Principal Legal Counsel, Regulatory Affairs

Key Responsibilities

• Managing the Regulatory Affairs team and ensuring excellent service provision and performance management and team motivation and development.
• Representing the Group in public policy matters and stakeholder engagement and input on legislation during drafting.
• Regulatory issues management (review and analysis and position statements. Stakeholder and regulatory (includes regional/international) compliance – CBK, CMA, CA, IRA, RBA, CAK, KAMP, PRISK).
• Delivering early awareness on regulatory developments and coordinating Group policy positions to build KCB Group profile in regulatory policy debates.
• Legislation and regulation analysis (review and analysis, preparation of position statements and business advisory).
• Consolidation of analysis of legislation and advisory statements (position statements and resultant action matrix).
• Product and outsourcing regulatory approvals (Prudential guideline requirements for approval of products, outsourcing).
• Responding to and dealing with customer complaints through regulators (CBK and CAK).
• Group wide approach to regulatory affairs.
• Any other duties as may be required.

The Person

For the above position, the successful applicant should have the following:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Law (LLB) from a recognized institution.
• Diploma in Law.
• Master’s degree in Law will be an added advantage.
• 8 years’ post – admission experience.

• 6 years’ experience in Legal Communication and Advocacy.
• 5 years’ experience in Legal Drafting and Risk Management.

The above position is demanding role for which the Bank will provide a competitive remuneration package to the successful candidate. If you believe you can clearly demonstrate your abilities to meet the criteria given above, please log in to our Recruitment portal and submit your application with a detailed CV.

To be considered your application must be received by Friday, 27^th January 2023.

Qualified candidates with disability are encouraged to apply.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.