Legal Services Manager & Board Secretary

• Nov 2022 - Present

-The principal legal resource person to BITRI, its subsidiary companies and the BITRI Management by providing legal advice on a wide range of issues to ensure good corporate governance and compliance with the applicable legislation.. - Provide professional legal advice and corporate secretarial services to BITRI and its subsidiaries by supporting BITRI Management and the Board to deliver high quality governance services to ensure efficient, effective and legally compliant activities and decisions. -Ensures that Board procedures are followed and that the applicable rules and regulations for the conduct of the affairs of the Board are complied with. -Supports the Board of Directors to ensure it engages in legally compliant decision making to ensure that there is always compliance with the Companies Act. Show less

Senior Legal Officer

• Jun 2016 - Nov 2022

 Providing legal advice to the Board, its Committees and parastatals to ensure strict compliance with the PPAD Act and Regulations on procurement and asset disposal.  Providing Board members with guidance on duties, responsibilities and powers. Part of the Risk and Compliance department to maximise effectiveness of the business, including mitigation of risk.  Rendering advice on employment Laws and Labour Relations  Ensuring Procuring Entities (PEs) Legal and Compliance monitoring. Eg. Managing Service Level Agreements with PEs  Contractual and Risk Management  Contract Management  Facilitating complaints resolution.  Develop and recommend organisation policy and guidelines and procedures: Have drafted the Intellectual Property Policy which was duly adopted by the Board  Capacity Building Workshops for Procuring entities(Ministries), Contractors and parastatals on the Legal Framework  Recommend and put in place secure and confidential process for receipt of tender documents and proposals and ensure confidentiality of the receiving and receipting process.  Manage performance of supervisees and ensures compliance with standards Show less

Senior Counsel

• Nov 2013 - May 2016

Legal Counsel

• Nov 2012 - Oct 2013

Associate Attorney

• Feb 2010 - Oct 2012

Civil Litigation, Contracts, Will, Deceased Estates, Family Law Civil Litigation, Contracts, Will, Deceased Estates, Family Law

Domestic Violence and Civil Protection Orders Clinic

• Aug 2011 - Dec 2011

Lands Division

• Nov 2009 - Feb 2010

Kagisano Women's Shelter

• Jul 2009 - Nov 2009