General Manager Legal Services & Corporation Secretary at Kenya Railways

Duties and Responsibilities

• Liaising with the Chairman and the Managing Director in preparation of agenda for board meetings
• Coordinating Board matters by preparing and dispatching Board Agendas, Board papers, minutes and action reports
• Preparing and managing the Board annual work plans
• Communicating decisions of the Board to the Managing Director for appropriate action
• Monitoring implementation of Board decisions and preparing reports to the Board
• Leading & Providing legal advisory services to the Corporation to ensure compliance with existing law and regulatory requirements
• Leading legal negotiations on concession related matters and interpreting concession documents to safeguard corporation interests
• Leading and coordinating preparation and reviewing contractual agreements in which the Corporation is a party;
• Advising on new legislation, both locally and from other regimes doing business with the Corporation, with an impact on the operations of the Corporation;
• Advising on management of contracts to safeguard Corporation assets, interests & reputation
• Custodian of ownership documents of the Corporation assets;
• Leading, advising & managing litigation and dispute resolution between various stakeholders and the Corporation to protect the corporation assets & reputation
• Approving the appointment of external lawyers to represent the Corporation on legal matters
• Lead, motivate and develop the departmental staff to ensure an effective and motivated team to achieve business and people objectives
• Preparing, managing and monitoring the departments budgets
• Leading, Identifying, implementing and benchmarking best practices in management and legal regime
• Managing and implementing change initiatives to achieve desired business plans and culture.

Required qualifications

• Master’s degree in a relevant field from a reputable institution
• Bachelor’s degree in Law from a reputable institution
• Post graduate diploma in Law from the Kenya School of Law or such similar qualification from a reputable institution
• Working experience of not less than twelve (12) years, five (5) of which must have been in a senior management position in a State
• Corporation or in a comparable organization in the Public Service or private sector
• An advocate of the High Court of Kenya and a Member of the Law Society of Kenya and in good standing
• Certified Public Secretary and a member of ICS in good standing
• Certificate in Strategic Leadership course lasting not less than four (4) weeks
• Proficiency in Computer Applications
• Meets the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution of Kenya 2010