Job Title: |
Principal Legal Officer |
Grade: |
KeNIA 4 |
Basic Pay |
75, 245 |
Job Purpose |
To provide secretariat services to the Board and performance of the legal function at KeNIA. |
Key Responsibilities / Duties / Tasks |
- Providing legal guidance on contractual and statutory obligations binding to the Agency;
- Safeguarding the Agency’s interests and ensuring that they are adequately defended before the courts;
- Liaising with the Agency’s appointed Advocates to ensure they act in the Agency’s interest while handling cases on its behalf;
- Providing and interpreting legal information, conducting training, and disseminating appropriate legal requirements to staff;
- Managing, reviewing, and monitoring the progress of all outstanding litigation;
- Ensuring the Agency complies with constitutional, regulatory, and all relevant laws in force through the provision of legal advisory services and contractual risks are efficiently managed;
- Documenting and maintaining a record of all enforcement and compliance assignments undertaken by the Agency personnel and developing legal accountability structures in relation to enforcement of assignments;
- Maintaining a Register of Regulations, Rules, Guidelines, and By-Laws that affect the Agency;
- Drafting of the Legal Agency’s regulations, rules, or guidelines;
- Establishing and managing the Agency’s Alternative Dispute Resolution Mechanism;
- Developing the Agency’s proactive and preventive legal policies and strategies aimed at forestalling disputes, controversies, and litigation;
- Preparing, reviewing, and modifying contractual instruments to assist and support various business activities, and negotiate, review and draft documentation for business transactions;
- Conducting legal due diligence on all prospective Lessees, Licensees, Partners or other third parties with whom the Agency is to enter a legal relationship with; and
- Developing and vetting policy papers and instruments with legal implications for approval by the Board.
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Job Competencies (Knowledge, Experience and Attributes / Skills). |
Academic Qualifications |
- Bachelors of Laws (LLB) degree from a recognized Institution;
- Postgraduate Diploma in Law (Advocates Training Programme) from the Kenya School of Law;
- Be admitted as an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya;
- Management course from a recognized Institution; and
- Proficiency in computer applications.
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Professional Qualifications / Membership to professional bodies |
Membership to the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) and the Agency of Certified Public Secretaries of Kenya (ICPS (K); |
Previous relevant work experience required. |
Served for a cumulative period of nine (9) years relevant work experience three (3) of which should have been in the grade of Senior Legal Officer or in a comparable position in Public Service or Private Sector; |
Functional Skills: |
Behavioral Competencies/ Attributes: |
1)Â Â Â Â Â Managerial skills
2)Â Â Â Â Â Communication skills
3)Â Â Â Â Â Leadership skills
4)Â Â Â Â Â Team management skills
5)Â Â Â Â Â Critical thinking and Decision making
6)Â Â Â Â Â Problem solving skills.
7)Â Â Â Â Â Report and minute writing skills.
8)Â Â Â Â Â IT Proficiency skills
9)Â Â Â Â Â Organizational skills |
1)Â Â Â Â Â Interpersonal skills
2)Â Â Â Â Â Adaptability and decisiveness
3)Â Â Â Â Â Proactive, networking and negotiating skills.
4)Â Â Â Â Â Detail oriented.
5)Â Â Â Â Â Commitment to work
6)Â Â Â Â Â Integrity
7)Â Â Â Â Â Emotional intelligence
8)Â Â Â Â Â Ability to work in a multi-racial environment and appreciate other cultures |