Legal and Compliance Manager at Mission for Essential Drugs and Supplies (MEDS)

Key responsibilities:

• Develop, manage and spearhead implementation of the organization’s legal and compliance strategy and operational framework
• Advise the Board and Management on legal and governance related matters and align organizational policies, processes and procedures with best practice
• Carry out legal audits to identify, assess and manage gaps and potential risks that could affect achievement of the organization’s strategic goals and operations
• Train and educate key stakeholders on legal related matters to enhance knowledge and compliance to statutory and regulatory requirements
• Develop and implement legal and compliance related work plans to address unique requirements of the organization’s business units
• Negotiate, draft, review and vet contracts, agreements and other legal documents to safeguard the organization’s interests
• Advise Management on employment and taxation related matters to ensure compliance with applicable laws
• Represent the organization in relevant forums and advocate for its interests on legal issues relating to the organization’s business
• Handle commercial and contractual disputes involving the organization for satisfactory resolution
• Liaise with external legal service providers on litigations and other legal issues involving the organisation to ensure timely, efficient and effective handling and conclusion
• Handle legal drafting and conveyancing where required to address organizational transactional requirements
• Identify emerging legal and regulatory issues that are likely to affect the organization, assess impact and recommend action plan to address them
• Coordinate implementation of governance related activities in the organization
• Prepare periodic reports relating to the docket for decision making

Job requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Law, Post Graduate Diploma in Law from the Kenya School of Law.
• Advocate of the High Court of Kenya with a valid practicing certificate
• Member of the Law Society of Kenya in good standing
• Certified Public Secretary
• Minimum of seven years post admission experience, three (3) of which should be at Managerial level
• Master’s Degree in a Business related field and work experience in Health Commodities or FMCG sector are added advantages
• Functional skills: Negotiation, mediation, communication and report writing