Assistant Deputy Chief Legal Officer (Assistant Director Legal) at Mandera County Government

Duties and responsibilities

• Formulate, implement and review legal strategies, policics, plans, standards and procedures pertaining to legal services as per the County’s strategic plan;
• Advice on legal policy issues, drafting bills and other legal documents;
• Preparing and reviewing preliminary legal documents/instruments;
• Ensuring compliance with national, regional and international legal documents/instruments;
• Ensuring compliance with principle and values of yood governance, human rights, transparency, accountability, ethics and integrity;
• Preparing conveyancing documents;
• Analyzing research data and compiling reports;
• Preparing legal opinions and undertaking law review;
• Perform any other function that may be assigned from time to time.

Requirements for appointment

• Be a Kenyan citizen;
• Bachelor of Laws (L.L.B) degree from a university recognized in Kenya;
• Post graduate Diploma in Law from the Kenya School of |.aw;
• Master’s Degree in Law or any other relevant social science from a recognized institution will be an added advantage;
• A minimum experience of six (6) years and at least two (2) years in a senior position in either public or private legal practice;
• Knowledge in records management;
• Good administrative and coordination skills;
• Due diligence and attention to details;
• Certificate in Computer Applications;
• Satisfies requirement of chapter six of the constitution of Kenya 2010 on leadership and integrity.