MAIN PURPOSE OF THE JOB:

As Legal & Privacy Counsel at CarePay / M-TIBA you support our business on a broad range of legal and data privacy matters. In Kenya, you work directly with our commercial and operational teams on contracting our business partners and offer regulatory guidance to our colleagues. With our global Compliance team, you work on other legal and data matters for the CarePay group.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES LEGAL:

• Contracting with business partners (such as payers and providers of healthcare), general terms and conditions, and contract templates for CarePay’s platform and services.
• Advising on regulations to support the business (e.g. on health insurance and payments laws).
• Policies, processes, and employee trainings, to empower our business teams and enable compliance and business growth (e.g. on contracting, AML/CFT, ABC).
• Procurement and vendors, including (IT) supplier contracts and insurance policies.
• Contract management, corporate governance and housekeeping.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES DATA:

• Data processing arrangements with business partners and intra-group, privacy impact assessments, and data processing register.
• Advising on data privacy regulations in various jurisdictions (incl. East Africa, EU, MENA).
• Data protection policies, statements and processes, and employee trainings, to empower our business teams and enable compliance and business growth.
• Regulator, partner, and data subject management (incl. audits and reporting).

REQUIREMENTS

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS & WORKING EXPERIENCE:

• University degree in relevant field(s), e.g. Private Law, Information Law, Cyber Security, and/or Computer Science.
• Legal courses in contracting, IT/IP (tech), compliance, data protection and privacy, and/or health insurance.
• 6-8 years relevant working experience, with at least 3 years on each of legal and data.
• Experience at atop tier international advisory firm and as an in-house counsel.

KEY SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES:

• Trusted adviser to the business – able to analyze and identify the core of a problem and address it with practical advice, balancing legal requirements with business considerations, so that the business can achieve its goals.
• Helicopter view with eye for detail – good understanding of how to place legal considerations and advice in the business environment and bigger picture, while keeping an eye for relevant details and risks.
• Master of documents – excellent skills in review and drafting of contracts, policies, resolutions and other legal documents, and management and implementation of contractual requirements and policies.
• Responsible self-starter – taking initiative and driving processes pro-actively and independently, with accountability for the work performed and results achieved.
• Open communicator – open, simple and clear communication, focusing on the key message while building personal relationships with colleagues and other business partners.
• Flexible professional – high level of professionalism, integrity and commitment, mindful of (data) confidentiality issues and able to adapt to changing situations.