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Caritas Nairobi-Legal Officer 2023

The document advertises a job opening for a Legal and Administration Officer position at Caritas Nairobi. The position involves providing legal advice and ensuring compliance with legal and administrative requirements. Key responsibilities include handling litigation, risk assessment, regulatory compliance, and administrative and HR support. Required qualifications include an LLB degree, postgraduate law diploma, and advocacy experience.

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Caritas Nairobi-Legal Officer 2023

The document advertises a job opening for a Legal and Administration Officer position at Caritas Nairobi. The position involves providing legal advice and ensuring compliance with legal and administrative requirements. Key responsibilities include handling litigation, risk assessment, regulatory compliance, and administrative and HR support. Required qualifications include an LLB degree, postgraduate law diploma, and advocacy experience.

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Legal and Administration Officer


The Organization:
Caritas Nairobi is the aid and social development agency of the Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi.
Our vision is to see a just, self-reliant, and value-based society. We work in the counties of
Kiambu and Nairobi to provide aid and social development services without regard to race,
gender, age, social or religious background.
The organization is seeking to recruit a detail-oriented and proactive candidate for the socio-
economic empowerment programme Legal and Administration Officer to ensure smooth
compliance in its operations.
Position Summary
The Legal and Administration Officer shall be responsible for providing legal advice to Caritas
Nairobi and its affiliated Programmes and ensure compliance with legal requirements, advise
on legal matters, mitigate legal risks against Caritas Nairobi. Ensure application of
Administrative and financial rules and regulations as well as implementing good corporate
governance in Caritas Nairobi.
Duties & Responsibilities
1. Representing and handling litigation and disputes matters involving Caritas Nairobi,
Social Economic Empowerment Programme and self-help groups’ Human Resource
management
2. Ensure elaborate legal risk assessment and management within Caritas Nairobi
programmes/projects
3. Ensuring compliance with all relevant laws and regulations, including those related to
lending practices, interest rates, and consumer protection within Caritas Nairobi Socio-
Economic Empowerment Programme
4. Providing administrative support within the Socio - Economic Empowerment
Programme and assisting in Human Resource management
5. Develop legal and regulatory framework applicable across Caritas Nairobi operations
and field work activities
6. Monitor and review compliance to legal, regulatory and contractual requirements and
changes across Caritas Nairobi programmes/projects
7. Identify emerging legal issues affecting Caritas Nairobi for compliance
8. Define necessary level of knowledge on existing and emerging regulatory compliance
requirements across Caritas Nairobi
9. Conduct research, and provide legal opinions on matters affecting Caritas Nairobi and its
affiliated programmes
10. Provide guidance, advise and training to Caritas Nairobi and its affiliated
Programmes/projects
11. Ensure documents are properly kept, secured and archived
12. Safeguard client data and maintain records in accordance with data protection
regulation
13. Coordinate internal compliance, reviews and monitoring activities to ensure legal
compliance with Caritas Nairobi
14. Prepare staff handbooks
15. Interpret Caritas Nairobi’s terms and conditions of service, rules and standards
operation and other documents that are legally binding
16. Attend meetings representing Caritas Nairobi and its affiliated Programmes
17. Attend to and advice walk-in Clients in need of Legal Services
18. Any other responsibilities deemed necessary or as delegated in order to meet the level
of services within Caritas Nairobi
Skills & Qualifications
1. Bachelor’s degree in Law [LLB] from a recognized institution.
2. Post Graduate Diploma in Law
3. Advocate of the High Court of Kenya
4. A Valid Practicing Certificate
5. Should have 3 years of experience in the legal department in a busy organization,
financial institution or law firm
6. Organizational skills and attention to details
7. Knowledge of contract law, financial transactions, and other legal aspects of
microfinance operations
8. Strong communication skills for dealing with clients, colleagues, and regulatory bodies
9. A basic understanding of financial principles, such as accounting, credit assessment, and
risk management
10. A strong understanding of local and national financial regulations and compliance
requirements
11. Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
APPLICATION: Interested candidates who meet the above criteria should send their applications
accompanied by detailed CVs, names of three referees, and a daytime telephone contact to
Email: [email protected]| For More information, visit the Caritas Nairobi Website
www.caritasnairobi.org

Kindly indicate Current & Expected consolidated salary in your application. Applications must reach us
on or before 12th November 2023 | only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.

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