{"id":102857,"date":"2026-07-21T08:08:43","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T08:08:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/uncategorized\/legal-manager\/"},"modified":"2026-07-21T08:08:43","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T08:08:43","slug":"legal-manager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/jobs\/nairobi\/legal-manager\/","title":{"rendered":"Legal Manager"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\/\", \"@type\": \"JobPosting\", \"title\": \"Legal Manager\", \"description\": \"PRIMARY POSITION PURPOSE\\nThe Legal Manager will provide support to SMEC\u2019s South African business, and will be based in Johannesburg.\u00a0 The role is to identify and mitigate risk through providing specialist legal advice, including the drafting, reviewing, negotiating and execution of various commercial agreements, advice relating to general contractual obligations, vetting of and advising the business on procurement documents and managing litigation against the company.\\nKEY RESPONSIBILITIES\\nReview terms and conditions related to specific contracts and ensure that any obligations placed on SJ group companies are in accordance with our commercial and legal operating guidelines.\\nProvide assistance with or lead contract negotiations where required.\u00a0 These contracts shall include, amongst others, agreements with clients, appointments of sub-consultants or contractors; and agreements with other third parties, such as potential business partners.\\nManage litigation matters.\u00a0 This shall include, amongst others: Consultations and communications with our external legal counsel, Involvement in tender appeal processes.\\nManaging debt collection processes. And Involvement in the resolution of contractual disputes.\\nReview proposals and requests for tender as part of business tendering activities and: \u00a0 provide legal and related commercial advice in respect of the proposed project-based activities and contractual provisions provided in the request for tender; effectively interface with bid managers and other e.g. tax, insurance reviewers and\/or advisors; ensure that feedback is given in due course to the project team; and ensure that potential risks to the company is identified and mitigated against in the proposal\\nProvide guidance to project managers relating to contractual obligations under current contracts.\\nProvide general legal advice\\nAssist with any ad hoc commercial and legal responsibilities, including the drafting of legal notices, letters, and providing legal and commercial advice aligned to SMEC standard practice.\\nMIS update and compliance.\\nKEY PERFORMANCE INDIDCATORS\\nSuccessfully conclude contracts with terms that are commercially and legally favourable to SJ, while ensuring risk mitigation and compliance.\\nEffectively manage and achieve successful resolution of litigation, arbitration, and other dispute matters involving SJ.\\nDrive recovery of bad debts through appropriate and effective legal mechanisms.\\nEnsure implementation, adherence, and monitoring of the company\u2019s policies, procedures, and internal controls.\\nLead and support continuous process improvements to enhance efficiency, compliance, and risk governance.\\nMaintain a high level of legal and regulatory compliance, with performance measured through internal and external audits.\\nDemonstrate a strong attention to detail, adherence to timelines, and the ability to perform under pressure while following established processes.\\nProactively use independent judgment and initiative to address legal and business requirements.\\nExhibit excellent verbal and written communication skills in English, including drafting, negotiations, and stakeholder interactions.\\nDemonstrate flexibility and commitment, including willingness to travel and work beyond official working hours when business exigencies require.\\nRECOMMENDED QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE\\nBachelor of Laws LLB or equivalent or better legal qualification. Attorney Certification.\\nMaximum 7-9 years post qualification experience.\\nA valid driver\u2019s licence.\\nExperience in handling high stake construction contracts based on FIDIC and IFI standards\\nGood exposure in drafting and negotiating engineering design consultancy and construction contracts.\\nExperience of working under FIDIC and IFI funded projects for infrastructure, design, architecture, project management and engineering and consultancy contracts.\\nShould have handled commercial Litigations and Arbitrations.\\nManage and oversee the company's litigation, including coordinating with external legal counsels and internal stakeholders\\nExperience in PowerPoint and MS Excel skills shall be added advantage\", \"datePosted\": \"2026-07-20\", \"hiringOrganization\": {\"@type\": \"Organization\", \"name\": \"SMEC\"}, \"jobLocation\": {\"@type\": \"Place\", \"address\": {\"@type\": \"PostalAddress\", \"addressLocality\": \"Nairobi\", \"addressCountry\": \"KE\"}}, \"directApply\": true, \"validThrough\": \"2026-08-31T23:59:59\", \"employmentType\": \"FULL_TIME\"}<\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Company:<\/strong> SMEC<\/p>\n<p><strong>Location:<\/strong> Nairobi<\/p>\n<p><strong>Job Type:<\/strong> Full Time<\/p>\n<p><strong>Apply Before:<\/strong> 2026-08-31<\/p>\n<h3>Job Description<\/h3>\n<p>PRIMARY POSITION PURPOSE<br \/>The Legal Manager will provide support to SMEC\u2019s South African business, and will be based in Johannesburg.\u00a0 The role is to identify and mitigate risk through providing specialist legal advice, including the drafting, reviewing, negotiating and execution of various commercial agreements, advice relating to general contractual obligations, vetting of and advising the business on procurement documents and managing litigation against the company.