Company Secretary Job in Kenya

POSITION              
: Company Secretary/Manager,
Legal Services

LOCATION            
: Head Office

REPORTS TO         : Chief Executive Officer

JOB GROUP           
: NOC 3

JOB HOLDER         
: Vacant

JOB PURPOSE

Reporting to the Chief
Executive Officer, the ideal candidate will take overall charge of managing the
legal function of the Corporation, providing legal advice to the Board and
management, overseeing litigation and reviewing contracts to ensure compliance
to policies. The position serves as the Secretary to the Board.

Responsibilities

• Organizing
  for Board meetings;


• Taking
  minutes during board meetings and following up on action points;


• Liaising
  and communicating with the Board and other stakeholders;


• Coordinating
  Board evaluations, governance and legal audit;


• Developing
  and reviewing Board charters and other governance instruments;


• Enhancing
  good corporate governance by formulating policies and procedures relevant
  to the Corporation;


• Develop
  and implement the Corporation’s Legal strategies;


• Drafting
  and reviewing the Corporation’s and third parties’ contracts;


• Providing
  legal opinions on issues affecting the Corporation;


• Handling
  litigation and disputes involving the Corporation;


• Liaising
  with the Corporation’s external lawyers on matters they are handling for
  the Corporation;


• Providing
  legal advisory services to the Corporation on all legally binding
  contracts and documents so as to ensure statutory compliance;


• Developing
  and managing the legal department budget;


• Maintaining
  custody of all legal documents, contracts and security documentation for
  the Corporation;


• Overseeing
  the registration and protection of the Corporation’s intellectual property
  rights;


• Overseeing
  conveyance matters; and


• Coaching,
  mentoring and managing the legal team to ensure optimal staff

Qualifications

• Masters
  of Law (LLM) or Business Administration or any other relevant field shall
  be an added advantage;


• Bachelor
  of Law (LLB)


• CPS
  K

Experience

• At
  least 10 years legal experience, 5 years of which must be at managerial
  level;


• Intellectual
  leadership in managing people, operations and financial resources;


• Ability
  to think strategically and design long term plans;


• Organization
  and coordination skills;


• Good
  communication skills both written and oral;


• Good
  negotiation skills;


• Analytical
  skills; and


• Interpersonal
  skills

How to Apply

Candidates will be
required to satisfy the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution of
Kenya on leadership and integrity, and are thus required to submit clearance
certificates from the following institutions together with the job application:

• Kenya
  Revenue Authority (Tax Compliance Certificate)


• Higher
  Education Loans Board


• Ethics
  & Anti – Corruption Commission


• Criminal
  Investigation Department (Certificate of Good Conduct)


• Report
  from an approved Credit Reference Bureau (CRB)

Evidence of on-going clearance
is admissible subject to satisfactory results (presentation of a clearance
certificate from the above institutions) before the selection process.

Interested candidates
can access advertisement and application details on the National Oil website www.nationaloil.co.ke Applicants
should email applications to hr@nockenya.co.ke. In
addition, please attach a curriculum vitae that contains details of your
qualifications, experience, positions held relevant to this role and indicate
your current remuneration. Include your day and evening phone numbers, email
address, names and addresses of three professional referees.

Applications should
reach us not later than 5pm on Tuesday 04^th August 2020.

Only short-listed
candidates shall be contacted.

Canvassing shall lead to
automatic disqualification.

National Oil is an equal
opportunity employer (EOE) and committed to diversity and Gender Equity