KICC Hiring Corporation Secretary-Director Legal Services

The Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) is established under the Tourism Act, No. 28 of 2011 (the Act). KICC’s mandate is to promote business of meetings, conferences and exhibitions. This entails: –

1. Organizing and hosting meetings and providing incentives for conferences and exhibitions at the Convention Centre;
2. Developing and implementing the national meetings, incentives for conferences and exhibitions strategy, in collaboration with the Tourism Board upon consultation with the relevant stakeholders;
3. Marketing the Convention Centre, in collaboration with the Tourism Board; and;
4. Perform any other functions that are ancillary to the object and purpose for which the Convention Centre is established.

a) Job Purpose

To ensure Governance Structures are complied with, by providing Legal Counsel on matters Corporate Governance, Legal and Regulatory issues and providing Board Secretariate Services.

Provide the Corporation with legal advice, Manage Court cases and ensure compliance with legal and statutory requirements.

b) Job Description

Duties and responsibilities at this level will entail:

(i) Manage Directorate administrative duties e.g performance reports, staff matters, developing and improving the Directorates systems, processes and internal controls.
(ii) Provide guidance to the Board on their duties and responsibilities and on matters of Governance.
(iii) Assist the Board in carrying out Board induction and training, updating of board and committee charters, preparation of Board work plans, Board evaluation, Governance Audit, implementation of code of conduct and ethics.
(iv) Preparation and review of Corporations board charter and board instruments.
(v) Ensure timely preparation and circulation of Board and Committee papers and minutes.