Company Secretary & Director Legal Services
2025-06-03T07:16:46+00:00
HR Powerhouse Limited
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FULL_TIME
Nairobi
Nairobi
00100
Kenya
Human Services
Legal
2025-06-24T17:00:00+00:00
Kenya
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Duties will entail:
- Providing guidance to the Board on their duties and responsibilities and on matters of governance.
- Assisting the Board in carrying out the following: Board members’ induction and training; updating the Board and Committee Charters; preparing Board work plans; Board evaluation; Governance audit; and implementing the code of conduct and ethics.
- Ensuring the timely preparation and circulation of Board and Committee papers and minutes.
- Custodian of the seal of the Organization and account to the Board for its use.
- Maintaining and updating the register of conflicts of interest.
- Ensuring that Board members are aware of all relevant laws affecting the organization.
- Facilitating effective communication between the organization and the shareholders.
- Ensuring that annual returns are promptly filed with the relevant authorities.
- Ensuring that Board and Committee papers are circulated in advance of any meeting.
- Overseeing the development, implementation and review of policies, strategies, regulations and procedures on legal matters.
- Providing legal opinion or advice on governance matters.
- Facilitating legal research, investigation, preparation of witnesses for pre-trial and hearing.
- Overseeing the development of concept papers, legal briefs and opinions.
- Spearheading the development of defense strategies, arguments and testimony in preparation for legal proceedings of cases in liaison with external lawyers.
- Maintaining an up-to-date record of gazetted matters.
- Ensuring compliance with statutory and other regulatory requirements by undertaking periodic legal audit compliance.
- Facilitating the review of laws, by-laws and regulations.
- Spearheading the development and implementation of the Department’s budgets, performance contracts and staff performance appraisal.
- Ensuring compliance with principles of good governance, transparency, accountability, ethics and integrity.
- Managing and developing staff in the Department.
Person Specifications
For appointment to this grade, an officer must have:
- Served for a minimum period of twelve (12) years, five (5) of which shall be at senior management level.
- Bachelor of Laws degree from a recognized institution.
- Master of Laws degree from a recognized institution.
- Post Graduate Diploma in Law from Kenya School of Law.
- Admitted as an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya with a valid Practicing Certificate.
- Registered as a member of the Law Society of Kenya in good standing.
- Membership to the Institute of Certified Public Secretaries.
- Certificate in Leadership/Governance course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution.
- Proficiency in computer applications.
- Certified trustee.
- Met the requirements of Chapter Six (6) of the Constitution.
- Demonstrated professional, Managerial and administrative competence in work performance.
- Exhibited a thorough understanding of national goals, policies, objectives and ability to relate them to proper management of legal services functions.
Key Competencies and Skills
- Communication skills.
- Team work.
- Interpersonal skills.
- Analytical skills.
- Time management skills.
- Organizational skills.
- Leadership skills.
- Negotiation skills.
- Decision making skills.
- Problem solving skills.
Providing guidance to the Board on their duties and responsibilities and on matters of governance.
Assisting the Board in carrying out the following: Board members’ induction and training; updating the Board and Committee Charters; preparing Board work plans; Board evaluation; Governance audit; and implementing the code of conduct and ethics.
Ensuring the timely preparation and circulation of Board and Committee papers and minutes.
Custodian of the seal of the Organization and account to the Board for its use.
Maintaining and updating the register of conflicts of interest.
Ensuring that Board members are aware of all relevant laws affecting the organization.
Facilitating effective communication between the organization and the shareholders.
Ensuring that annual returns are promptly filed with the relevant authorities.
Ensuring that Board and Committee papers are circulated in advance of any meeting.
Overseeing the development, implementation and review of policies, strategies, regulations and procedures on legal matters.
Providing legal opinion or advice on governance matters.
Facilitating legal research, investigation, preparation of witnesses for pre-trial and hearing.
Overseeing the development of concept papers, legal briefs and opinions.
Spearheading the development of defense strategies, arguments and testimony in preparation for legal proceedings of cases in liaison with external lawyers.
Maintaining an up-to-date record of gazetted matters.
Ensuring compliance with statutory and other regulatory requirements by undertaking periodic legal audit compliance.
Facilitating the review of laws, by-laws and regulations.
