Intern - Legal Officer Job in Kenya - Kenya Episcopal Conference - Catholic Secretariat

The Kenya Episcopal Conference - Catholic Secretariat wishes to announce a post of

Intern - Legal Officer

Responsibilities

• Manage any legal matters
• Make preliminary review of all external contracts and agreements and make recommendations on contracts proposed to be entered into by the Conference
• Report on the performance of all existing contracts already entered into
• Frame all legal issues which require external professional intervention or involvement and advise on the same
• Maintain and manage documents or books or public statutes on general or specific laws relevant to advise the Secretary General from time to time on pertinent developments in the law

• Under the specific guidance and control to maintain a register of all documents of title to any property and a summary of the nature of such title and tenure thereof
• To carry out legal Audit under the specific guidance and control of the Secretary General
• To liaise with all external professional service providers providing services of a legal nature e.g. lawyers, estate agents and who would have been instructed by the Secretary General generally or in any specific matters
• To draft basic agreements or correspondence on legal matters for review and adoption by the Secretary General.
• To maintain and manage a database of all legal documents, transactions and/or case files.
• To perform any other related work as may be assigned

Qualifications

• Has a minimum of LLB Degree and a Diploma from Kenya School of Law

Experience/Age

• Has no less than 1 year relevant working experience; and
• Is of no less than 23 years of age.

Performance Indicators

• Extent of carrying out duties and responsibility above.

Personal Traits

• Is a committed Catholic, with good recommendation from own Parish Priest
• Is a person of attested integrity, with high degree of stewardship of resources
• Is innovative and assertive
• Able to work with minimal supervision
• Team player

Our recruitment procedures shall apply

Applications should be addressed to:-

Secretary General
Kenya Episcopal Conference-Catholic Secretariat
P.O Box 13475-00800
Nairobi.

Applications must reach us on or before 24th June 2011 to: hr@catholicchurch.or.ke