Deadline of this Job: 20 January 2023
REF: VA/UU/030/2023
Duties And Responsibilities
• Provide Legal Advice -Using oral or written platforms, will be expected to brief team of staff members on legal issues, potential liabilities and possible courses of actions. This involves translating complicated legal jargon into language which everyone can understand, as well as taking all possible legal problems into consideration before making any recommendations. All recommendations which the Legal Officer makes must be in complete compliance with the law, and must also strive to minimize risk for the institution.
• Process Documents -Will frequently need to write and review settlement documents, contracts, agreements and more. This task makes up of a significant portion of the day-to-day work and requires both focus and precision.
• Perform Research - To continuously research legal resources such as articles, codes, statutes, judicial decisions and more. Doing so will allow the Legal Officer to stay up to date on all current laws and make well-educated legal recommendations.
• Identify Risks- To regularly analyse the actions and decisions of the institution in order to identify problem areas, suggest alternative courses of action and mitigate risk as much as possible.
• Direct Staff- To direct all claim adjusters, liability attorneys and management. With proper leadership, the legal staff can proceed with clarity, efficiency and confidence and hopefully resolve the matter swiftly.
Other Specific Duties
• Review, advise on and draft contracts, agreements, institutional and operational modalities and other legal documents, as necessary, develop new legal modalities to meet unique needs / circumstances.
• Review investigation reports and provide legal opinion to the Vice-Chancellor on matters of conduct and discipline implementation or any breaches of the institution’s rules and regulations.
• Participate in negotiations and settlement of claims and disputes.
• Represent the institution in judicial, arbitral or administrative proceedings.
• Provide guidance to and may supervise, more junior staff on straight forward matters
• Any other activity deemed appropriate by the Council and Management
Qualifications
Education
• Advanced University Degree (Master’s or equivalent) in law with a specialization in administrative, commercial and /or criminal law required. A first level university degree in law with a relevant combination of academic qualifications and experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree. Must be an Advocate of the High Court and an active member of the Law Society of Kenya.
Work Experience
• At least 4 years of progressively responsible professional legal experience is required in the practice of law in a gov- ernment or a law firm with a substantial experience in administrative, commercial and / or criminal law matters.
REF: VA/UU/030/2023
Duties And Responsibilities
• Provide Legal Advice -Using oral or written platforms, will be expected to brief team of staff members on legal issues, potential liabilities and possible courses of actions. This involves translating complicated legal jargon into language which everyone can understand, as well as taking all possible legal problems into consideration before making any recommendations. All recommendations which the Legal Officer makes must be in complete compliance with the law, and must also strive to minimize risk for the institution.
• Process Documents -Will frequently need to write and review settlement documents, contracts, agreements and more. This task makes up of a significant portion of the day-to-day work and requires both focus and precision.
• Perform Research - To continuously research legal resources such as articles, codes, statutes, judicial decisions and more. Doing so will allow the Legal Officer to stay up to date on all current laws and make well-educated legal recommendations.
• Identify Risks- To regularly analyse the actions and decisions of the institution in order to identify problem areas, suggest alternative courses of action and mitigate risk as much as possible.
• Direct Staff- To direct all claim adjusters, liability attorneys and management. With proper leadership, the legal staff can proceed with clarity, efficiency and confidence and hopefully resolve the matter swiftly.
Other Specific Duties
• Review, advise on and draft contracts, agreements, institutional and operational modalities and other legal documents, as necessary, develop new legal modalities to meet unique needs / circumstances.
• Review investigation reports and provide legal opinion to the Vice-Chancellor on matters of conduct and discipline implementation or any breaches of the institution’s rules and regulations.
• Participate in negotiations and settlement of claims and disputes.
• Represent the institution in judicial, arbitral or administrative proceedings.
• Provide guidance to and may supervise, more junior staff on straight forward matters
• Any other activity deemed appropriate by the Council and Management
Qualifications
Education
• Advanced University Degree (Master’s or equivalent) in law with a specialization in administrative, commercial and /or criminal law required. A first level university degree in law with a relevant combination of academic qualifications and experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree. Must be an Advocate of the High Court and an active member of the Law Society of Kenya.
