KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Regulatory & Pharma Compliance (Critical)

• Handle PPB licensing, retention, GMP compliance, premises licenses, manufacturing & import/export licenses
• Liaise with Pharmacy & Poisons Board, KEBs, KEBS, NEMA, KRA Customs
• Advise on WHO-GMP, USFDA, EMA documentation from a legal standpoint
• Manage product registration dossiers, IP, trademarks for brands

Corporate & Board Affairs

• Company secretary support: board papers, resolutions, annual returns at Registrar of Companies
• Maintain statutory registers, shareholding, CR12s, compliance calendar
• Advise board on Companies Act 2015, governance, risk

Contracts & Commercial

• Draft, review, negotiate: distributor agreements, supplier/SRMAs, loan docs, lease (Kitisuru plant), NDAs, employment contracts
• Vendor claims, debt recovery, distributor defaults
• Labor law: handle disciplinary hearings, HR legal issues

Litigation & External Counsel

• Manage external lawyers, reduce legal spend
• Represent company in disputes, KRA tribunals, PPB matters
• Maintain litigation tracker & provision advice to Finance

Compliance & Risk

• Build compliance framework: SOPs, code of conduct, anti-bribery, data protection (ODPC Act)
• Whistleblower policy, training for staff on regulatory changes

Education and skills

LLB/ LLM

Certifications in Regulatory Compliance with exposure in the healthcare industry will be preferred

• Handle PPB licensing, retention, GMP compliance, premises licenses, manufacturing & import/export licenses
• Liaise with Pharmacy & Poisons Board, KEBs, KEBS, NEMA, KRA Customs
• Advise on WHO-GMP, USFDA, EMA documentation from a legal standpoint
• Manage product registration dossiers, IP, trademarks for brands
• Company secretary support: board papers, resolutions, annual returns at Registrar of Companies
• Maintain statutory registers, shareholding, CR12s, compliance calendar
• Advise board on Companies Act 2015, governance, risk
• Draft, review, negotiate: distributor agreements, supplier/SRMAs, loan docs, lease (Kitisuru plant), NDAs, employment contracts
• Vendor claims, debt recovery, distributor defaults
• Labor law: handle disciplinary hearings, HR legal issues
• Manage external lawyers, reduce legal spend
• Represent company in disputes, KRA tribunals, PPB matters
• Maintain litigation tracker & provision advice to Finance
• Build compliance framework: SOPs, code of conduct, anti-bribery, data protection (ODPC Act)
• Whistleblower policy, training for staff on regulatory changes

• Regulatory Compliance
• Healthcare Industry Exposure
• Legal Advisory
• Contract Drafting and Review
• Corporate Governance
• Risk Management
• Litigation Management
• Intellectual Property Management
• Data Protection (ODPC Act)

• LLB/ LLM
• Certifications in Regulatory Compliance with exposure in the healthcare industry will be preferred