Deputy Director, Regulatory Services at Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA)

REF: VA/10/6/2022
Duties and Responsibilities

• Litigation
• Oversee the function of the legal registry and ensure proper management of the registry, documents and all records;
• Coordinate Governance and Legal Audits and preparation of reports;
• Oversee the briefing of the Authority’s staff who are witnesses in court cases where the Authority is a party;
• Coordinate the reporting on remedial actions undertaken by the Directorates/Departments subsequent to legal Audit,
• Coordinate the gathering of evidence that is to be used in court proceedings;
• Coordinate the preparation of quarterly and other reports from the Authority’s external advocates;
• Coordinate the preparation of the Directorate’s Quality Management Systems;
• Coordinate staff training on; legal processes, procedures and other legal related topical issues; and
• Oversee the service of court summons and other related correspondences on Court matters.

Commercial Services

• Administration of production sharing agreements or other contractual arrangements;
• Supervise from the legal point of view, all activities associated with Contract Awards;
• Coordinate Governance and Legal Audits and preparation of reports;
• Oversee the briefing of the Authority’s staff who are witnesses in court cases
• where the Authority is a party;
• Coordinate the reporting on remedial actions undertaken by the
• Directorates/Departments subsequent to legal audit;
• Coordinate the preparation of quarterly and other reports from the
• Authority’s external advocates;
• Coordinate the preparation of the Directorate’s Quality Management
• Systems; and
• Coordinate staff training on; legal processes, procedures and other legal related topical issues.

Qualifications

• At least ten (10) years relevant work experience, five (5) of which must have been at a management level;
• A Bachelor’s degree in Law degree (LLB);
• A master’s degree in any of the following disciplines; Law, Business
• Administration, Public Administration, or equivalent qualifications from arecognized university;
• Post graduate diploma in Law from the Kenya School of Law;
• Been admitted as an advocate of the High Court of Kenya;
• Membership of the Law Society of Kenya in good standing;
• A certificate in Management course lasting not less than four (4) weeks(cumulative);
• Demonstrated results in work performance;
• Proficiency in computer applications; and
• Fulfilled the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution