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Legal Specialist - (6 Months Contract) at West Indian Ocean Cable Company (WIOCC)
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Nairobi 🇰🇪 Kenya
Posted 2 days ago (22 Sep 2026) Updated 1 day ago
Job Description
The Legal Specialist will support WIOCC’s legal department on a six‑month contract, handling corporate and company secretarial duties, commercial contract drafting and negotiation, and compliance across multiple African jurisdictions. The role involves preparing statutory filings, assisting with financing transactions and providing practical legal advice to senior stakeholders.
Qualifications & Requirements
- • Bachelor’s Degree (BA/BSc/HND) in Law or related field, with a Postgraduate Diploma preferred
- • Minimum 3 years of experience in corporate and company secretarial matters
- • Demonstrated ability to draft and negotiate commercial agreements
- • Experience working in telecommunications, data centre or infrastructure sectors is an advantage
Required Skills
Responsibilities
- • Prepare statutory filings and maintain corporate registers for Group entities
- • Provide legal support on intra‑group agreements, corporate approvals and restructuring initiatives
- • Assist with financing and project‑related transactions, including documentation review
- • Draft, review and negotiate commercial contracts
- • Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements across multiple jurisdictions
- • Maintain accurate statutory, contractual and matter records for the Group
- • Liaise with internal teams and external counsel on legal matters