Our
client a micro finance firm is looking for an Compliance
/ Legal Officer to recruit.
Main Purpose of role:
Main Purpose of role:
Responsible
for ensuring compliance to the legal, regulatory and operational environment
within the Great Victoria Region.
Key
Responsibilities:
1. Compliance
- Develop
and deploy the compliance risk management framework for the region;
- Responsible
for the identification of compliance gaps within various departments in
the region and recommending appropriate action so as to ensure full
compliance;
- Ensure
full compliance with all applicable regulatory requirements in the
respective countries;
- Ensure
compliance with the requirements of the Companies Act and other legal
provisions that the company needs to adhere to in the region;
- Responsible
for ensuring that annual returns are made to regulatory bodies as
appropriate and in the correct format;
- Review
of all Real People contracts and leases within the region, to ensure
the best interests of the company are upheld at all times;
- Develop
policies, processes and manuals around compliance;
- Responsible
for ensuring full legal compliance in all organizational activities.
2. Legal
- Responsible
for the preparation of all related statutory documentation;
- Responsible
for ensuring that the list of directors is kept up-to-date as per
requirements of the Companies Act;
- Responsible
for ensuring that shareholders records (where applicable) are kept
up-to-date;
- Responsible
for the process of loan securitization and document process perfection;
- Responsible
for managing the in-house legal collections process as well as the
external collections process in conjunction with officially appointed
auctioneers;
- Responsible
for all in-house company secretarial duties;
- Liaising
with other lawyers regionally to provide litigation support where
necessary;
- Provide
advice and guidance on legal risk exposure;
- Liaise
with the Group Legal Department in handling all legal matters arising
within the region.
Key
Result Areas:
- Ensure
compliance to the legal, operational and regulatory frameworks within the
region.
- Develop,
deploy and monitor the compliance risk management framework.
Person
Specification:
Education/Qualifications:
- Law
Degree and graduate from the Kenya School of Law
- Holder
of a valid Practicing Certificate
- Holder
of CPS (K) will be an added advantage
Experience
- At
least 4 years post qualification experience in a corporate/commercial law
environment (Financial services would be advantageous).
- At
least 2 years in a Compliance Risk or Enterprise Wide Risk Management
function it would be very advantageous.
- Admitted
Advocate and licensed to practice in Kenya with a good understanding of
commercial law issues in the region.
Skills
- Corporate
Governance management skills.
- Report
writing skills
- Facilitation
skills
- Strong
communication skills
- Good
drafting and interpretive (re interpretation of legislation) skills
- Highly
analytical
- Strong
Risk Management Abilities
- High
integrity
- Detail
oriented
- Excellent
planning and organizing skills
- Risk
control oriented
- Quick
Thinker
- Proactive
- Change
management skills
- Knowledge
of Corporate Governance
Key
Relationships:
- Work
closely with GVR ExCo members in ensuring development and implementation
of the compliance risk management framework
- Liaise
with Operational Managers in the securitization process
- Liaise
with external lawyers
- Work
closely with the Group Legal and Compliance Team
If
you meet the above minimum requirements, kindly send your CV to the following
address. Include your current and expected salary in your CV.
Frank
Management Consult Limited,
Nyaku House 1st Floor, Argwings Kodhek Road,
P.O Box 5353-00200,
Nairobi.
Nyaku House 1st Floor, Argwings Kodhek Road,
P.O Box 5353-00200,
Nairobi.
Emails:
robinson@frank-mgt.com/
jobsfmc@yahoo.com
NB: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
NB: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.