NITA application and reimbursement process by making timely and correct applications and reimbursement claims and thereafter preparing relevant reports.
• Manage time and attendance system.
• Execute the exit process per prescribed procedures.
• Act as focal point for all initial queries from staff regarding staff policies and procedures.
• Ensure compliance with local labour and immigration law and handle any legal issues including staff disciplinary.
• Closely work with relevant departments in processing visa/resident permits for international/expatriate staff.
• Any other duties as assigned by immediate supervisor.

Academic Qualifications

• Relevant university degree, e.g., in law, business administration, economics, HR management.

Professional Qualifications

• Higher National Diploma in HR.
• CHRP

Experience

• At least 5 years’ experience in HR, preferably in a busy working environment.

Skills

• HR professional with a proven ability to successfully manage efficient and compliant HR operations including HR administration & payroll.
• Ability to deliver a strategic HR agenda based on business.
• Experience with budget and workforce planning.
• HR advisory capacity for senior managers in matters relating to their teams and organization.
• Computer literacy (Excel/PowerPoint/Word), ideally including experience with HR information systems.
• Strong planning and organisational skills.
• Effective communication and listening as well as counselling skills.
• Role model for integrity ensuring fair and transparent processes always and inspiring trust
• Ability to deal with ambiguity and diplomacy.
• Strong in HR reporting and analytical skills.