Assistant Registrar - Trade Unions/Senior Princiapal State Counsel at Ministry of Labour

For appointment to this grade, an officer must have:-

• served for a minimum period of  Eight (8) years, three (3) years of  which should be at the grade of   Senior Registrar of Trade Unions CSG ‘9’ and above  or in a  comparable relevant position in the Wider  public service;
• a Bachelor’s  degree in law (LLB)  and post graduate in legal studies from the Kenya School of  Law;
• admission as an advocate of the High Court of Kenya;
• a Post graduate Diploma in legal studies from the Kenya School of Law
• a valid and current membership with the Law Society of Kenya.

Duties and Responsibilities
Duties and responsibilities will include: - 

• oversees the due process of registration of Trade Unions, Employers’ Organizations, federations and amalgamations;
• guides the promotion of a healthy regulatory framework for the operations of trade unions, employer’s organizations and federations;
• oversees general regulation of trade unions in accordance with the law and the Trade Unions Individual Constitutions;
• supervises and reviews the compiled reports on trade unions, employers’ organizations and federations whose annual returns have not been approved to due to non-compliance as well as those that have failed to file their annual returns;
• oversees the due process of registration of trade unions, employers’ organizations, federations and amalgamations;
• guides the promotion of a healthy regulatory framework for the operations of trade unions, employer’s organizations and federations;
• oversees general regulation of trade unions in accordance with the law and the Trade Unions Individual Constitutions;
• supervises and reviews the compiled reports on trade unions, employers’ organizations and federations whose annual returns have not been approved to due to non-compliance as well as those that have failed to file their annual returns;
• oversees the preparation and submission of instructions to the Office of Attorney General for concurrence on representation in court cases whenever the Registrar has been cited as a respondent and appearing in court as and when required;
• oversees the general registration and regulation of Trade Unions, employers’ organizations and federations;
• coordinates the implementation of court orders directed to the Registrar on specific reports in certain circumstances to guide the courts the determination of cases;
• facilitates the implementation of research findings on court case.