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The National Government Constituencies Development Fund (NG-CDF) formerly Constituencies Development Fund (CDF), is a fund established in 2003 through an Act of Parliament, the CDF Act 2003. The Act was later reviewed by the CDF (Amendment) Act 2007, and repealed by CDF Act, 2013 which was subsequently succeeded by the current NG-CDF (Amendment) Act 2016 .
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ADVERT NO. NG-CDFB/018/2022: LEGAL OFFICER – NG-CDF SCALE 6 (1 post)
Requirements for Appointment
For appointment to this position, a candidate MUST have:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Law;
- Diploma in Law from the Kenya School of Law
- Membership certificate to the Law Society of Kenya;
- Current Practicing Certificate;
- Proficiency in computer applications; and
- Satisfy the requirements of Chapter 6 of the Constitution of Kenya.
Duties and Responsibilities
The Legal Officer will report to the Corporation Secretary through the Principal Legal Officer and will be responsible for the following:
- Attend to compliance issues with regard to statutory and regulatory requirements;
- Undertake review of various legal instruments applicable to the Board and recommend appropriate actions;
- Monitor and advice on constitutional compliance in the Board’s operations;
- Review and advice the department on legal and governance compliance;
- Identify, attend to and advise the department on emerging legal challenges;
- Advise the Board and management on diverse legal issues;
- Vet existing contractual documents and where applicable, recommend for review;
- Draft contractual documents between the Board and third parties;
- Attend to Board Litigation matters;
- Identify regulatory requirements in the Board and make appropriate recommendations;
- Attend to constituencies’ legal queries;
- Implement Performance Contract targets in the department;
- Arrange and collate documents with view to providing secretarial services to the Board and Board committees;
- Attend to Board litigation requirements, including preparation of pleadings, managing relationships between the Board and external lawyers, court attendances and generally protecting the Board’s interests
- Attend to complaints arising from the administration of the NG-CDF Act;
- Update various registers; and
- Any other duty as may be assigned by the supervisor.
Interested and qualified persons are required to make their applications online through the job application portal on the Board’s website: www.ngcdf.go.ke or /and hard copies to be dropped in a designated Box, at the Board’s Headquarters, Harambee Cooperative Plaza 5th Floor, during working hours (8 am to 5 pm). Applications may also be sent through post office as per the address provided below so as to reach the Board on or before February 08, 2022. For the hard copy applications, the reference No. for the position applied for should be properly indicated on top of the envelope.
Candidates must submit the following documents alongside application
- Police Clearance (Certificate of good conduct);
- Duly executed self-declaration form from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission;
- Clearance from Kenya Revenue Authority;
- Clearance from Higher Education Loans Board (HELB);
- Clearance from a reputable Credit Reference Bureau.
NOTE
- Applicants for the position of Field Operations Officer/Fund Account Manager MUST indicate and show prove of their home constituency.
- Applications containing false information shall be disqualified.
- Details of academic and professional certificates not obtained by closure of the advert shall not be considered.
- Applicants should indicate daytime telephone number, postal address, current salary, names and contact address of 3 referees.
- Only shortlisted and successful candidates shall be contacted.
- Canvassing in any form will lead to automatic disqualification.
- The Board is an equal opportunity employer and encourages persons of all gender, minority and marginalized communities, youth and persons living with disabilities to apply.
- Both hard and soft copies of applications should reach the Board on or before Tuesday February 08, 2022 latest at 5.00 pm.
Applications with comprehensive Curriculum Vitae, certified copies of academic and professional certificates and all other requirements should be addressed to: –
The Chief Executive Officer
National Government Constituencies Development Fund Board
Harambee Cooperative Plaza, 5th Floor (Junction of Haile Selassie Avenue & Uhuru Highway)
P.O. Box 46682-00100
NAIROBI.
Interested and qualified? Go to
National Government Constituencies Development Fund (NG-CDF) on ngcdf.go.ke to apply
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