Deputy Director, Legal Services at National Drought Management Authority

Job Reference Number NDMA V/No.3/4/2026

Position Summary/ Purpose

Legal Services is responsible for advising the Board and Management on legal matters, overseeing legal matters as well as implementing good corporate governance to enhance organizational credibility. It is further responsible for effective and efficient provision of Legal advisory services, ensuring management of legal and contractual risks, reviewing NDMA’s enabling legislation, rules, regulations and guidelines and recommending amendments that will spur the development of the Authority.

Job Specifications
Specific Duties and responsibilities will include:

• Oversee the management and administration of Legal Services in NDMA
• Ensuring compliance with rules and regulations affecting NDMA including the Code of Conduct and Ethics;
• Attending to all legal matters of NDMA including advising, vetting and drafting of legal agreements in relation to NDMA operations; and
• Ensure statutory compliance in the implementation of the Constitution, the NDMA Act and other relevant laws.
• Carry out legal audits to ensure the NDMA ’ operations and policies to ensure regulatory and statutory compliance.
• Provide and interpret legal information, conduct training and disseminate appropriate legal advisory requirements to staff.
• Give legal advisory services to the Management and Staff of the NDMA on the internal policies and procedures and external matters that may affect the operations.
• Ensure effective legal representation of NDMA and monitor progress of cases in Court and liaise with and manage the external lawyers.
• Review, draw and vet all Service contracts, agreements, leases and any other legal documents required.
• Undertake extensive review of different requests for approval, licenses both internal and external for purposes of ascertaining legal soundness, make appropriate recommendations and ensure proper implementation within the law.
• Liaising with the Cabinet Secretary and the Attorney General on the development of the all Rules, Regulations, Bills and Policies that have bearing on NDMA mandate.
• Safeguard the NDMA interests and ensuring that they are adequately defended before the courts, public hearings, Arbitrations and Tribunals as well as manage, review, and monitor progress of all outstanding litigation.
• Ensure all land for NDMA is properly registered in the name of NDMA
• Establish and manage the NDMA Alternative Dispute Resolution Mechanism.
• Manage, review, and monitor progress of all outstanding litigation.
• Through the disciplinary committee, advise the Chief Executive Officer in internal disciplinary cases for purpose of decision-making
• Provide secretarial services to the Board and its Committees.
• Provision of guidance to the Board on their duties and responsibilities and on matters of Governance.
• Faciliate Board induction, development, evaluation and implementation of the Capacity building programmes.
• Preparation and management of Board Work-Plans.
• Faciliate Annual Board Evaluation.
• Preparation and circulation of Board and Committee Papers
• Custody and accountability of the Corporation’s seal, securities, agreements, minutes, titles and other legal instruments.
• Maintain and update the Register of Conflict of Interest.
• Give legal advisory services to the Board, Management and Staff of NDMA on the internal policies and procedures and external matters that may affect the operations of the NDMA
• Development of board calendars; 

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

• Cumulative period of Fifteen (15) years’ relevant work experience, three (3) of which should have been at the level of Assistant Director Legal Services or in a comparable position;
• Bachelor of Laws Degree or equivalent qualification from a recognized Institution;
• Master’s degree in Law (LLB) or equivalent qualification from a recognized and accredited Institution;
• Post-graduate Diploma in Law (Advocates Training Programme) from the Kenya School of Law; Membership to the Law Society of Kenya (LSK); Advocate of the High Court of Kenya in good standing;
•  Member of the Institute of Certified Secretaries (Kenya) in good standing
• Certificate in Leadership course lasting not less than six (6) weeks from a recognized institution;
• Proficiency in computer applications; and
• Demonstrated a high Degree of professional competence, managerial and administrative capability as reflected in work performance and results.
• Fulfilled the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution of Kenya 2010.