The Legal Officer will work with Wananchi Legal & Regulatory Affairs Department, including but not limited to supporting all entities within Wananchi Group (“Wananchi Portfolio”) in various jurisdictions.

Key Responsibilities 

• Drafting, negotiating and reviewing commercial and technical contracts, leases and any other form of agreements;
• Litigation management: assist in management of litigation portfolio, preparing witnesses and liaising with external counsel;
• Attend to debt collection internally and externally in liaison with credit control and external legal counsel;
• Prepare legal opinions and advisories on advancements in laws and regulations that impact Wananchi operations;
• Attend disciplinary proceedings and advise on labor related matters.
• Maintain an up-to-date efficient filing system and central custody of all commercial agreements, leases, licenses & permits;
• Protection of brand equity through registration of trademarks and service marks
• Assist in managing data privacy program and ensuring the compliance with evolving data privacy laws
• Support in regulatory, and compliance roles, as maybe assigned from time to time.
• Assist the Director- Legal& Regulatory and undertake other duties as maybe assigned from time to time;

Academic Qualifications:

• A degree in Law (LLB), LLM will be an added advantage;
• Postgraduate Diploma from the Kenya School of Law
• Admission as an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya
• Member -Law Society of Kenya Professional,

Experience and Skills 

• Minimum of 3 years working experience;
• Experience in drafting, preparing and negotiating commercial contracts ;
• Good grasp of application of law in a business environment;
• Experience in Telecoms/ICT industry as well as cross-border transactions, will be an added advantage;
• Ability to multitask and deliver on assigned tasks.
• Ability to interact and collaborate with various and dynamic teams