MESPT Legal Officer Job Vacancy in Kenya

Micro Enterprises Support Programme Trust

Founders: The Government of Kenya and the European Union

Partners: The Royal Danish Embassy, Nairobi

The Micro Enterprises Support Programme Trust (MESPT) is a Kenyan Organization whose founders are the Government of Kenya and The European Union. Over the last eight years, MESPT has offered wholesale loans to Microfinance Organisations (MFOs) and Savings and Credit Co-operative Societies (Saccos), to the tune of Kshs. 2.0 billion.

Due to the expansion of the organisation, MESPT wishes to recruit a Kenyan who is an LLB graduate, an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya and a Certified Public Secretary to work as a Legal Officer on a three year renewable contract.

Responsibilities

Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, the Legal Officer will have the following among other
responsibilities and tasks:

Provide legal advice and guidance to the Board of Trustees and Management.Formulate legal policies and practices in the operations of the Trust.Be the Secretary to all the meetings of the Board of Trustees.Draft and vet all the legal Contracts and agreements that MESPT will enter into.Carry out contractual negotiations on behalf of MESPT.Work in collaboration with external lawyers to conclude loan documentation, following up on loan defaulters and prosecute the cases in Court.Ensure legal compliance of MESPT by filing all the relevant returns.Carry out any other duties specified by the Chief Executive Officer.An LLB Degree.Be an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya and a Certified Public Secretary.At least 5 years post qualification experience mainly in handling commercial, conveyancing and civil litigation.Honest, proactive, customer focused, results oriented and team player.Able to work without supervision, meeting strict deadlines and coping with intense work pressure.Must be computer literate.The detailed job description for this post is available at the MESPT websites.

Qualified Candidates interested in the post should send their application by Post, Courier or On-line (to legalofficer@mespt.org), to be received by 23rd December 2010 and include; detailed CV, email address, daytime telephone contacts, current and expected remuneration package, names and email contacts of three referees and the academic certificates and other testimonials to the following address:

The Chief Executive Officer
Micro Enterprises Support Programme Trust (MESPT)
2nd Floor, Vision Tower, (Formerly First Assurance Plaza), Muthithi Road, Westlands
P. O. Box 187, Sarit Centre 00606, Nairobi, Kenya
Tel.3746354, 3746764, 3749942 Fax 3746764
Cell phones: 0722 207905 and 0735 333154
E-mail: legalofficer@mespt.org

Websites: www.microfinancetrust.org and www.mespt.org

Any form of canvassing will lead to automatic disqualification.

Those who do not hear from us by 15/01/2011 should consider their applications unsuccessful.

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