Legal Assistant – HFDI & Affordable Housing Job HF Group

Contract Legal Assistant – HFDI & Affordable Housing Job

Principle Accountabilities

Legal Functions

•  Support HFDI in conveyance of the housing units to the vendors of the units
• Providing legal opinions to the Subsidiaries Heads, Management & the Branch Network and diverse business needs
• Coordinating and convening board and shareholder meetings of the various joint venture companies
• Regulatory compliance by compiling and filing the relevant statutory documentation with the Registrars, which include Annual returns, change of directors and share increment for the SPV and joint venture companies
• Vetting & approving lease documents for lease premises owned by the Company and those rented by the Company from third parties
• Drafting, perusing & approving service & other contracts entered into with the Company by external service providers and drafting other legal documents as may be required by the Company from time to time
• Constant evaluation & monitoring of the agreements that the Bank is party to mitigate legal risk of non-compliance with continuing obligations
• Periodically assess the advocate’s performance against the SLA signed between the Bank and the Advocates.
• Trainings and capacity building fora for HF staff members, and managing legal opinions and FAQs to staff

Administrative

• Handling & exchanging daily correspondence with Subsidiaries, Branches & other Departments of the Company
• Maintaining & constantly updating a record of the Company’s contracts, leases, trademarks, professional indemnities and status thereof

Customer Care

• Listen to problems and offer timely and workable solutions.
• Treating external staff and internal staff courteously and making every effort to be of assistance.
• Counseling staff on legal matters.

Training

• Training staff on new regulatory developments and other matters of a legal nature in liaison or collaboration with external counsel.
• Follow up on performance of the trained Staff at the respective work stations
• On Site Training.

Other Duties

• Represent the department in certain meetings when called upon and as delegated from time to time.
• Represent the Company whenever called upon to do so.
• Any other duties as assigned from time to time.
• Conducting workshops for specific needs of business units
• Representing the department in Company projects that require legal input
• Sitting in & actively participating in nominated committee & task forces

Key Competencies and Skills

Personal Attributes

• Integrity
• Attention to detail
• Good Judgment
• Commitment
• Dedication
• Honesty

Skills required to undertake the role

• Analytical Skills
• Communication Skills- Oral and Written
• Conceptual Skills
• Decision Making Skills
• Leadership Skills
• Excellent Interpersonal Skills
• Influencing and Negotiation Skills
• Computer Literacy Skills

Minimum Qualifications, Knowledge and Experience

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Law from a recognized institution; and
• Diploma of Law from the Kenya School of Law.
• Advocate of the High Court of Kenya.

Experience: 

• An Advocate of 2 years’ experience, practising in a busy commercial law firm specialising in conveyancing and deals structuring
• Working knowledge of the legal environment for Affordable Housing, Joint Ventures, Land Administration, Land Registration, Banking and general business/commerce in Kenya
• Working knowledge of the lending practice for financial institutions, particularly lending to the different market segments – corporate, SMEs and retail banking
• Working knowledge of business management and banking acquired through practical experience in a work environment, seminars and courses on business and banking related subjects
• Participant in Continuous Education programs under both the Law Society of Kenya and ICPSK; 

How to Apply

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