Wednesday, December 7, 2011

KENYA AIRPORTS AUTHORITY CORPORATION SECRETARY / CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER JOB IN KENYA

CORPORATION SECRETARY/ CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER
Job Purpose
Reporting to the Managing Director the jobholder will be part of the Senior Management
team whose role includes the delivery of the Authority’s strategic objectives and specifically
providing legal services.

Main Responsibilities
• Develop legal framework to guide the organization achieve its strategic objectives
• Provides leadership to the legal department team
• Provide legal advice to management to ensure that the Authority’s statutory and
regulatory obligations are met.
• Negotiates and reviews contracts, agreements, and leases, concessions in consultation
with other departments to ensure that the organizations interests are protected and
obligations met
• Provides legal advice on matters relating claims & litigation management
• Plans the Board time table, prepares agenda and records the minutes of the Board
meetings
• Provides company secretarial services including statutory filing and compliance of
government circulars, returns and coordinates responses to government

• Follows up with management on decisions of the Board to ensure they are
implemented
• Ensures KAA complies with the regulatory environment affecting its operations by
liaising with Government and Regulatory bodies – international organizations like
ACI, ICAO
• Ensures ownership rights of all KAA Assets and land titles for all Authority’s
properties are obtained, registered and kept in safe custody
• Ensures statutory and regulatory compliance by third parties within and around the
airport on safety requirements
• Initiates, promotes, prepares and recommends suitable statutory and regulatory
provisions to government/ other government bodies/ other international regulatory
bodies
• Reviews all the organizations policies to ensure compliance with statutory obligations
• Carries out legal audit on operations of the Authority including due diligence on
business affairs of the Authority in order to recommend on improvement, feedback
and compliance
• Ensures the effective implementation and maintenance of KAA Quality Management
System
• Ensures safe custody and timely release and recall of contract performance bonds and
guarantees
• Any other duties as assigned from time to time by the Board and management

Qualifications and Experience
• Post Graduate Diploma from the Kenya School of Law
• Membership to LSK and ICPS(K)
• An advocate of the High Court of Kenya
• Minimum ten (10) years experience handling legal matters
• Computer literacy
• Masters Degree from a recognized University is an added advantage
Applicants are expected to be of “High Integrity and no criminal record”.

How to Apply
Interested candidates are required to submit an application letter, curriculum vitae and
copies of certificates and other testimonials on or before 9th December 2011 to the address
below quoting reference on the envelope HRD/CS/NOV-DEC/2011
Please note that canvassing will lead to automatic disqualification

The Managing Director
Kenya Airports Authority
P.O. Box 19001-00501
Nairobi