Legal Counsel

Candidate Requirements

• Law qualification from a reputable institution; admitted as a solicitor/lawyer, ideally in Kenya, France or UK.
  
• Fluent spoken and written English and French.
  
• Demonstrable legal negotiation and drafting experience either from within a reputable law firm or similar in-house role.
  
• Minimum of 4 years of post-qualification legal experience.
  
• Broad legal experience including commercial, payments, product and intellectual property.
  
• Ability to “roll up your sleeves” and ensure effective operations; identify best practices in legal and apply to Thunes.
  
• Strong alignment with Thunes’ culture and values and be comfortable in changing corporate environments.
  
• Committed to building a world-class legal organisation that supports Thunes’ efforts to achieve its goals.
  
• Role location: Kenyan office based.
  
• Willingness to work from Thunes’ office in location 4 days per week (including Monday and Friday).
  
• Willingness to travel (not frequently) and work across different time zones.
  

Key Responsibilities

The primary tasks, duties, and responsibilities are:

• Serve as integral member of Thunes’ Legal team and liaise between other departments, anticipating their requirements.
  
• Provide pragmatic but always legally sound guidance and maintain a culture of excellence to cross-functional stakeholders.
  
• Provide appropriate legal and contractual support for all business areas including commercial contracting, product development, payments, sales and marketing activities.
  
• Take responsibility for substantive legal issues as requested, including commercial, payments, privacy, product, intellectual property, regulatory, contentious and corporate.
  
• Work closely with the Legal & Compliance leadership in monitoring and responding to relevant statutory, regulatory and policy changes.
  
• Reinforce culture of compliance with all relevant rules and regulations, including formulation of and compliance with internal policies, rules and procedures and horizon scanning.
  
• Ensure the proper balance of internal and external legal resources and their effective allocation.