1. Legal Officer II - LP2

Terms of Service: Permanent

This is the entry and training level for this cadre. An officer at this level will work under the guidance of a senior officer.

a) Duties and Responsibilities

(i) Drafting contracts, MoUs and other legal documents;

(ii) Identifying legal and compliance;

(iii) Liaising with external lawyers on all cases filed against the Fund to ensure instructions, witnesses and statements are procured on time; and

(iv) Liaising with external lawyers to initiate lawsuits or to formulate a defense, to gather evidence in legal proceedings involving the Fund and rendering general advice relating to any legal proceedings involving the Fund.

(v) Developing contract negotiation strategies and building capacity for contract negotiation;

(vi) Reviewing and drafting of contracts, and development of standard templates for the Fund’s use;

(vii) Maintaining a contractual risk register and developing mechanisms to identify early warning of risk to enable early interventions and mitigation;

(viii) Monitoring legal risk to ensure that the Fund meets its statutory obligations and fulfils its strategic objectives; and

(ix) Participating in the development of records management and storage; and processes for all Fund title documents, legal correspondences and other critical legal documents.

(x) Participating in preparing budget that relates with advisory services and performing same upon approval; and providing warranted recommendations to protect the Fund’s interest;

(xi) Participating in the development of standard contracts & formats used by various organs Preparing legal briefs and rendering legal advice and/or opinion on contract preparation/amendment, any policy & strategic issues as and when required;

(xii) Reviewing contracts both local and international including loan, mortgage, pledge, guarantees etc. of the Fund;

(xiii) Planning and conducting research aimed at improving the provision of an efficient

Requirements for Appointment

For appointment to this grade, an officer must have:

(i)   Bachelor’s Degree in Law or related field from a recognized institution;

(ii) Post graduate Diploma from Council for Legal Education;

(iii) Proficiency in computer applications; and

(iv) Fulfilled requirements of Chapter 6 of the Constitution.

 Mode Of Application

Applications should be submitted to us as follows:

(i) Visit our recruitment platform www.ajglobalconsult.com and click the (jobs Section) and make an online application or,

(ii) Submit a copy of your application complete with your curriculum vitae and accompanying

(iii) documentation to recruitment@ajglobalconsult.com/ OR make job application by post to the address below:

Director

Human Resource Division

A&J Global Ltd

P.O Box 852-00618 Ruaraka, Nairobi

Response should be submitted with a plain sealed envelope clearly marked with the reference of the advert. The application should be received on or before 1^st  May 2025 at 1700hrs.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and invited for interviews.                                           

NB: By Applying, you consent that the Consultant or the Employer may reach out to any relevant reference cited in your application, your Past Learning Institutions and any state organ in line with Chapter 6 of the Kenyan Constitution. You also consent that your data will be used specifically to make this process a success but in line with the data protection Act of Kenya.

For Information and Queries contact admin@ajglobalconsult.com/

Contacts

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