Assistant Director, Advocates Training Programme at Kenya School of Law

Overall purpose of the job

Reporting to the Director/CEO, the incumbent will be responsible for providing leadership and management of the Advocates Training Programme (ATP).

Job specifications (duties)

The specific duties and responsibilities will entail, but not limited to:

• Developing and coordinating implementation of strategies, policies and procedures to ensure achievement of School’s objectives;
• Planning the ATP calendar of the ATP programs;
• Working closely with deputy director to develop strategies for marketing the School’s ATP programmes;
• Developing budgets and work plans to match operational requirements with available funds, control and manage the budget and expenditure;
• Overseeing quality assurance systems of the ATP programs within the department to maintain standards;
• Participating in the development and review of the curriculum to ensure the program addresses market needs;
• Mentoring and coaching staff;
• Approving departmental budget;
• Ensuring staff performance appraisal is carried out;     
• Preparing monthly departmental reports;
• Preparing timetables for respective ATP activities;
• Teaching, supervising and mentoring students;
• Ensuring student discipline;
• Allocating and supervising work/duties to members of staff;
• Evaluating the performance of staff in the Department to ascertain efficiency and effectiveness in work performance in meeting the objectives of the function staff;
• Evaluating course content to ensure they conform to the set curricula;
• Dealing with internal and external correspondence;
• Setting, moderate and mark examinations;
• Setting and mark project work and administer oral examinations; and
• Moderating pre bar examinations.

Persons’ specifications

The successful candidates should meet the following requirements: -

• Have at least ten (10) years’ post admission relevant work experience in public or private sector, five (5) of which should be in management;
• Bachelor’s Degree in Law (LL.B) from a recognized university;
• Master’s Degree in Law (LL.M) from a recognized university;
• Post-graduate Diploma in Law from the Kenya School of Law;
• Be an advocate of the High Court of Kenya with current practicing certificate;
• Be a member of the Law Society of Kenya in good standing;
• Have attended at least a management course lasting four (4) weeks;
• Have fulfilled the requirements of Chapter six of the Constitution; and
• Proficiency in Computer Applications.

Key Competencies and skills

• Mastery of the concepts and principles of ATP;
• Ability to manage other professionals or experts in this field;
• ATP and applied research
• Practical application of Law;
• Knowledge of relevant legislation;
• Knowledge of professional standards;
• Interpersonal skills;
• Negotiation skills;
• Organizational skills;
• Team-work; and
• Problem solving.