Assistant Director, Legal Services at Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD)

The Assistant Director, Legal Services will report to the Director/Chief Executive Officer:

Duties and Responsibilities
Duties and responsibilities at this level will entail the following:

• Providing secretarial and technical support to the Council and its Committees to enable them meet their obligations;
• Advising the Council on the best corporate governance practices and on legal matters;
• Coordinating Council Evaluation and governance audits
• Maintaining safe custody of Council minutes, Institute’s legal documents, seal and legal instruments;
• Interpreting Laws governing the Institution’s operations and giving appropriate and timely legal advice on matters affecting the institution;
• Ensuring compliance with statutes, regulations and procedures;
• Formulating legal opinions and reports on various issues affecting the Institute;
• Formulating, vetting, reviewing, negotiating contracts, leases, agreements and memorandums of understanding;
• Reviewing the Institute’s legal framework and advising on levels of compliance by sector players;
• Coordinating formulation and review of the Institute’s policies to ensure that they are in line with relevant laws and Government Circulars;
• Coordinating litigation management by liaising with external lawyers to ensure adequate representation of the Institute’s;
• Ensuring that requisite information and evidence on legal matters involving on the Institute is compiled and proper instructions issued to the external lawyers;
• Negotiating disputes with a view to settling them out of court; coordinating legal audits to measure the Institute’s level of compliance with various legal requirements, identify legal risks and advise on mitigation measures;
• Setting of performance targets, work plans, managing, supervising and developing staff for the legal services unit; and
• Representing the Institute in legal fora.

Requirement for Appointment
For appointment to this grade an applicant must have:

• Bachelor of Laws degree from a recognized institution;
• Master of Laws degree from a recognized institution;
• Post Graduate Diploma in Law from Kenya School of Law
• An Advocate of the High Court of Kenya;
• Cumulative service period of twelve (12) years’ three (3) of which must be at the Grade of Principal Legal Officer or in a comparable position;
• At least 10 years’ relevant experience and 4 years in a management role;
• Leadership Course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution.
• Management Course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution.
• At least five years’ experience in management
• A registered member of the Law Society of Kenya in good standing;
• Proficiency in computer use and applications; and
• Demonstrated outstanding professional competence in legal work as reflected in work performance and results.
• Fulfill the requirements of Chapter Six of Constitution