Senior Officer, Conveyancing & Contracts at SBM Bank
SBM Bank
- Nairobi
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Protecting the Bank’s contractual interests against third parties by ensuring proper review of contracts that the Bank enters into.
- Being proactive in ensuring all securities are well drafted and perfected while ensuring that TAT guidelines are adhered to.
- Provide information to the Credit team on legal issues pertaining to documentation of securities and conveyancing activities.
- Offer day to day legal advice to Business and Credit functions.
- Receive and carry out instructions from Credit team in relation to perfection of securities.
- Engage external lawyers on the securitization process ensuring security documents have been perfected within agreed TAT.
- Keep track of all matters being handled by external lawyers in relation to perfection of securities.
- Correspondence with clients and other parties on matters relating to security perfection.
- Drafting and review of property transfer documents where the Bank realizes a security.
- Advise and liaise with debt recovery team in security realization process.
- Vet undertakings received in relation to takeover of facilities secured by movable property.
- Draft terms of undertaking acceptable by the bank ensuring the bank’s interest are protected.
- Draft undertakings to be executed by the bank ensuring the bank’s interests are protected.
- Vet and review security documents for completeness prior to draw-down of facilities.
- Monitoring changes in laws to ensure the bank is up to date and complies with those changes.
- Review of contracts that the Bank enters into with other parties and advise on necessary amendments before contracts are executed.
- Maintain proper records and filing of letters and documents touching on the securities and contracts.
- Draft emails and letters as demanded by the nature of the job.
- Carry out all other instructions issued by the Manager-Conveyancing and Contracts
- Maintain good teamwork and respect for all staff within and without the Department.
- Provide appropriate on-the-job training to staff reporting to me.
- Ensure timely and appropriate performance review by line manager.
- Ensure to attend and complete assigned online trainings.
- Laws and regulations governing the industry.
- Legal Policy Manuals.
- Banks Anti-Money Laundering Policies and Procedures.
- Other internal and external regulatory requirements.
- Ensure compliance to SLAs.
- All Departments in the Bank.
- Should have an in depth understanding of the court process.
- Should have knowledge of commercial and conveyancing practice.
- Should have knowledge and be able to conduct out alternative dispute resolution mechanisms.
- In depth knowledge of the regulatory legislations affecting financial institutions
- At least one year experience in a busy commercial and litigation-oriented law firm or a financial institution.
- Proven track record of providing accurate and effective legal counsel.
- Demonstrate success in managing and conducting a variety of litigation matters.
- Demonstrate success in managing and conducting a variety of commercial transaction matters including review of contracts.
- Post graduate Diploma from the Kenya school of Law is an advantage.
- Bachelor of Laws from an accredited university recognized in Kenya.
- Attention to detail and ability to prioritize tasks.
- Commercial awareness and conveyancing expertise.
- Good interpersonal skills with ability to work effectively in a team.
- Excellent analytical, problem identification and problem solving skills.
- Excellent communication skills, both oral and written.
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