Corporation Secretary/Chief Legal Services Officer at Agricultural Finance Corporation (AFC)

Responsibilities
Board Secretarial Duties:

• Provide Secretarial Services to the Board and its Committees;
• Facilitate the development and implementation of Board Induction and Capacity Building Programmes;
• Prepare and manage Board Work Plans;
• Facilitate Annual Board Evaluation;
• Facilitate Governance Audits;
• Initiate the development and implementation of Board Charters, Terms of Reference and the Code of Conduct and Ethics;
• Prepare and circulate Board papers in liaison with the Managing Director;
• Custodian of the Corporation securities, agreements, minutes, titles and other legal instruments; Custodian of the Corporation Seal and Register.
• Maintain and update the Register of Conflict of Interest;
• Establish and manage the Shares Register for the Corporation’s subsidiaries, joint venture vehicles and other organs as required;

Legal Duties:

• Interpret and advise the Corporation on all matters relating to the law;
• Initiate the formulation, implementation and review of the Corporation's policies, procedures and regulations and strategies on litigation and other relevant regulations;
• Oversee the design and implementation and review of legal agreements and contracts in liaison with relevant departments, divisions and units; ensuring that the Corporation complies with statutory and other regulatory requirements;
• Liaise with the Attorney General on all litigation matters;
• Issue instructions to agreement and contract defaulters;
• Carry out investigation on legal and other fraud issues affecting the Corporation;
• Oversee the preparation of legal opinions on matters relating to legal notices;
• Coordinate the perfection of the Corporation’s securities; and
• Coordinate the preparation and processing of legal notices and any other gazette notice ;

Requirements

• Masters of Law (LL.M) from a recognized institution;
• Bachelor of Law (LL.B) degree qualification from a recognized university;
• Diploma in Law from the Kenya school of law;
• Advocate of the High Court of Kenya;
• At least ten (10) years’ relevant work experience of which (5) years should be at a senior management level;
• Valid Advocates Practicing Certificate;
• Valid Certified Public Secretaries Certificate /Certified Secretaries Certificate;
• Certified Public Secretary of Kenya or its equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
• Leadership course lasting not less than four (4) weeks;
• Be a member of good standing with the relevant professional bodies;
• Proficiency in computer applications;
• Fulfilled requirements of Chapter Six of the constitution;

Key competencies and other skills

• Strategic thinking.
• Possess high levels of integrity, ethical standards and professionalism.
• Negotiation skills.
• Analytical skills;
• Emotional intelligence;
• Independence and objectivity