Kenya Railways is looking for a Legal Services Manager.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Providing legal advisory services to the Corporation to ensure compliance with existing law and regulatory requirements;
- Leading legal negotiations on rail operation related matters and interpreting operation documents to safeguard Corporation’s interests
- Reviewing and providing advice on management of contracts to safeguard Corporation assets & reputation
- Reviewing & authorizing conveyance instruments on acquisition and / or transfer of Corporation property / asset and ensure proper registration of the same
- Custodian of ownership documents of the Corporation assets
- Leading, advising & managing dispute resolution between various stakeholders and the Corporation to protect the corporation assets & reputation
- Recommending the appointment of external lawyers to represent the Corporation and liaison with them to ensure service delivery
- Managing legal issues relating to employee and pension liability claims as well as carrying out due diligence investigations on claims
- Advising and guiding the Corporation on restitution processes for its assets;
- Managing the corporations legal registry including updating legal documentation, regulations, ordinances, policy manuals to ensure compliance
- Preparing, managing and monitoring the divisions budget
- Leading, motivating and developing the division staff to ensure an effective and motivated team to achieve business and people objectives
- Identifying, implementing and benchmarking best practices in management
- Managing and implementing change initiatives to achieve desired business plans and culture.
Required Qualifications
- Master’s degree in a relevant field from a recognized institution
- Bachelor’s degree in Law from a Recognized institution
- Post graduate diploma in Law from the Kenya School of Law
- An advocate of the High Court of Kenya
- Member of the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) and in good standing.
- Certificate in Management Course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution
- A minimum of Ten (10) years relevant working experience, Five (5) of
- which should be in a management level
- Proficiency in computer applications
- Meets the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution of Kenya 2010
How to Apply
Interested and Qualified candidates must complete the Kenya Railways application form KR/HR/08 that is available on the website, attach their testimonials, certified copies of certificates, National Identification Card (ID) and Curriculum Vitae (CV)
