Background

WTS Energy, headquartered in the Netherlands and established in 2000, is one of the leading Outsourcing & Workforce Management Companies to the Global Energy industry. WTS Supplies Manpower, Recruitment, Outsourcing Services in Africa, the Middle East, Europe and the Americas. WTS Energy works on all Energy projects, Oil & Gas and Renewables.

Role Context

We are seeking to hire an In-House Legal Counsel & Company Secretary to provide legal, commercial, regulatory, and company secretarial support. Based in Nairobi and reporting to the GCEO, the role will manage day-to-day legal matters, commercial contracts, litigation, corporate governance, regulatory compliance, external counsel, and legal risk management. The role will also support the company’s upstream oil & gas activities, specialised waste management operations, subsidiaries, SPVs, and related entities as required.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide practical legal advice to management on corporate, commercial, regulatory, employment, contractual, and operational matters.
• Draft, review, and negotiate commercial, operational, procurement, service, and other business contracts.
• Advise on contractual risks, claims, liabilities, variations, renewals, terminations, and dispute resolution.
• Manage litigation, claims, disputes, and arbitration matters, including coordination of external advocates.
• Act as Company Secretary, supporting Board and shareholder meetings, resolutions, minutes, statutory registers, filings, and corporate records.
• Advise the Board and management on corporate governance, directors’ duties, company law, and statutory obligations.
• Monitor legal and regulatory compliance, including licences, permits, statutory obligations, and regulatory requirements.
• Provide legal support to upstream oil & gas activities, JVs, JOAs, oilfield services, and waste management operations.
• Support subsidiaries, SPVs, JVs, and related entities on corporate, contractual, and regulatory matters.
• Manage relationships with external legal advisers and monitor legal matters and external legal costs.
• Identify and advise management on key legal, contractual, regulatory, and compliance risks.
• Develop and maintain legal templates, policies, procedures, and appropriate legal records.

Required Qualifications

• LLB degree and Advocate of the High Court of Kenya.
• Current membership of the Law Society of Kenya (LSK).
• Qualified Company Secretary and/or member of the Institute of Certified Secretaries (ICS).
• Minimum 7 years’ post-qualification experience.
• Strong experience in commercial contracts, litigation, corporate governance, company secretarial work, and regulatory compliance.
• Experience supporting subsidiaries, SPVs, JVs, or corporate transactions.
• Experience in energy, oil & gas, petroleum, waste management, or another regulated sector is highly advantageous.
• Exposure to upstream oil & gas operations is an added advantage.
• Strong commercial judgement, negotiation, legal drafting, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work independently and provide practical, business-focused legal solutions in a fast-paced environment.

• Provide practical legal advice to management on corporate, commercial, regulatory, employment, contractual, and operational matters.
• Draft, review, and negotiate commercial, operational, procurement, service, and other business contracts.
• Advise on contractual risks, claims, liabilities, variations, renewals, terminations, and dispute resolution.
• Manage litigation, claims, disputes, and arbitration matters, including coordination of external advocates.
• Act as Company Secretary, supporting Board and shareholder meetings, resolutions, minutes, statutory registers, filings, and corporate records.
• Advise the Board and management on corporate governance, directors’ duties, company law, and statutory obligations.
• Monitor legal and regulatory compliance, including licences, permits, statutory obligations, and regulatory requirements.
• Provide legal support to upstream oil & gas activities, JVs, JOAs, oilfield services, and waste management operations.
• Support subsidiaries, SPVs, JVs, and related entities on corporate, contractual, and regulatory matters.
• Manage relationships with external legal advisers and monitor legal matters and external legal costs.
• Identify and advise management on key legal, contractual, regulatory, and compliance risks.
• Develop and maintain legal templates, policies, procedures, and appropriate legal records.

• Strong commercial judgement
• Negotiation skills
• Legal drafting skills
• Communication skills
• Stakeholder management skills
• Ability to work independently
• Ability to provide practical, business-focused legal solutions in a fast-paced environment

• LLB degree and Advocate of the High Court of Kenya
• Current membership of the Law Society of Kenya (LSK)
• Qualified Company Secretary and/or member of the Institute of Certified Secretaries (ICS)