Assistant Company Secretary / Legal Services Manager

UAP Group is a Pan - African Financial Services Company with interest in Insurance, Investment Management, Property Investments and Financial Advisory.

Currently, UAP has businesses operating in Kenya, Uganda and South Sudan which are market leaders in their respective fields.

In order to execute it ambitious pan-Africa growth and expansion strategy, UAP wishes to recruit high caliber individuals to fill the following positions:

1. Assistant Company Secretary / Legal Services Manager

2 Positions - One in Kenya and one in Uganda

Reporting to the Group Company Secretary & Head of Legal Services this position is to provide effective and efficient Board Secretarial and In House Legal Advisory services to the UAP Group in all operating Countries (or target territory) within Africa.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provision of efficient Board secretariat services for subsidiaries.
• Preparing for Board Meetings
• Arranging for directors travel and accommodation
• Maintenance of shares registers and accommodation
• Monitoring contractual and statutory compliance
• Participating in negotiations on commercial and business related matters
• Assisting the Group Company Secretary in discharging such other duties as may be allocated from time to time
• Registration, protection/enforcement and monitoring use of intellectual property
• Drafting, perusing and vetting legal agreements
• Custodian of good corporate governance practices, Board stewardship & accountability, Fiduciary duties of directors, Board manual, code of conduct, conflict of interest and maintenance and custody of Company Seal.
• In-House Legal advisory services in accordance with the services level agreements with the Group Clients
• Providing sound legal advisory services to the Group
• Preparing legal opinions
• Legal advice on HR Management, Retirement Benefits Administration, Insurance Administration, procurement matters and strategic planning and implementation, security and preservation of company property.
• Review and analysis of changing legal and regulatory environment and pro active preventive lawyering and internal early warning systems.

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor of laws (LL.B), Diploma in Law, must be an Advocate with a valid practicing certificate with 8 to 10 years’ experience in commercial law practice or busy corporate commercial law /company secretariat environment.

Key Competencies:

The successful candidates is expected to demonstrate high levels of the following key competencies: -

• Strong Analytical and organization skills
• Computer literacy and familiarity with standard office computer applications
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
• Ability to work and travel at short notice.

If you are up to the challenge and meet the criteria set above send your CV and cover letter to recruitment@uapkenya.com with the job title in the Subject line so as to reach us by 2nd March 2012.