Director, Standards, Licensing, Supervision and Compliance at Council of Legal Education

DIRECTOR, STANDARDS, LICENSING, SUPERVISION AND COMPLIANCE GRADE CLE 2 -CLE/JOB-002/2024 – (1) POSITION

Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, the Director, Standards, Licensing, Supervision And Compliance will be responsible for:

• Developing and reviewing the criteria, regulations and guidelines to facilitate licensing of legal education providers and programmes;
• Implementing the criteria, regulations and guidelines for licensing of legal education providers and programmes;
• Initiating the development and review of criteria for recognition of qualifications in law obtained outside Kenya;
• Receiving and reviewing all applications for recognition of qualifications in law obtained outside Kenya within the approved criteria;
• Reviewing and processing applications for licensing;
• Undertaking research on matters relating to standards and licensing, supervision & compliance;
• Developing and maintaining an updated register of accredited legal education providers in Kenya;
• Ensuring implementation of appropriate legal training programmes by legal education providers in line with set standards;
• Develop, review, and implement Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for the development of licensing standards and for supervising and monitoring compliance by legal education providers;
• Overseeing and coordinating regular engagements and collaborations with other regulatory bodies, legal education providers and other stakeholders on matters touching on regulation of legal education training;
• Planning and conducting sensitization programmes on matters touching on legal education and training to Council staff, legal education providers, and other key stakeholders;
• Developing investigations procedures/protocols to verify compliance with standards in legal education and training;
• Developing, recommending, and implementing appropriate compliance management systems and tools for efficient and effective compliance management.
• Developing and refining appropriate risk mitigation strategies relating to licensing, standards, supervision and compliance;
• Supervising, managing performance, coaching, and mentoring staff under the directorate
• Undertaking any other duties as will be assigned by the Secretary/Chief Executive Officer from time to time

Person Specifications

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

• Bachelor’s degree in law from a recognized institution;
• Master’s degree in law from a recognized institution;
• A minimum period of fifteen (15) years relevant work experience, five (5) of which should have been in senior management position;
• Be admitted as Advocate of the High Court of Kenya and in good standing;
• Leadership course from a recognized institution;
• Proficiency in computer applications; and
• Fulfil the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution;

Key Competencies and skills

• Legal interpretation skills;
• Research skills as principal investigator;
• Analytical skills;
• Communication skills;
• Conflict resolution skills;
• Emotional intelligence