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Legal Counsel at Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund (AECF)

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The AECF provides catalytic funding in the form of repayable and non-repayable grants to businesses that would not otherwise have access to adequate financing. The AECF is part of the Alliance for Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) family and has been supported by governments (Australia, Canada, Denmark, The Netherlands, Sweden and United Kingdom), and international financial institutions (Consultative Group to Assist the Poor and IFAD).

The Role

  • The objective of the Legal & Compliance Unit is to support AECF’s mission by providing strategic, efficient, and innovative legal services.
  • AECF is seeking to recruit an exceptional individual to fill the position of Legal Counsel who will be responsible for providing legal support in the legal and compliance function.
  • This role will report to the Head of Legal & Company Secretary.

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide legal advisory services to AECF and its stakeholders on all aspects of law and investment portfolio while ensuring proper representation of the organization in all legal matters.
  • Provide legal support through AECF’s transactions lifecycle by advising on transaction structures, providing deal negotiations support, documentation support, drafting and advising on legal documents including interim agreements while ensuring effective documentation of legal terms and conditions.
  • Leading in the drafting and negotiation of complex agreements including funding agreements, collateral documents, term sheets, inter-creditor agreements, consortium agreements, transaction advisory agreements, downstream partner agreements, and other consulting and service provider agreements.
  • Supporting the portfolio and investments teams in structuring and compiling contract documentation to ensure completeness and accuracy and drafting/reviewing information memorandum and legal deal negotiation documents.
  • Review and understand all laws and regulations relevant to AECF portfolio companies across Sub-Sahara Africa together with AECF’s governing documents to ensure transaction compliance.
  • Undertake legal assessments, interpretations and advise senior management on compliance including regulatory and donor compliance, while providing recommendations and representation on day-to-day operational matters.
  • Continuously analyze in-country and cross-border regulatory issues affecting AECF and communicate effectively with internal key stakeholders and support the development of strategies and plans to mitigate any non-compliance risks arising therefrom.

Suitable candidates should possess:

  • A Bachelor of Laws degree and a postgraduate diploma in law/legal practice certificate.
  • A minimum of 6 to 8 years post-admission experience working at a commercial-oriented law firm or international organization.
  • Experience presenting to senior management and at the board of directors level.
  • Substantial experience in leading financing transactions including drafting and negotiating a wide range of finance documents, including LMA-based finance documents and complex legal agreements.
  • Have excellent organizational and prioritizing skills with the ability to manage multiple work demands while meeting tight deadlines.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills including strong work ethic, impeccable integrity, and judgment.
  • Ability to work independently while maintaining strong collaborative relationships with colleagues and partners.
  • Excellent analytical skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work accurately with creativity

Closing Date:19/04/2024

HOW TO APPLY

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Condition Monitoring Analyst at Mantrac Kenya Ltd

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Mantrac Kenya Ltd. is the sole authorized dealer for Caterpillar Products in Kenya. Mantrac Kenya Ltd. distributes and supports the full range of CAT construction equipment including Wheel Loaders, Skid Steer oaders, Dump Articulated Trucks, Backhoe Loaders, Excavators, Motor Graders, Track-TypeTractors, BCP products.

JOB OUTLINE:

The candidate will work with the customer and sales team to provide Condition Monitoring opportunities and quotes with the goal of generating, through the PSSR, Incremental Business for Mantrac and informative and actionable insights for the customer to improve the utilization and efficiency of their Cat fleet. They will be supported at the Group level by the Cat Connected Support team for technical issues and as a resource for generating opportunities.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Monitor, interpret and correlate data from the following sources within ManCMS; Equipment’s electronic data from Product Link, ET and VIMS
  • Oil & Coolant fluid analysis (SOS) reports
  • Customer Track Service (CTS) reports
  • Service history and Work in Progress (WIP)
  • Product Improvement Programs (PIP) and Product Service Programs (PSP) •Liaise with others in the Service team to ensure valuable sources of data feed into system e.g. Product Links, Cat Inspect inspections; especially as it relates to key customers

PERSON SPECIFICATION:

  • Electronic/Mechanical Engineering background preferred. Experience from field service would be beneficial.
  • Strong computer skills; experience of equipment diagnostic and troubleshooting.
  • Strong knowledge of a wide range of equipment; ability to read complex schematics and understand different equipment arrangements

HOW TO APPLY

Submit your CV, copies of relevant documents and Application to:

careers@mantrackenya.com

Use the title of the position as the subject of the email

Closing Date : 15 May. 2024

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Content Manager – Specialist Consultant at British Council

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The British Council is a British organisation specialising in international cultural and educational opportunities.

Role Purpose

To support with regional social media and website scheduling and management needs, working closely with the Regional Content Managers and Regional marketing and communication teams. The Part-Time content manager will be responsible for updating SOLAS pages, creating and scheduling posts on our social channels, working on reports under the guidance of the Marketing Hub and the regional communication team. The content manager will ensure that all posts are aligned with our brand guidelines, properly tagged and scheduled in a timely fashion.

Main Accountabilities

Project Support

This role will be regional, or cluster based depending on the requirements of the business. The main role of the content manager will be to create and manage our social media and website updates. They will:

  • Work closely with regional content managers and marketing & communication teams
  • Manage website and social media updates for specific projects.
  • Write, edit and update imagery, captions and tags under the guidance of the regional marketing team and the Hub for social media channels and our SOLAS website pages.
  • Monitor the social media accounts and offer constructive interaction with users.
  • Will participate in SEO activities and updates.

Managing self and others

  • Maintains brand standards/creative quality in region, supported by the Regional Content managers and regional marketing teams.
  • Keeps abreast of new social trends in the markets.
  • Supports the implementation of the equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) framework for social media and website by demonstrating inclusion of diversity in creatives across both print and digital and implementing EDI recommendations.

Relationship and Stakeholder Management

  • Proactively builds and maintains collaborative relationships with internal peers and stakeholders to ensure integrated, joined up and future-proofed working.
  • Acts as a Brand Ambassador, helping deliver a strong British Council brand.

Requirements

Minimum/Essential Qualifications:

Relevant degree or demonstrable equivalent level of experience

Role specific knowledge and experience:

  • Proven experience in social media management and tools
  • SOLAS certified.
  • Creative with some knowledge of design/editing tools
  • Content writing and proofreading skills
  • Able to follow instructions clearly to achieve desired results.

Desirable

  • Stakeholder management and influencing
  • Ability to assess creative projects and assets.

Closing Date: 21 May 2024 

HOW TO APPLY

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