<br \/>KEY RESPONSIBILITIES<br \/>Review terms and conditions related to specific contracts and ensure that any obligations placed on SJ group companies are in accordance with our commercial and legal operating guidelines.<br \/>Provide assistance with or lead contract negotiations where required.\u00a0 These contracts shall include, amongst others, agreements with clients, appointments of sub-consultants or contractors; and agreements with other third parties, such as potential business partners.<br \/>Manage litigation matters.\u00a0 This shall include, amongst others: Consultations and communications with our external legal counsel, Involvement in tender appeal processes.<br \/>Managing debt collection processes. And Involvement in the resolution of contractual disputes.<br \/>Review proposals and requests for tender as part of business tendering activities and: \u00a0 provide legal and related commercial advice in respect of the proposed project-based activities and contractual provisions provided in the request for tender; effectively interface with bid managers and other e.g. tax, insurance reviewers and\/or advisors; ensure that feedback is given in due course to the project team; and ensure that potential risks to the company is identified and mitigated against in the proposal<br \/>Provide guidance to project managers relating to contractual obligations under current contracts.<br \/>Provide general legal advice<br \/>Assist with any ad hoc commercial and legal responsibilities, including the drafting of legal notices, letters, and providing legal and commercial advice aligned to SMEC standard practice.<br \/>MIS update and compliance.<br \/>KEY PERFORMANCE INDIDCATORS<br \/>Successfully conclude contracts with terms that are commercially and legally favourable to SJ, while ensuring risk mitigation and compliance.<br \/>Effectively manage and achieve successful resolution of litigation, arbitration, and other dispute matters involving SJ.<br \/>Drive recovery of bad debts through appropriate and effective legal mechanisms.<br \/>Ensure implementation, adherence, and monitoring of the company\u2019s policies, procedures, and internal controls.<br \/>Lead and support continuous process improvements to enhance efficiency, compliance, and risk governance.<br \/>Maintain a high level of legal and regulatory compliance, with performance measured through internal and external audits.<br \/>Demonstrate a strong attention to detail, adherence to timelines, and the ability to perform under pressure while following established processes.<br \/>Proactively use independent judgment and initiative to address legal and business requirements.<br \/>Exhibit excellent verbal and written communication skills in English, including drafting, negotiations, and stakeholder interactions.<br \/>Demonstrate flexibility and commitment, including willingness to travel and work beyond official working hours when business exigencies require.<br \/>RECOMMENDED QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE<br \/>Bachelor of Laws LLB or equivalent or better legal qualification. Attorney Certification.<br \/>Maximum 7-9 years post qualification experience.<br \/>A valid driver\u2019s licence.<br \/>Experience in handling high stake construction contracts based on FIDIC and IFI standards<br \/>Good exposure in drafting and negotiating engineering design consultancy and construction contracts.<br \/>Experience of working under FIDIC and IFI funded projects for infrastructure, design, architecture, project management and engineering and consultancy contracts.<br \/>Should have handled commercial Litigations and Arbitrations.<br \/>Manage and oversee the company&#8217;s litigation, including coordinating with external legal counsels and internal stakeholders<br \/>Experience in PowerPoint and MS Excel skills shall be added advantage<\/p>\n<h3>How to Apply<\/h3>\n<p>Interested and qualified? Go to SMEC on surbanajurong.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com to apply<br \/>Build your CV for free. Download in different templates.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myjobmag.co.ke\/apply-now\/1283973\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"display:inline-block;padding:10px 20px;background:#2271b1;color:#fff;text-decoration:none;border-radius:4px;\">Apply Now<\/a><\/p>\n<p><small>Source: MyJobMag<\/small><\/p>\n<p><!-- job-expiry: 2026-08-31 --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Company: SMEC Location: Nairobi Job Type: Full Time Apply Before: 2026-08-31 Job Description PRIMARY POSITION PURPOSEThe Legal Manager will provide support to SMEC\u2019s South African business, and will be based in Johannesburg.\u00a0 The role is to identify and mitigate risk through providing specialist legal advice, including the drafting, reviewing, negotiating and execution of various commercial [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1408,1409],"tags":[1425,1413,1412,2345],"class_list":["post-102857","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-jobs","category-nairobi","tag-full-time","tag-job-listing","tag-myjobmag","tag-smec"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102857","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=102857"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102857\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=102857"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=102857"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=102857"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}