Legal Counsel, Technology and Corporate Centres

Qualifications

• Minimum 3–5 years legal knowledge and progressive experience in commercial and technology legislation within Telecommunications, Technology, or corporate sectors.
  
• Proven track record in negotiating complex technology and corporate functions’ agreements and managing related disputes.
  
• Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) from a reputable Commonwealth University.
  
• Completion of the Kenya School of Law Diploma and admission as an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya.
  
• Member in good standing of the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) and compliant with all professional requirements.
  

Compliance & Safety

• Uphold the company code of conduct, policies and procedures, ensuring integrity and accountability in every aspect of your work.
  
• All employees have a responsibility to adhere to safety, health, and wellbeing policies, guidelines and procedures in all actions and decisions.
  

Contracting & Legal Advisory

• Draft, review and negotiate contracts in line with the Legal Services Charter, departmental SLAs and ISO standards.
  
• Provide legal advisory support during technology procurement, corporate sourcing processes, and vendor negotiations.
  
• Provide legal interpretations on statutory requirements affecting Technology & Corporate Centers.
  
• Provide legal advisory support to cross functional teams where projects intersect with Consumer, Enterprise and Financial Services business units.
  
• Support departmental risk management initiatives, including legal risk identification and mitigation strategies.
  

Property, Site Acquisition & Documentation

• Implement established processes for site acquisition and lease completion.
  
• Prepare and review legal documents for properties, retail shops, office spaces, parking spaces and transmission sites.
  
• Verify, negotiate and complete documentation and update Oracle EPM records for all property matters.
  
• Monitor, track and manage renewals, variations and/or surrender of leases and tenancy agreements.
  
• Flag statutory and regulatory requirements affecting site acquisition and property operations (land laws, NEMA, KCAA, county legislation).
  
• Support training and awareness sessions for internal teams on applicable legislative changes.
  

Legislative Monitoring & Regulatory Support

• Maintain compliance registers for technology licenses, ICT certifications and related governance obligations.
  
• Monitor ICT and corporate legislative developments and prepare impact briefs for the Senior Legal Counsel.
  

Stakeholder Management & Cross functional Collaboration

• Partner with Technology, Corporate Functions, Supply Chain, Risk, Data Privacy, Cybersecurity and other teams to ensure legal support is aligned to business priorities.
  
• Represent the Legal Department in tender evaluation committees as required.
  

• Engage with statutory bodies (NEMA, KCAA, County Governments) through advisory channels where necessary.
  

Reporting & Administrative Responsibilities

• Prepare weekly and monthly KPI reports for the section.
  
• Prepare monthly Oracle EPM reports capturing status of all KPIs.
  
• Maintain detailed contract inventories in liaison with Supply Chain and ensure periodic reconciliation to maintain accuracy.
  

External counsels Management

• Undertake management and performance evaluation of the law firms on the company’s panel for Technology & Corporate Centers.
  
• Manage and monitor legal fees relating to property and litigation matters to ensure alignment with approved rates.
  

Deputization

• Deputize for the Senior Legal Counsel – Technology & Corporate Centers as required, ensuring continuity of services.