Deputy Director, Legislative Affairs - 2 Posts at Public Service Commission Kenya (PSCK)

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

• Served for a minimum period of three (3) years in the grade of Assistant Director, Legislative Affairs, CSG 7 or a comparable and relevant position in the wider Public Service;
• A Bachelors degree in Law (LLB) from a university recognized Kenya;
• A Post graduate Diploma in law from the Kenya School of Law;
• Be an Advocate of High Court of Kenya with at least seven (7) years post-admission experience; and
• Demonstrated managerial, administrative and professional competence in work performance and exhibited a thorough understanding of national goals, policies, objectives and ability to relate them to management of legislative affairs. 

Note:   A Master’s degree in Law from a recognized university in Kenya will be an added advantage;

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

• Collaborating with MDAs to identify National Government priorities; 
• Coordinating analysis of existing and proposed legislation and statutory instruments on National Government priorities; 
• Providing recommendations for review of legislations and statutory instruments to align with the National Development Agenda; 
• Providing guidance to MDAs on the identification, prioritization and development of legislative proposals; 
• Coordinating development and review of the Government Legislative Agenda;
• Coordinating preparation of reports on MDAs compliance to statutory and administrative requirements relating to legislative development processes;
• Proving guidance in identification of challenges in the legislative development process and advising on mitigation measures;
• Coordinating development and review guidelines, framework, procedures and processes for formulation of National legislation; 
• Ensuring compliance of the guidelines for formulation of National legislation by MDAs; 
• Initiating preparation of consolidated periodic Reports on the Legislative Agenda; 
• Providing guidance in development, review and implementation of tools for monitoring and tracking legislative development processes; 
• Coordinating development and maintenance of Legislative Agenda Tracking Information System;
• Coordinating designing of Legislative Agenda Tracking Information System; and
• Liaising with the Office of the Attorney General on matters relating to the development of various legislative proposals.