Legal Counsel at

1 month ago


Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya Oikocredit Full time
Oikocredit is a social impact investor and worldwide cooperative. We have over four decades of experience in promoting sustainable development through investments. We focus our investments on financial inclusion, agriculture and renewable energy
About the job

The Legal Counsel is part of the Legal & Compliance team, which is part of the Finance & Risk Unit, and reports directly to the Senior Legal Counsel Africa & Asia.

This unit is responsible for providing excellent legal and compliance services and support to Oikocredit including all regional offices, branches and subsidiaries while at the same time being critical in monitoring the Legal, Regulatory and Compliance risks.

The Legal Counsel
EA will be based in Nairobi, Kenya, our Africa regional office.

Main responsibilities
As the legal counsel, you will be responsible for:
Analyzing, developing, maintaining and ensuring compliance with policies, procedures and guidelines for own discipline while considering the business needs.
Selecting, structuring, combining and interpreting external and internal data, information and developments.

Acting as functional expert or liaison with managers, advise and support them concerning relevant matters relating to own discipline, including the effective application of policies, procedure and / or guidelines.

Contributing to the implementation of processes relating to own discipline within Oikocredit and carry out the work within the assigned work field.

Providing insights at request or at own initiative regarding quantitative and qualitative developments by means of periodical and ad hoc reports and / or analyses.

Building and maintaining a network of relevant (internal and external) stakeholders.
Collaborating and cooperating across multiple departments in projects, knowledge sharing and process optimization.

Education, skills and experience
It is essential that you have:
Masters' Degree in the field of law, preferably with a specialization in corporate, financial or civil/ commercial law
3-5 years of relevant work experience
legal knowledge in commercial transactions is key
Excellent written and verbal command English
Regional professional experience
Ability to work independently and with great sense of responsibility

Desirable

Work experience in a financial institution or a law firm working with banking, finance, corporate or tax related practice.

Working knowledge or exposure to equity, renewable energy transactions.
Good written and verbal command of French

Competencies

Initiative, client and service orientation, result orientation, cooperation, building and maintaining networks and relations, verbal communication and presentation, written communication.


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