{"id":7595,"date":"2019-10-10T12:45:39","date_gmt":"2019-10-10T16:45:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.carilec.org\/?post_type=job_listing&#038;p=7595"},"modified":"2019-10-26T00:11:45","modified_gmt":"2019-10-26T04:11:45","slug":"skelec-in-house-counsel","status":"expired","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/carilec.org\/?post_type=job_listing&p=7595","title":{"rendered":"SKELEC &#8211; In House Counsel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The St. Kitts Electricity Company (SKELEC) invites suitably qualified candidates to apply to fill the post of <strong>\u00a0 In House Counsel<\/strong>. The successful applicant will report to the General Manager of the company <em>and will <\/em>be hired on contract for two (2) years in the first instance.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Applicant\u2019s Minimum Requirement <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Called to the Bar of St. Kitts and Nevis<\/li>\n<li>At least three (3) years\u2019 post qualification experience, litigation experience is an asset<\/li>\n<li>A great communicator, able to communicate clearly and convincingly<\/li>\n<li>Strong research skills along with proven ability of experience in statutory interpretation<\/li>\n<li>Able to work independently, think critically and prioritise tasks<\/li>\n<li>Attention to detail<\/li>\n<li>Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work well with Management and Board of Directors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Responsibilities:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Draft and\/or review internal and external agreements, contracts and other legal documents to ensure that the company\u2019s best interest and full legal rights are served.<\/li>\n<li>Provide accurate and timely counsel to management on a variety of internal and external legal matters (labour law, interpretation of the Electricity Act, torts, corporate finance etc.)<\/li>\n<li>Assist in debt collection matters such as preparing demand letters to customers and filing civil matters in the Magistrates\u2019 and High Courts.<\/li>\n<li>Represent SKELEC in court on simple matters and work along with her external counsel that may be engaged by the company.<\/li>\n<li>Participate in proposal\/agreement negotiations on behalf of the company and liaise with relevant stakeholders on same.<\/li>\n<li>Assist with the drafting, revision and implementation of internal governance policies and regularly promote and monitor legal, compliance and risk management best practices throughout the company.<\/li>\n<li>Maintain current knowledge of the Electricity Act of St. Kitts as well as be familiar with the energy and electricity legislations of other CARILEC member jurisdiction.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Salary:<\/strong> To be negotiated<\/p>\n<p><strong>Benefits:<\/strong> Travel allowance and participation in the company&#8217;s health insurance scheme.<\/p>\n<p>Interested persons should submit their application in writing to the Board Secretary by<\/p>\n<p>Email : <a href=\"mailto:board-secretary@skelec.kn\">board-secretary@skelec.kn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Or by mail<\/p>\n<p>St. Kitts Electricity Company Limited, P O Box 245, Central Street, Basseterre, St. Kitts<\/p>\n<p>no later than 25<sup>th<\/sup> October 2019.<\/p>\n<p>We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7598,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_promoted":"","_job_location":"St. Kitts","_application":"board-secretary@skelec.kn","_company_name":"St. Kitts Electricity Company Limited (SKELEC)","_company_website":"https:\/\/www.skelec.kn\/","_company_tagline":"","_company_twitter":"@skelecskn","_company_video":"","_filled":0,"_featured":0,"_remote_position":0,"_job_salary":"","_job_salary_currency":"","_job_salary_unit":""},"job-categories":[],"job-types":[2215],"class_list":{"0":"post-7595","1":"job_listing","2":"type-job_listing","3":"status-expired","4":"has-post-thumbnail","5":"hentry","7":"job-type-contract"},"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/carilec.org\/api\/wp\/v2\/job-listings\/7595","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/carilec.org\/api\/wp\/v2\/job-listings"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/carilec.org\/api\/wp\/v2\/types\/job_listing"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carilec.org\/api\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carilec.org\/api\/wp\/v2\/media\/7598"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/carilec.org\/api\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7595"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"job_listing_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carilec.org\/api\/wp\/v2\/job-categories?post=7595"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carilec.org\/api\/wp\/v2\/job-types?post=7595"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}