Duties and responsibilities will entail: –
- Providing legal guidance to the Institute and
the Board on their duties and responsibilities and on matters of
governance;
- Preparing Board work plan, Board calendar, and
Board Budget;
- Follow up with management staff to ensure Board
papers are ready and disseminated on time;
- Providing corporate governance advisory to the
Board;
- Promoting compliance with Laws, regulations, and
codes of governance;
- Overseeing monitoring and evaluation of
compliance with regulations, contractual obligations and policies and
implementing corrective actions;
- Facilitating Board induction and carrying out
Board training needs assessment;
- Facilitating Board evaluation process to ensure
improvement in corporate governance practices;
- Ensuring proper constitution of Board committees
with clear terms of reference;
- Ensuring governance and legal audit are carried
out;
- Registering KIPPRA documents for intellectual
property;
- Maintaining statutory records and books
including a register of present and past Board members, register of
charges, and minutes of Board meetings;
- Maintaining and updating governance documents
including Board charter, work plan, conflict of interest, statutory
registers, and gift register;
- Facilitating policy research on legal issues;
- Ensuring reviewing of legal
documents/instruments, opinions, and briefs;
- Coordinating preparation of reports, briefs, and
memoranda;
- Taking legal action where necessary to protect
the interest of the KIPPRA in pursuance of its mandate;
- Managing liaison with external law firms on
litigation involving KIPPRA;
- Providing legal counsel on legal and legislative
issues impacting KIPPRA;
- Providing legal support and services to the
programmes in which KIPPRA will be involved;
- Preparing drafts and negotiating contracts,
leases, formal agreements, and other legal instruments between KIPPRA and
other parties;
- Participating in settlement and arbitration of
disputes to protect organizational interests;
- Providing company secretarial services to the
Board;
- Overseeing drafting of legal documents;
- Interpreting and implementing laws and rulings
including the government policies and regulations;
- Representing KIPPRA in relevant functions and
activities;
- Appraising of staff in the department;
- Overseeing day to day operations of the
Department; and
- Motivating and supervising staff in the
department and ensuring a good work environment.
Job Specification
The
Corporation Secretary is the head of the Corporation Secretary and Legal
Services Department, with the responsibility to provide legal guidance to the
Institute and Board on their duties and responsibilities and on matters of
governance, to ensure compliance with Laws and Code of Governance.
For
appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:
- Bachelor of Laws degree from a recognized
institution;
- Master’s degree in Law;
- Postgraduate Diploma from Kenya School of Law;
- Minimum period of nine (9) years post admission
in legal affairs, three of which in management;
- Admitted as an Advocate of the High Court;
- Member of the Law Society of Kenya and in good
standing;
- Member of Institute of Certified Secretaries;
- Leadership course lasting not less than four (4)
weeks from a recognized institution;
- Computer skills; and
- Fulfil the requirements for Chapter six (6) of
the Constitution.
How to Apply
