Assistant Director, Legislative Affairs - 4 Posts at Public Service Commission Kenya (PSCK)

For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:-

• Served for a minimum period of three (3) in the grade of Principal Legislative Affairs Officer, CGS 8 or a comparable and relevant position in the wiser public service;
• A Bachelors degree in Law (LLB) from a university recognized in Kenya;
• A Post-graduate Diploma in Law from the Kenya School of Law;
• Be an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya with at least four (4) years post admission experience; and
• Demonstrated managerial, administrative and professional competence in work performance and exhibited a thorough understand of national goals, policies, objectives and ability to relate them to management of legislative affairs.

Duties and Responsibilities 
Duties and responsibilities at this level will include:-

• Initiating development and review of the Government Legislative Agenda
• Initiating analysis of existing and proposed legislation and statutory instruments on National Government priorities;
• Coordinating identification of the legislative gaps in the realization of the National Government development agenda and recommend appropriate interventions;
• Developing the Government Legislative Agenda;
• Coordinating monitoring on compliance of MDAs to statutory and administrative requirements relating to legislative development processes;
• Coordinating the preparation of reports on MDAs compliance to statutory and administrative requirements relating to legislative development processes;
• Organizing periodic fora with MDAs to identify challenges in legislative development process;
• Identifying and recommending mitigation measures to address challenges in legislative development process;
• Developing and reviewing a framework on development of priority legislation;
• Analysing the priority legislations in line with the national development agenda;
• Developing guidelines, procedures and processes for formulation of National legislation;
• Developing and coordinating implementation of tools for monitoring and tracking legislative development processes; and
• Designing, developing and maintaining Legislative Agenda Tracking Information System.