Job Location: Nairobi, Kenya
About the role:
The Legal Officer is responsible for conducting thorough legal research, developing and implementing compliance programs, and providing expert guidance on risk management strategies. This role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to identify and mitigate legal risks, ensuring adherence to relevant laws, regulations, and industry standards.
About the role:
The Legal Officer is responsible for conducting thorough legal research, developing and implementing compliance programs, and providing expert guidance on risk management strategies. This role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to identify and mitigate legal risks, ensuring adherence to relevant laws, regulations, and industry standards.
What you would be expected to do
- Conduct thorough legal research and analysis to stay up to date with relevant laws, regulations, and industry standards pertaining to legal, compliance and risk management, especially new and emerging legislation.
- Develop, review, and enhance company policies, procedures, and compliance programs to ensure alignment with legal requirements and industry best practices.
- Provide guidance and assistance to internal teams regarding compliance matters, risk assessments, and potential legal implications of business decisions.
- Work together with cross-functional teams to identify and mitigate potential risks and develop effective risk management strategies.
- Conduct internal investigations to uncover and resolve instances of non-compliance ensuring appropriate actions are taken to address identified issues.
- Advise on and assist in the implementation of internal controls, monitoring mechanisms, and auditing processes to ensure compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.
- Stay informed about emerging legal and regulatory trends in the risk, compliance, fraud, and internal audit domains, and provide proactive guidance to senior management.
- Assist the legal team with other tasks and projects as needed.
You might be a strong candidate if you
- Hold a bachelor of Law or relevant law degree from an accredited law school and admission to the Bar.
- Have 2 years of experience as an attorney specializing in legal, compliance and risk. Experience in both legal and compliance roles is highly desirable.
- Possess strong knowledge of laws, regulations, and industry standards related to legal, compliance and risk including but not limited to data privacy and consumer protection.
- Are experienced in developing and implementing effective risk management strategies, compliance programs, and internal controls.
- Have proven ability to conduct internal investigations, assess legal and compliance risks, and develop appropriate action plans.
- Possess excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills, with a keen attention to detail.
- Have exceptional communication and people relations skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with people at all levels of the organization.
- Are self-motivated, proactive, and capable of working independently in a fast-paced and demanding environment.
- Have the ability to prioritize tasks, meet deadlines, and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
What We Offer
- Professional growth in a dynamic, rapidly expanding, high-social-impact industry.
- An open-minded, collaborative culture made up of enthusiastic colleagues who are driven by the challenge of innovation towards profound impact on people and the planet.
- A truly multicultural experience: you will have the chance to work with and learn from people from different geographies, nationalities, and backgrounds.
- Structured, tailored learning and development programs that help you become a better leader, manager, and professional through the Sun Centre for Leadership.
We place great importance on sustaining a diverse, inclusive work environment.
We believe that innovation and understanding comes from diversity on every spectrum. We work to make sure every Sun King team member knows that they belong, knowing that sustaining an inclusive workplace requires conscious effort and is a continuous journey, not an end-state.
We believe that innovation and understanding comes from diversity on every spectrum. We work to make sure every Sun King team member knows that they belong, knowing that sustaining an inclusive workplace requires conscious effort and is a continuous journey, not an end-state.
Sun King recruits, employs, trains, compensates and promotes people based on their experience, skills, effort, and results. We explicitly prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, religion, caste, national origin, color, gender, marital status, family structure, sexual orientation, HIV/AIDS status, or disability.
