Legal Jobs In Kenya.

Our client provides technology-enabled payments solutions to merchants and financial institutions in the Middle East and Africa. They seek to hire a Legal Company Secretary who will be an advisor of legal affairs and perform various administrative and corporate governance tasks for the organisation.

Key Responsibilities

  • To ensure compliance with governance requirements across geographies where the Group has its offices.
  • For incorporating, managing companies, and adherence to company law of countries in Africa regions.
  • Drafting and vetting of Memorandum & Articles of Association
  • Provide advice to the senior executives while having high level responsibilities including governance structures and mechanism, corporate conduct within the regulatory environment, board and shareholder meetings and regulatory requirements and contact with regulatory and external bodies.
  • Managing and overseeing administration of all bank related contracts for Network.
  • Participating in the merger and acquisition process as and when required.
  • Perform Company Secretarial role for Group companies, as required from time to time, across jurisdictions in Africa.
  • Arrange for Board and Committee meetings, prepare, finalise and issue notice convening meetings, agenda packs, attend and prepare accurate minutes for the Board and Committee meetings.
  • Maintain statutory records for all group companies.
  • Provide support in the Merger and Acquisition process as required.
  • Act as the central internal point of contact for Group’s corporate information KYC requests.
  • Collaborate with external advisors as and when such needs arise.
  • Protect the company against legal risks and violations.
  • Examine the legal issues related to new products and services.
  • Negotiate deals on behalf of the company.
  • All other Company Secretarial functions.

Key Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Law from a reputed and accredited university.
  • 10 – 15 years of experience in the same field, preferably within multinational Companies; out of which 5+ years as a Company Secretary.
  • Experience in a Tech and Intellectual Property or in a payments services business is an advantage.
  • Experience in attending to company secretarial matters in Africa.
  • Excellent interpersonal and drafting skills.
  • Experience in Corporate Governance matters, Mergers, and Acquisitions.
  • Expert knowledge of corporate laws.
  • Expert knowledge of Intellectual property law.
  • Expert knowledge of Commercial law.
  • Excellent in task planning and organizing.
  • Good knowledge of Legal procedures and provisions.
  • Fluent in English.
  • Ability and maturity to deal with senior team members within the Group.
  • Ability to efficiently handle multiple assignments across different jurisdictions.

How to Apply

If you are up to the challenge and possess the necessary qualifications and experience; please send your CV only quoting the job title on the email subject (Legal Company Secretary) to jobs@corporatestaffing.co.ke before 30th November 2023.