HR Manager, Head of Litigation and Disputes and Head of Contracts and Conveyancing Kenyan Vacancies - State Corporation

A highly successful large State Corporation is seeking to recruit senior managers due to tremendous growth of its business.

The corporation seeks to recruit qualified, highly motivated and experienced managers with impeccable integrity to fill the following vacant positions.

Human Resources Manager

Overall Objectives

Reporting to the General Manager, Human Resources & Administration, the job holder will be responsible for driving the HR Strategy and ensuring operational efficiency and delivery of services.

Therefore, the key responsibilities for the position will be:

Key Objectives

• Managing the HR function through effective team work;
• Developing and implementing effective recruitment and retention strategies;
• Ensuring effective recruitment, deployment, training and development, dissemination of HR information, payroll management and performance management;
• Overseeing the staffing function including appointments, promotions and transfers;
• Supporting senior management on a wide range of people issues that include reward, absence and discipline to enable them realize their HR needs;
• Challenging the established practice, making improvements and managing the subsequent organizational changes;
• Reviewing HR policies and procedures to ensure that they are compliant with the labour laws and to reflect best practice.
• Participating in Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA) negotiations and is responsible for its implementation.

Main Specification

Interested candidates are required to have:

• A degree in Social Sciences;
• Postgraduate Diploma in Human Resources Management;
• Ten (10) years’ experience of which five (5) must be at a senior managerial level.

Additional Skills required include:

• Proven leadership skills;
• People management skills;
• Planning and Co-coordinating skills;
• Problem solving skills;
• Negotiation skills;
• Interpersonal communication skills.

Head of Litigation and Disputes

Overall Objective

Reporting to the General Manager, Board and Legal Affairs, the Job Holder will be responsible for providing secretarial services to the Board and Chairman of the Board, handling litigation and disputes cases and advising Management on all legal matters concerning the organization.

Key Responsibilities

The key responsibilities for this position will be:

• Managing the staff in the Department.
• Managing the Litigation and Disputes function through effective team work, liaison with court officials, third parties and legal representatives.
• Prosecuting and defending legal cases on behalf of the Authority.
• Defining and setting performance standards and working procedures for the department.
• Developing mentoring programmes for staff to enhance productivity and efficiency.
• Monitoring compliance with agreed systems and procedures to enhance timely, efficient and effective prevention and execution of business risks.
• Preparation of the Departmental budgeting and exercising financial control to contain expenditure within the authorized limits.
• Safeguarding the Authority’s real property interests.
• Supervising external advocates.
• Establishing procedures to handle customer complaints.
• Preparation, execution and disposal of legal documents.
• Advising Management and relevant departments on changes in law such as the introduction of exclusive clauses that may affect business activities, trends, leases and land use.
• Processing consents for sub-leases, transfers and charges.
• Receiving requests for land use from stakeholders and liaises with the Land use Committee for execution of the requests.
• Handling issues that arise from land and contract disputes and supporting the arbitration process.
• Drawing Legal Notices.
• Undertaking any other specialized duties assigned by an authorized officer.

Main Specification

An applicant for this position is required to have:

• A Bachelor’s degree in Law
• A postgraduate Diploma in Law
• Ten (10) years’ experience in a busy Litigation Department dealing with dispute resolution and claims settlement of which three (3) must be in Board secretarial services.
• In additional, the applicant must be an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya
• A current practicing license

Additional Skills required include:

• Good judgment.
• Planning and organization skills.
• Good negotiation skills.
• Keen attention to detail
• Good oral and written communication skills.

Head of Contracts and Conveyancing

Overall Objective

Reporting to the General Manager, Board and Legal Affairs, the Job Holder will be responsible for handling all contracts and conveyancing matters concerning the organization. The job holder will also provide leadership to the Contracts and Conveyancing Department.

Key Responsibilities

The key responsibilities for this position will be:

• Managing the staff in the Department.
• Managing the Contracts and Conveyancing function through effective team work, liaison with court officials, third parties and legal representatives.
• Preparation of the Departmental budget and exercising financial control to contain expenditure within the authorized limits.
• Safeguarding the Authority’s real property interests.
• Preparation, execution and disposal of legal documents.
• Advising Management and relevant departments on changes in law such as the introduction of exclusive clauses that may affect business activities and trend.
• Processing consents for sub-leases, transfers and charges.
• Receiving requests for land use from stakeholders and liaises with the Land use Committee for execution of the requests.
• Handling issues that arise from land and contract disputes and supporting the arbitration process.
• Drawing Legal Notices.
• Serves as the Authority’s liaison Officer with courts, third parties and legal representatives on legal matters.
• Perusing minutes of the Leasing Committee and Land Use Committee and taking action as directed therein.
• Undertakes any other specialized duties assigned by an authorized officer.

Main Specification

An applicant for this position is required to have:

• A Bachelor’s degree in Law
• A postgraduate Diploma in Law
• Ten (10) years’ experience in a busy contracts and conveyancing department of which three (3) must be in Board secretarial services.
• In additional, the applicant must be an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya
• A current practicing license

Additional Skills required include:

• Good judgment.
• Planning and organization skills.
• Good negotiation skills.
• Keen attention to detail
• Good oral and written communication skills.

If you meet the above requirements, please apply in confidence enclosing your curriculum vitae containing an e-mail address, day time telephone number, qualifications, experience, present position, current remuneration, names and addresses of three referees and copies of certificates and testimonials to:-

The Managing Director
P.O. Box 95009 -80104
Mombasa

Any application received after 16th January, 2012 will be time barred.