Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, August 24, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Key Responsibilities
• Drafting, negotiating and reviewing commercial and technical contracts, leases and any other form of agreements;
• Litigation management: assist in management of litigation portfolio, preparing witnesses and liaising with external counsel;
• Attend to debt collection internally and externally in liaison with credit control and external legal counsel;
• Prepare legal opinions and advisories on advancements in laws and regulations that impact Wananchi operations;
• Attend disciplinary proceedings and advise on labor related matters.
• Maintain an up-to-date efficient filing system and central custody of all commercial agreements, leases, licenses & permits;
• Protection of brand equity through registration of trademarks and service marks
• Assist in managing data privacy program and ensuring the compliance with evolving data privacy laws
• Support in regulatory, and compliance roles, as maybe assigned from time to time.
• Assist the Director- Legal& Regulatory and undertake other duties as maybe assigned from time to time;

Academic Qualifications:
• A degree in Law (LLB), LLM will be an added advantage;
• Postgraduate Diploma from the Kenya School of Law
• Admission as an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya
• Member -Law Society of Kenya

Professional, Experience and Skills
• Minimum of at least 3- 4 years post qualification working experience;
• Experience in drafting, preparing and negotiating commercial contracts ;
• Good grasp of application of law in a business environment;
• Experience in Telecoms/ICT industry as well as cross-border transactions;
• Ability to multitask and deliver on assigned tasks.
• Ability to interact and collaborate with various and dynamic teams.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 36

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
• Interested and qualified candidates to submit their applications including a detailed CV and day time telephone contact to recruit@ke.wananchi.com  on or before 30th August 2022.
• The subject line should read Legal & Regulatory Officer.
• Wananchi Group is an equal opportunity employer and will offer competitive remuneration and benefits to the right candidate.
• Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
• Note: Canvassing will lead to automatic disqualification.

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