Legal Officer at Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD)

Duties and Responsibilities Duties and responsibilities at this level will entail the following:  

• Drafting legal opinions and reports on various issues affecting the Institute; 
• Undertaking legal audits to measure the Institute’s level of compliance with various legal requirements; 
• Drafting, vetting, reviewing, leases, agreements and memorandums of understanding; 
• Reviewing of the Institute’s policies to ensure that they are in line with relevant laws and Government Circulars; 
• Obtaining information and evidence on legal matters involving the Institute and preparing instructions to the external lawyers; 
• Preparing progress reports on court cases;vii.Identifying legal risks, and developing mitigation measures; 
• Negotiating disputes with a view to settling them out of court; and ix.Representingthe Institute in court and other legal fora. 

Requirement for Appointment  For appointment to this grade an applicant must have:   

• Bachelor of Laws Degree from a recognized institution;
• Post Graduate Diploma in Law from Kenya School of Law; 
• An Advocate of the High Court of Kenya with a valid Practicing Certificate; 
• A registered member of the Law Society of Kenya in good standing 
• Computer literacy;
• Demonstrated outstanding professional competence in legal work as reflected in work performance. 
• Fulfil the requirements of Chapter Six of Constitution