Assistant Program Officer – Legislation Directorate at Law Society of Kenya

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist in undertaking objective legal and policy research and analysis;
• Assist in analyzing Bills of Parliament;
• Liaise with the respective Departmental Committees in Parliament
• Assist in designing, develop and co-ordinate the implementation of projects and activities on legislative reform;
• Initiate and sustain effective interaction with local and international collaborators on legislative reforms;
• Assist in coordinating implementation and activities of projects on the legislative reforms;
• Liaise and advise the Deputy Secretary, Legislation on areas of program mandate;
• Assist in initiating and developing programmatic areas on legislative reforms;
• Monitor trends of emerging contemporary issues nationally, regionally and internationally and legislative responses;
• Initiate donor funding proposals towards supporting legislative reforms;
• Preparation and production of timely program reports; and
• Any other related tasks as may be assigned by the Secretary/CEO

Qualifications & Skills

• A Bachelor of Laws Degree (LLB.) from a recognized university and a post-graduate diploma from the Kenya School of Law;
• An Advocate of the High Court of Kenya with a minimum of three (3) years postadmission experience and hold a current Practicing Certificate;
• Excellent knowledge of legislative drafting and parliamentary processes;
• Dynamic, self-motivated with excellent interpersonal skills knowledge of current legislative trends;
• Experience in planning, administration, management and monitoring of programs;
• Demonstrate ability to initiate donor funding proposals, administer and manage donor funds and grants;
• High degree of professional ethics and personal integrity; and
• Excellent analytical writing, oral presentation, organizational and computer skills.