Spearheading the development and implementation of the Department’s budgets, performance contracts and staff performance appraisal.
Ensuring compliance with principles of good governance, transparency, accountability, ethics and integrity.
Managing and developing staff in the Department.
Communication skills.
Team work.
Interpersonal skills.
Analytical skills.
Time management skills.
Organizational skills.
Leadership skills.
Negotiation skills.
Decision making skills.
Problem solving skills.
Served for a minimum period of twelve (12) years, five (5) of which shall be at senior management level.
Bachelor of Laws degree from a recognized institution.
Master of Laws degree from a recognized institution.
Post Graduate Diploma in Law from Kenya School of Law.
Admitted as an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya with a valid Practicing Certificate.
Registered as a member of the Law Society of Kenya in good standing.
Membership to the Institute of Certified Public Secretaries.
Certificate in Leadership/Governance course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution.
Proficiency in computer applications.
Certified trustee.
Met the requirements of Chapter Six (6) of the Constitution.
Demonstrated professional, Managerial and administrative competence in work performance.
Exhibited a thorough understanding of national goals, policies, objectives and ability to relate them to proper management of legal services functions.
JOB-683ea15e6965b
Vacancy title:
Company Secretary & Director Legal Services
[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Human Services, Category: Legal]
Jobs at:
HR Powerhouse Limited
Deadline of this Job:
Tuesday, June 24 2025
Duty Station:
Nairobi | Nairobi | Kenya
Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, June 3 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
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JOB DETAILS:
Duties will entail:
- Providing guidance to the Board on their duties and responsibilities and on matters of governance.
- Assisting the Board in carrying out the following: Board members’ induction and training; updating the Board and Committee Charters; preparing Board work plans; Board evaluation; Governance audit; and implementing the code of conduct and ethics.
- Ensuring the timely preparation and circulation of Board and Committee papers and minutes.
- Custodian of the seal of the Organization and account to the Board for its use.
- Maintaining and updating the register of conflicts of interest.
- Ensuring that Board members are aware of all relevant laws affecting the organization.
- Facilitating effective communication between the organization and the shareholders.
- Ensuring that annual returns are promptly filed with the relevant authorities.
- Ensuring that Board and Committee papers are circulated in advance of any meeting.
- Overseeing the development, implementation and review of policies, strategies, regulations and procedures on legal matters.
- Providing legal opinion or advice on governance matters.
- Facilitating legal research, investigation, preparation of witnesses for pre-trial and hearing.
- Overseeing the development of concept papers, legal briefs and opinions.
- Spearheading the development of defense strategies, arguments and testimony in preparation for legal proceedings of cases in liaison with external lawyers.
- Maintaining an up-to-date record of gazetted matters.
- Ensuring compliance with statutory and other regulatory requirements by undertaking periodic legal audit compliance.
- Facilitating the review of laws, by-laws and regulations.
- Spearheading the development and implementation of the Department’s budgets, performance contracts and staff performance appraisal.
- Ensuring compliance with principles of good governance, transparency, accountability, ethics and integrity.
- Managing and developing staff in the Department.
Person Specifications
For appointment to this grade, an officer must have:
- Served for a minimum period of twelve (12) years, five (5) of which shall be at senior management level.
- Bachelor of Laws degree from a recognized institution.
- Master of Laws degree from a recognized institution.
- Post Graduate Diploma in Law from Kenya School of Law.
- Admitted as an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya with a valid Practicing Certificate.
- Registered as a member of the Law Society of Kenya in good standing.
- Membership to the Institute of Certified Public Secretaries.
- Certificate in Leadership/Governance course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution.
- Proficiency in computer applications.
- Certified trustee.
- Met the requirements of Chapter Six (6) of the Constitution.
- Demonstrated professional, Managerial and administrative competence in work performance.
- Exhibited a thorough understanding of national goals, policies, objectives and ability to relate them to proper management of legal services functions.
Key Competencies and Skills
- Communication skills.
- Team work.
- Interpersonal skills.
- Analytical skills.
- Time management skills.
- Organizational skills.
- Leadership skills.
- Negotiation skills.
- Decision making skills.
- Problem solving skills.
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 144
Level of Education: bachelor degree
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