The position
Reporting to Head, Securities & Documentation Centre, the Legal Documentation Manager – Retail, will provide legal support on loan documentation for retail facilities, manage the documentation process and ensure compliance on collateral conditions prior to disbursement of these facilities.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide a central point of reference, support and advice on retail legal documentation.
- Manage issuance and processing of offer letters upon receipt of duly approved credit papers observing agreed timelines and high standards of accuracy and within applicable law, bank policies and regulations.
- Manage conveyancing and loan documentation activities, end-to-end ensuring effective support to the retail branches at every stage of documentation
- Managing vetting and/or review all security documents for completeness, clarity and ensure that all legal risks are adequately covered
- Liaise with external lawyers and other service providers on security documentation process and ensure that security documents and other conditions have been perfected/ completed prior to drawdown of facilities
- Manage Issuance of Compliance Certificates for purposes of disbursement of loan facilities
- Ensure MIS maintenance with respect to TAT, exceptions, security movement and others as may be required for tracking of documents and performance and exceptions.
- Coordinate and provide training to the retail business team on legal issues pertaining security instruments and protection of the same
- Supervise and motivate all staff within the retail section of the department
- Monitoring changes/ reviews in Law and Case law to ensure that the Bank’s security documents are up to date and comply with those changes/ reviews.
The Person
For the above position, the successful applicants should have:
- University degree in Law from a recognized University; Post Graduate Diploma in Law.
- Legal practicing license is required
- Masters of Law or Master’s Degree is added advantage
- 5 years’ experience in Legal Practice; 4 of which must have been experience acquired Post Admission to the Bar.
- 2 years’ experience in Credit and legal documentation
- Team leadership skills.
- Persuasive oral and written communication skills
- Great Interpersonal skills
- Strong Relationship Management skills
- Commercial awareness
- Good leadership and planning skills
The above position is demanding for which the bank will provide a competitive package for the successful candidates. If you believe you can clearly demonstrate your abilities to meet the criteria given above, please submit your application with a detailed CV, stating your current position, remuneration level e-mail and telephone contacts quoting the job title/reference in the subject field to recruitment@kcb.co.ke
To be considered your application must be received by Nov. 14, 2014.
Only short listed candidates will be contacted.
JOB REF: CS 11/2014
