Manager, Legal and Regulatory Affairs

Kenya Tea Development Agency [MS] Ltd (KTDA) is a key player in the tea industry providing management services to the smaliholder tea sub-sector for efficient production, processing and marketing of quality teas. 

KTDA is seeking a dynamic and highly talented, innovative and result oriented individual to join their management team.

Manager, Legal and Regulatory Affairs 

(Job Ref: MLRAIIII2OI2)

Reporting to the Group Company Secretary, this position will be responsible for managing the provision of quality legal services to KTDA, its subsidiaries and managed factory companies, while ensuring adherence to internal and applicable external regulations.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintaining the depository of legal records, laws, regulations, licenses, legal notices, conventions and protocols while monitoring compliance and providing reports on the same;
• Ensuring that the strategy for the legal and regulatory services is implemented;
• Reviewing government and other international regulations that will impact on the operations of KTDA, its subsidiaries and managed factory companies while advising on the necessary actions to ensure compliance;
• Reviewing formulated legal policies and procedures and verifying adherence to internal (KTDA) and external regulations;
• Providing legal and regulatory advice and services to the KTDA Group as well as approving legal and regulatory related material that is distributed to KTDA group of companies; and
• Preparing legal reports and opinion on maters involving companies and presenting to management meetings.

Qualifications/Skills/Experience

The ideal candidate must possess a Bachelor’s degree in Laws (LL.B) from a recognized university, a Diploma in Laws from Kenya School of Law and must be a Certified Public Secretary (CPS).

They must also have at least 7 years as an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya, with experience in litigation and commercial law in a large organization and 5 years as a Certified Public Secretary (CPS).

If you believe you are the right candidate for this position and can clearly demonstrate your ability to meet the criteria given above, please submit your application attaching a detailed CV, stating your current position, current remuneration level, e-mail and telephone contacts and quoting reference number MLRA/11/2012 to reach us on or before 7 November 2012, addressed to:

The Director
Executive Selection Division
Deloitte Consulting Limited
Deloitte Place
Muthangari
RO. Box 40092—00100, Nairobi, Kenya
Email: esd@deloitte.co.ke