Assistant Director, Legal Services, KNEC Grade 4 (1 Post) at Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC)

Job Specification

• Providing legal advisory services to ensure compliance with existing law and regulatory requirements;
• Drafting, reviewing, and vetting legal instruments and making recommendations;
• Identifying and monitoring areas of risk in legal compliance and making recommendations ;
• Researching, reviewing, analyzing, and interpreting laws, regulations and advising accordingly;
• Assisting in preparing and monitoring of the Department’s budgets and expenditures; 
• Drafting and reviewing legal pleadings, attending court, Compiling documentary evidence, coordinating witness preparation, receiving court pleadings, instructing external legal counsel, and monitoring the progress of all cases;
• Assisting in Council secretariat services by preparing and dispatching Council notices, Agendas, Council papers, taking Council minutes and action reports;
• Assisting in monitoring implementation of Council decisions and preparing reports;
• Preparing reports on the use of the Council Seal;
• Assisting in conducting Governance and legal Audits and preparing reports;
• Managing the Divisions legal registry including updating legal documentation, regulations, ordinances, policy manuals to ensure compliance; 
• Mentoring and supervising staff within the Department.

Person Specifications 

• At least ten (10) years cumulative relevant work experience, three (3) of which should have served at a management level; 
• Bachelors Degree in Law (LLB) from a recognized institution;
• Masters Degree in either of the following disciplines: Law, Public Administration, Business Administration, or equivalent qualifications from a recognized institution;
• Management Course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution; 
• Postgraduate Diploma in Law from the Kenya School of Law or similar qualification from a recognized institution;
• An Advocate of the High Court of Kenya;
• Member of the Law Society of Kenya in good standing;
• Proficiency in computer applications;
• Demonstrated merit and competence in work performance;