Work Experience
• At least 4 years of progressively responsible professional legal experience is required in the practice of law in a gov- ernment or a law firm with a substantial experience in administrative, commercial and / or criminal law matters.
Deadline of this Job: 20 January 2023
The Climate Policy Director Africa position is a senior role that will be responsible for analyzing climate and forestry policy, as well as voluntary and compliance market and REDD+ regulation as emerging across Africa, and for identifying and implementing opportunities for Wildlife Works’ active participation in the creation of the carbon markets in Africa. The Climate Policy Director position will be preferably be based in Nairobi or Accra and will be part of the global Policy and External Affairs Department (PEAD) based in the UK. While the position focuses on Africa and will work closely with Wildlife Works regional and country teams in Africa, collaboration across regions to foster south-south collaboration particularly between the DRC, Brazil and Indonesia will be part of the role.
Responsibilities:
• Carry out policy and legislative research on domestic climate policies, National Determined Contributions, forest conservation strategies (REDD+) as well as voluntary and compliance carbon pricing plans across countries of interest to WWC in Africa.
• Develop and implement high-level government engagement strategies to foster south-south collaboration between governments on creating investment environments and REDD+ regulation that attract private finance.
• Develop and implement an advocacy strategy to develop an African perspective on quality REDD+ credits and promote its adoption in national regulation, in close collaboration with WWC departments.
• Be a main contact and spokesperson for WWC’s quality REDD+ projects in the region.
• Support feasibility studies and build government relations as needed.
• Support communications strategies with public and expert audiences as needed.
• Develop and write presentations, reports, and training materials for use in the region, and across different time zones.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements
• Master’s degree in environmental law, environmental policy or related field preferred.
• 7 Years of demonstrable relevant working experience in the public sector or in a regulatory affairs function for a profit or non-profit organization
• Understanding of national climate policies, Nationally Determined Contributions, and interlinkages with forest and land use sector strategies in the region.
• Familiarity with policy, legal, and institutional frameworks in areas relevant to private REDD+ project implementation, including forest and land licensing and land titling.
• Ability to accurately interpret legal documents and clearly convey their contents.
Other Vacancies
Deadline of this Job: 20 January 2023The Climate Policy Director Africa position is a senior role that will be responsible for analyzing climate and forestry policy, as well as voluntary and compliance market and REDD+ regulation as emerging across Africa, and for identifying and implementing opportunities for Wildlife Works’ active participation in the creation of the carbon markets in Africa. The Climate Policy Director position will be preferably be based in Nairobi or Accra and will be part of the global Policy and External Affairs Department (PEAD) based in the UK. While the position focuses on Africa and will work closely with Wildlife Works regional and country teams in Africa, collaboration across regions to foster south-south collaboration particularly between the DRC, Brazil and Indonesia will be part of the role.
Responsibilities:
• Carry out policy and legislative research on domestic climate policies, National Determined Contributions, forest conservation strategies (REDD+) as well as voluntary and compliance carbon pricing plans across countries of interest to WWC in Africa.
• Develop and implement high-level government engagement strategies to foster south-south collaboration between governments on creating investment environments and REDD+ regulation that attract private finance.
• Develop and implement an advocacy strategy to develop an African perspective on quality REDD+ credits and promote its adoption in national regulation, in close collaboration with WWC departments.
• Be a main contact and spokesperson for WWC’s quality REDD+ projects in the region.
• Support feasibility studies and build government relations as needed.
• Support communications strategies with public and expert audiences as needed.
• Develop and write presentations, reports, and training materials for use in the region, and across different time zones.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements
• Master’s degree in environmental law, environmental policy or related field preferred.
• 7 Years of demonstrable relevant working experience in the public sector or in a regulatory affairs function for a profit or non-profit organization
• Understanding of national climate policies, Nationally Determined Contributions, and interlinkages with forest and land use sector strategies in the region.
• Familiarity with policy, legal, and institutional frameworks in areas relevant to private REDD+ project implementation, including forest and land licensing and land titling.
• Ability to accurately interpret legal documents and clearly convey their contents.
Other Vacancies
Deadline of this Job: 19 January 2023