Chief Legal & Risk Officer / Corporation Secretary
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The National Treasury is hiring a Chief Legal & Risk Officer / Corporation Secretary to serve as the principal legal, governance and enterprise risk adviser. The role covers the full investment lifecycle, including complex transactions, project finance, infrastructure development and board governance. The position is based in Nairobi and requires senior-level legal and transactional experience.
- Senior leadership role reporting to the CEO with functional accountability to the Board
- Hands-on legal and risk leadership across the full investment lifecycle
- Requires LL.B, Advocate of the High Court of Kenya and Certified Secretary qualifications
- At least 10 years of progressive legal experience and 5 years at senior leadership level
- Based in Nairobi with full-time employment
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- The National Treasury derives its mandate from the Constitution 2010, the Public Management Act 2012 and the Executive Order No.2/2013.
- The core functions of the National Treasury as derived from the above legal provisions include; Formulate, implement and monitor macro-economic policies involving expenditure and revenue; Manage the level and composition o...
- Chief Legal & Risk Officer / Corporation Secretary
- Job Type
- Full Time
- Qualification
- BA/BSc/HND
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- MBA/MSc/MA
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- Professional Certificate
Experience
10 years
Location
Nairobi
Job Field
Legal and Regulatory
The Role
Reporting administratively to the Chief Executive Officer and with appropriate functional accountability to the Board and relevant Board Committees on governance and risk matters, the Chief Legal & Risk Officer / Corporation Secretary will serve as NIF’s principal legal, governance and enterprise risk adviser. Given NIF’s lean organisational model, this is a hands-on leadership role. The successful candidate must be capable of personally analysing, structuring, drafting, negotiating and managing complex transactions and project documentation rather than relying primarily on external counsel. The role will provide legal and risk leadership throughout the complete investment lifecycle — from project origination and development through commercial structuring, contracting, financing, financial close, construction and operations, portfolio management, restructuring and exit. The successful candidate will work closely with the Chief Investment Officer, Chief Financial & Operating Officer, Chief Engineer and other members of the senior management team while providing appropriate independent legal and risk challenge. As Corporation Secretary, the position will support the Governing Council, Board of Directors and relevant Committees in discharging their respective statutory and governance
The successful candidate should possess:
A Bachelor’s degree in Law (LL.B) from a recognised university.
Admission as an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya and a current practising certificate.
Membership in good standing of the Law Society of Kenya.
Qualification as a Certified Secretary and membership in good standing of the Institute of Certified Secretaries (ICS), with the appropriate professional standing required to discharge the
with substantial exposure to complex corporate and commercial transactions, infrastructure, project finance, banking, investment funds, private equity, capital markets or development finance.
At least five (5) years at senior leadership level, preferably as a Partner or senior transactional/project-finance lawyer in a leading law firm,
General Counsel, Chief Legal Officer, Head of Legal or comparable senior position involving personal responsibility for complex transactions.
Essential
Applicants must demonstrate a strong hands-on transactional track record and provide evidence of having personally led or played a senior leadership role in:
Structuring, drafting, negotiating and closing large and complex infrastructure, investment or financing transactions.
Infrastructure project development from project preparation through bankability and financial close.
Non-recourse or limited-recourse project-finance transactions.
Negotiating significant construction or EPC arrangements, preferably including FIDIC-based contracts.
Negotiating concessions, leases, implementation agreements, offtake/ revenue agreements, O&M contracts and other material infrastructure project agreements.
Negotiating financing documents involving commercial banks, development finance institutions or other sophisticated lenders.
Equity investments, shareholder agreements, joint ventures and investment SPVs.
Legal due diligence and transaction risk assessment.
Managing legal conditions precedent and achieving financial close.
Engaging Government institutions and navigating statutory and regulatory approvals affecting major commercial or infrastructure transactions.
Managing Kenyan and international external counsel on complex transactions.
Managing significant contractual claims, disputes, arbitration or other dispute-resolution proceedings.
Supporting investments through portfolio management, restructuring, refinancing and exit.
Advising Boards and Board Committees at senior executive level.
Corporation/company secretarial and governance responsibilities.
in infrastructure, project finance, investment management, private equity, development finance, banking, capital markets or institutional investment will be particularly relevant.
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Method of Application
Submission of Application
Applications in plain sealed envelopes, stating the referenced position on top, should be mailed to:
The Secretariat
The National Treasury
Treasury Building, Harambee Avenue
P.O. Box 30007-00100
NAIROBI
or hand delivered at the National Treasury on 2nd Floor, Treasury Building, Harambee Avenue.
A soft copy of the application should be emailed to:
recruitment.nif@treasury.go.ke
Applications should be received not later than
5.00 p.m. on Wednesday 9th September, 2026.
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Responsibilities
- and will promote the highest standards of institutional governance, integrity, transparency and accountability
- Qualifications and
- of Corporation Secretary.
- A Master’s degree in Law, Finance, Business Administration or another relevant discipline and/or recognised professional qualifications in governance, risk, finance or investment will be an added advantage.
- At least ten (10) years of progressively responsible legal