Compliance/Liaison Office at Office of The Registrar of Political Parties

REF NO: ORPP6 /LGL/ 2017

Responsibilities for the Compliance/Liaison Officer Job

• Develop and implement periodic compliance plans for political parties in line with the Political Parties Act.
• Participate in development of manuals, guidelines and compliance policy documents.
• Develop guidelines on the adherence to the Political Parties Code of Conduct, party nomination rules and regulations for political parties.
• Develop guidelines for political party nomination rules and regulations.
• Draft regulations to the Political Parties Act.
• Contribute in setting targets, objectives and work plans for the Compliance Department under the direction of the Assistant Director Compliance.
• Allocate duties to staff within the unit and appraise staff against agreed target.
• Provide technical expertise for political parties capacity building on compliance policies and guidelines through sensitization programs.
• Facilitate enforcement of compliance plans to political parties in line with the Political Parties Act.
• Ensure political parties maintain statutory records of their registered members, contributions, property and mode of acquisition, and statements of accounts, at their headquarters and branch offices.
• Investigate alleged violations of laws and policies by political parties in order to gather evidence as would be required as grounds for action against identified political parties.
• Prepare notices informing political parties on the particulars of their breach or contravention
• Make recommendations to the Assistant Director Compliance on sanctions to be given to political parties that breach the Political Parties Act and any guidelines.
• Conduct research and facilitate consultations with stakeholders on legal reform related to Political Parties Act.
• Interpret and implement manuals, guidelines and compliance policy documents.
  Enforce the adherence to the Political Parties Code of Conduct by political parties
• Ensure political parties maintain statutory records of their registered members, contributions, property and mode of acquisition, and statements of accounts, at their head and branch offices.
• Conduct research and facilitate consultations with stakeholders on legal reform related to
• Political Parties Act, Undertake compliance audits by political parties against compliance guidelines.
• Maintain an accurate database for political party’s compliance status.
• Receive and verify declarations of assets, liabilities and expenditures from political parties before elections. xxi.
• Ensure maintenance of statutory records by political parties in their offices. Requirements for Appointment

Qualifications for the Compliance/Liaison Officer Job

• Bachelor’s Law Degree (LLB) from a recognized University;
• Diploma in Legal Education from the Kenya School of Law;
• Be admitted as an advocate of the High Court of Kenya ; and
• Certificate in Computer Application Skills from a recognized institution.